Applied Scientist - AI Experiences Search

Overview


Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end applied research and engineering to improve web data quality, scale, and model readiness for Search, grounding, and LLM training.
• Develop and apply state-of-the-art machine learning, LLM, statistical, and data mining techniques to solve complex web-scale problems and advance platform capabilities.
• Analyze large-scale web data, formulate hypotheses, and design rigorous experiments that produce trustworthy, actionable insights and measurable impact.
• Apply LLMs and prompt engineering to score, classify, label, and evaluate data, enabling scalable model training, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Translate complex technical problems and research findings into product decisions, technical strategies, and engineering roadmap in partnership with stakeholders.
• Collaborate across Microsoft AI, document and share learnings, and establish best practices for scalable, responsible, and privacy-conscious AI and data solutions.  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 1+ years of experience contributing to research publications, patents, or peer-reviewed academic papers.
• 1+ years of experience in product development in machine learning and related areas.
• Hands-on experience developing algorithms and models using deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorchHands-on experience with large language models (LLMs), such as GPT, BERT, or similar architectures, with an understanding of their capabilities and limitations. 
• Knowledge of natural language processing (NLP), including tokenization, semantic understanding, representation learning, classification, and text generation.
• Understanding of modern machine learning and deep learning techniques, with hands-on experience using architectures such as Transformers/Attention, DNNs, CNNs, or RNNs and frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Keras.
• Algorithmic, statistical, and analytical skills, with demonstrated ability to apply advanced techniques to complex, real-world problems.
• Ability to translate technical vision into experimentation, system design, implementation, and measurable results, working both independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Experience with large-scale or distributed data processing, high-performance computing, stream processing, or SCOPE is preferred.

Applied Sciences IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year. 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 $133,800 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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