Position Type: Internship
Location: Redmond, WA
Research Internships at Microsoft provide a dynamic environment for research careers with a network of world-class research labs led by globally-recognized scientists and engineers. Our researchers and engineers pursue innovation in a range of scientific and technical disciplines to help solve complex challenges in diverse fields, including computing, healthcare, economics, and the environment.
Azure Systems Research is a newly created research group that brings forward-looking systems research directly into the core of Azure. The group was seeded from the Cloud Efficiency team, which migrated from the Systems Research Group at Microsoft Research for a closer integration with Azure.
Our group’s research is focused on designing and building next-generation cloud systems, and to bring about non-linear improvements on the cost efficiency, reliability, and usability of Microsoft’s online services and datacenters. We work closely with the company’s product groups to (1) propose and lead joint projects that improve efficiency, and (2) do research on potential future efficiency improvements. Over the last several years, technology arising from our research has had a major impact in the operation of Azure and of our datacenters and has led to publications in top systems conferences such as ISCA, ASPLOS, OSDI, SOSP, Eurosys, SoCC, NSDI, MICRO, and USENIX ATC.
Current projects for which we are seeking PhD interns include, but are not limited to, memory disaggregation and oversubscription, power efficiency and sustainability from the node to the datacenter levels, AIOps, and serverless computing.
You will have access to real problems for which the solutions have significant impact; code, datasets and workloads from large deployments of real systems; and the possibility to prototype, evaluate, deploy solutions. Interns are expected to clearly document and communicate their ideas and given suitable results, contribute to research publications. Interns are also encouraged to show initiative throughout the internship and suggest further directions for research.
We strongly believe in building and fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We practice open communication and respectful dialogue. We support multiple social and career building opportunities in our internship program.
Interns put inquiry and theory into practice. Alongside fellow doctoral candidates and some of the world’s best researchers, interns learn, collaborate, and network for life. Interns not only advance their own careers, but they also contribute to exciting research and development strides. During the 12-week internship, students are paired with mentors and expected to collaborate with other interns and researchers, present findings, and contribute to the vibrant life of the community. Research internships are available in all areas of research, and are offered year-round, though they typically begin in the summer.
Interns are also expected to:
REQUIRED
In addition to the qualifications below, you’ll need to submit a minimum of two reference letters for this position. After you submit your application, a request for letters may be sent to your list of references on your behalf. Note that reference letters cannot be requested until after you have submitted your application, and furthermore, that they might not be automatically requested for all candidates. You may wish to alert your letter writers in advance, so they will be ready to submit your letter.
PREFERRED
The base pay range for this internship is USD $5,090 - $10,120 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $6,690 - $11,030 per month.
Please apply through the job's information page. Please fell free to reach out to Daniel Berger <Daniel.Berger@microsoft.com> for more information.
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