Principal Applied Scientist
Microsoft•Redmond, WA
•$142,800 - $274,800
About The Position
Frontier Tuning is a product that fine-tunes models and harnesses on tenant data to enable enterprise-tuned agents and solutions. The Principal Applied Scientist will help advance models and agents by designing, building, and deploying AI solutions using cloud and machine-learning technologies. The role includes working closely with customers to address their needs and generalize learnings into the broader product. The team offers a collaborative environment focused on research, engineering, innovation, and fast-paced execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field and 6+ years of related experience, or a master’s degree in one of these fields and 4+ years of related experience, or a doctorate in one of these fields and 3+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience.
- Related experience may include building software systems or conducting research.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field and 9+ years of related experience, or a doctorate in one of these fields and 6+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience creating publications, such as patents, libraries, or peer-reviewed academic papers.
- 2+ years of experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research or industry community as an invited speaker.
- 5+ years of experience conducting research as part of an academic or industry research program.
- 3+ years of experience developing and deploying live production systems as part of a product team.
- 3+ years of experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle, from ideation to shipping.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and deploy cloud-based AI applications.
- Build and deploy LLM-based agentic systems.
- Engage with customers to understand and address their pain points.
- Document experiments and communicate results across the team.
- Mentor early-in-career team members.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; specific benefits are not listed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
