Principal Researcher - Data Systems - Microsoft Research

Microsoft
📍 Redmond, Washington, United States 💼 Full-Time 🕒 Posted June 07, 2026

Job Description

Overview

We seek aPrincipal Researcherwith expertise in query execution, data storage, resource management for serverless cloud platforms, data discovery, and data preparation techniques. Candidates with experience inleveraging novel hardware, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) for data management challenges areof special interest to us.

Our past research has been incorporated into Microsoft’s products and services such as SQL Server, Azure SQL Database,Power BI, Excel, and Dynamics 365. We have had influential publications at top conferences such as ACM SIGMOD, VLDB, and IEEE ICDE including several best paper awards and test-of-time awards. More details are available at 

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Job Details

  • Location Redmond, Washington
  • Job Type Full-Time
  • Category Computer Occupations
  • Posted Date June 07, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 17, 2026