Senior Applied Scientist

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

1d • $119,800 - $261,000

About The Position

Join Microsoft’s Turing Team to develop core systems powering Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. The team works across research and engineering to advance orchestrator reasoning, train next-generation models, and deliver model-driven experiences that improve productivity for users around the world.

As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will improve the orchestrator’s reasoning, speed, and support for multimodal and agent-based capabilities. You will advance model training, including fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, data curation, and experimentation with frontier model training. You will also build model-driven features from concept through production, including model development, evaluation, metrics, and A/B testing. The role focuses on deep learning, natural language processing, multimodal models, and model optimization.

Microsoft describes its mission as empowering every person and organization to achieve more, and emphasizes growth mindset, innovation, collaboration, respect, integrity, accountability, and inclusion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of related experience; or a master’s degree in one of these fields and 3+ years of related experience; or a doctorate in one of these fields and 1+ year of related experience; 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

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field and 6+ years of related experience; or a doctorate in one of these fields and 3+ years of related experience; or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience creating publications, such as patents, libraries, or peer-reviewed academic papers.

Responsibilities

• Master a broad research area and understand applicable research techniques.
• Serve as a team expert on industry trends, products, and advances, and use this knowledge to influence product needs.
• Review business and product requirements, incorporate research, and provide strategic direction for problem solving.
• Ensure scientific rigor, support the development of methods, and apply expertise to support business impact.
• Identify and inspire peers and new research talent to join Microsoft, build relationships, and advocate for research initiatives.
• Share research findings through industry outreach, collaborate with the academic community, and help develop the recruiting pipeline.
• Document work and experimentation results and share findings to promote innovation.
• Provide guidance when capturing processes and contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data collection.
• Improve the orchestrator’s reasoning, responsiveness, and capabilities in areas such as multimodality and agent-based systems.
• Advance model training methods, including fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, data curation, and frontier model training experimentation.
• Build and deliver model-driven features from concept to production, including model development, evaluation, metrics, and A/B testing.

Benefits

• Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; additional benefits and pay information is available through the Microsoft careers website.

What This Job Offers

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