Principal Applied Scientist

at  Microsoft

The Data and Artificial Intelligence team in Microsoft’s Developer Division is working on the future of AI for Developers! We are a diverse, entrepreneurial and multi-disciplinary group of scientists, researchers and engineers with passion for using AI to improve the productivity of millions of developers around the world. We have released AI for code advancements in Github Copilot, VS Code, Visual Studio and other Microsoft Copilots.
We are seeking an entrepreneurial and creative Principal Applied Scientist to lead groundbreaking research projects, taking these from research into product. You will collaborate with scientists, engineers and designers across Microsoft Research, Microsoft product teams and Github. You will have an opportunity to build and train state-of-the-art models, and opportunities to both apply and advance existing approaches of using Large Language Models (LLMs) for software engineering, from using Retrieval Augmentation Generation to evaluation. Most importantly, you will have an opportunity to work closely with several developer product teams to run experiments, evaluate, iterate and improve your AI projects on a large scale.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

REQUIRED/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate in relevant field AND 5+ years related research experience
• OR equivalent experience

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

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.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 7+ years development skills in Python, C#, C++, or Java.
• Experience with LLMs in natural language, code or related fields
• Experience in productizing AI
  Research Sciences IC6 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $161,600 - $286,200 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 $209,600 - $314,400 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
  Microsoft will accept applications for the role until May 27, 2024.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead research projects on the future of AI for developers
• Collaborate across disciplines with product teams across Microsoft and Github
• Stay up to date with the research literature and product advances in AI for software engineering
• Create new datasets from both the world’s public code and Microsoft’s internal data.
• Build and manage large-scale machine learning (ML) experiments and models.
• Represents Microsoft externally and leverages network to build recruitment pipeline and people capability from an end-to-end point of view of the business by understanding academic insights, stakeholders, and research alignment across business areas.

Other

• Embody our Culture and Values

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