Full-Time

Senior Applied Scientist

Multiple Openings

Posted on 10/29/2025

Microsoft

Microsoft

10,001+ employees

Develops software, OS, and cloud services

Compensation Overview

$119.8k - $234.7k/yr

+ Benefits: none? +

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Redmond, WA, USA

In Person

Category
AI & Machine Learning (3)
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Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ 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 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate 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 equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year(s) experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team
  • Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Responsibilities
  • Transform how M365 users conduct Deep Research by finetuning LLMs, chain of thought techniques, intelligent information retrieval techniques or through agent orchestration. These innovations will enhance M365 Chat, Researcher agent, Windows Companions, or highly personalized search and recommendations systems in widely used office applications.
  • Master broad areas of AI and ML, including trending research techniques, and gain deep knowledge of building enterprise intelligence on office user’s data.
  • Review business requirements and incorporate research to meet business goals; provide strategic direction for the kinds of data used to solve problems and apply deep subject matter knowledge to support business impact.
  • Participate in onboarding of team members and assist in developing academics to be members of multidiscipline teams; identify new research talent to join Microsoft and collaborate with the academic community to develop the recruiting pipeline.
  • Document work in progress and experimentation results and share findings to promote innovation; contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data collection with a focus on fairness and bias.
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to create scalable and ethical AI solutions.
Desired Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical OR Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical OR Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers).
  • 3+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings).

Microsoft develops software, devices, and cloud services. Windows is an operating system that runs on personal computers, Office provides productivity apps, and Azure offers cloud computing and developer tools. The company differentiates itself with a large, integrated ecosystem of software, devices, and services, plus long-standing partnerships with PC makers and a broad enterprise footprint. Its goal is to put a computer on every desk and in every home, and to extend that reach through cloud services, professional networking (LinkedIn), and gaming.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Redmond, Washington

Founded

1975

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