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Microsoft Research Silicon Valley was founded in August 2001. The lab’s
primary goal is to advance the state of the art in distributed systems
and related fields, while strengthening the architecture and technology
of Microsoft’s products.
Microsoft Research Silicon Valley emphasizes technical excellence,
technical breadth and flexibility, commitment to impact, and collegial
interaction among researchers. We are establishing research projects to
explore and prototype technologies likely to be strategic to the company
in the two to five year time frame.
To review our research agenda and publications, visit the
Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley home page.
Intern Benefits
As an intern, you’ll meet new people, work on cool projects, and get
hands-on experience working in an exciting research area. Approximately
6-8 weeks before your internship begins, one of our Relocation
Specialists will contact you by e-mail to provide additional detail on
your travel, housing, and transportation options.
Microsoft Research offers the following benefits:
- We take care of getting you here
If you plan to fly, we’ll provide you with an airline ticket via the
most direct route to and from your Microsoft location. Upon arrival,
we’ll reimburse you for your taxi fare. If you plan to drive, we’ll
reimburse you per mile for the most direct route to Microsoft.
- Subsidized housing
We’ll set you up in subsidized housing fully furnished with the
necessities. If you would like, we’ll match you up with roommates, too.
Microsoft will even pay for your basic cable, electricity, and water.
Oh, and we also cover one more essential: free housecleaning services.
- Help with shipping
We’ll contribute toward shipping expenses to help you get your
personal items to and from your new location.
- Subsidized car rental
You need wheels, especially to check out the area.
- Free beverages
This is absolutely true. Unlimited sugar and caffeine.
- Free clothing
We make you wear a uniform so everyone knows you’re an intern. Just
kidding. But we do give out quite a few free T-shirts.
- Software discounts
Get deep discounts on Microsoft software and hardware. Interns can
spend up to $350 per year on these discounted items.
- Health club membership
Nature didn’t intend for you to be swivel chair-bound for eight
hours straight. So we pay for health club dues at a very nice gym with
tons of equipment. But because Uncle Sam considers us paying your dues as
compensation, you still have to pay taxes on the market value of your
club membership. Just thought you should know.
- Intern events and parties
Interns are invited to shindigs and special events sponsored by
Microsoft and Microsoft Research. It’s a great way to meet other people
and get to know the Bay Area at the same time.
- Intern orientation and mentoring
During that first crazy week, we’ll orient you to your job and to
Microsoft in general. You’ll be teamed up with a full-time mentor from
your group who will show you the ropes, give you advice, and help you
get the most out of your internship.
- Salary
Yep. You’re paid. But we can’t give out numbers over the Web site.
The money is comparable with other internships in the industry.
- Microsoft SVC Commute Options
SVC Commute offers commuter checks to help offset Transit fees and a
free
shuttle to and from Mountain View
CalTrain Station and Santa Clara
ACE Train Station. These two stops service not only CalTrain and
ACE, but also VTA, Lightrail, Capital Corridor, bikers and walkers.
SVC Campus hosts
bike lockers for bikers and
showers for both bikers and walkers.
- Microsoft SVC Commute Shuttle
ALTRANS TMA, INC provides
commute shuttle services for the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus. The
SVC Commute Shuttle program supports
Caltrain
with a 25 passenger bus and the
ACE and
Capitol Corridor
connections with a 15 passenger van. Anyone with a Microsoft badge is
welcome to use these shuttles:
Caltrain
service operates 25 passenger minibuses. In the morning, the shuttle
meets southbound trains 24-40 and northbound trains 39-50 at the
Mountain View Caltrain station, and drops passengers at the front of
SVC1. In the afternoon and evening, the shuttle picks up passengers from
SVC1 and arrives at the station in time for southbound trains 58-80 and
northbound trains 73-85.
ACE service uses a 15
passenger van to meet all morning and evening ACE and Capitol Corridor
trains at the Great America station. Like the CalTrain shuttle, the ACE
shuttle also drops and picks up passengers from the front of SVC1.
- Commuter Checks
Commuter Checks are vouchers for purchasing tickets, tokens, and
passes at Bay Area public transit agencies; they can also be used for
participating vanpools. Microsoft offers up to $65 per month in Commuter
Checks as a tax-free benefit to Microsoft employees who regularly
commute (at least 3 times per week) via public transit.
Apply for an internship.
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