Applied Scientist II

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join the Microsoft Turing team to develop applied research and engineering solutions for enterprise productivity with AI. The team works on state-of-the-art deep learning models, large language models, and conversational search experiences, building core systems behind Microsoft 365 Copilot and bringing large language models into production at enterprise scale. Its work includes developing advanced AI capabilities, building Copilot orchestration and runtime systems, enabling multimodal, real-time, and agentic interactions, and pioneering AI-driven computer and tool use. The team combines engineering and research expertise, with scientists and engineers partnering to turn research into production-ready systems. Project assignments are shaped by employees’ interests, experience, and strengths.

The Applied Scientist II will work with applied scientists and engineers to design and build backend platform capabilities and Copilot scenarios, taking projects from design through implementation, experimentation, and release. The role develops machine learning and deep learning technologies that use text, images, and video to analyze and transform content, and conducts applied research to power next-generation AI experiences. The position is based in Redmond, Washington, and requires at least three days per week in the office. Domestic relocation assistance is available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field, and 2+ years of related experience in areas such as statistics, predictive analytics, or research; or a master’s degree in one of these fields and 1+ year of related experience; or a doctorate in one of these fields; or equivalent experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire or transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of industrial coding experience in C++, C#, C, Java, or Python.
• 2+ years of experience applying deep learning techniques and driving end-to-end AI product development, such as in search, recommendation, NLP, or document understanding.
• 2+ years of experience with common machine learning and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Ability to communicate technical details clearly across organizational boundaries.
• Effectiveness working end-to-end in a challenging technical problem domain, including planning, design, execution, continuous release, and service operation.
• Experience shipping internet-scale, low-latency, high-throughput AI products.
• Self-driven, results-oriented, high-integrity, collaborative approach, including group problem-solving and finding win-win solutions.
• Customer-, end-result-, and metrics-driven approach to design and development.
• Motivation and ability to learn, enter new domains, and manage ambiguity.
• Strong publication record at top conferences such as ACL, EMNLP, SIGKDD, AAAI, WSDM, COLING, WWW, NIPS, or ICASSP.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with applied scientists and engineers to design and build backend platform capabilities and core Copilot scenarios.
• Drive projects from design through implementation and experimentation to shipping to users.
• Develop state-of-the-art machine learning and deep learning algorithms and techniques using text, images, and video to analyze and transform content.
• Design and develop fundamental technologies and drive applied research that power next-generation AI experiences.
• Collaborate in a geographically distributed team environment.
• Contribute to the design, functionality, security, performance, scalability, manageability, and supportability of Microsoft products using deep learning technology.

Benefits

• Domestic relocation assistance is available.
• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional benefits and pay information is available through Microsoft Careers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level