Senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Machine Learning, NLP, Information Retrieval, Predictive Analytics, Data Analysis, Algorithm Development, Research, Statistical Modeling, Unstructured Data Processing, Collaboration, Technical Expertise, Publications, Scalable Systems, Open Source Libraries, Product Development, Industry Trends

Industry

Software Development

Description

May publish research to promote receiving new intellectual property for business impact. Independently works to create product impact. Designs an approach to solve significant business problems shared by a senior team member. May publish research to promote receiving new intellectual property for product impact. Brings new technology and approaches into production by applying long-term research efforts to solve immediate product needs. Begins to negotiate across teams to ensure cutting edge technology is being applied to products in a practical way that meets key business objectives. Develops an understanding of research approaches used across a group or organization to leverage (and not re-invent) solutions. Serves as an expert within product domain. Gains deep knowledge in a complex or highly ambiguous service, platform, or domain. Shares knowledge of changes in industry trends and advances in applied technologies with engineers and product teams to apply advanced concepts to identify product needs and drive action toward solutions. Fosters audience for the product based on understanding of the industry. Identifies possible machine learning formulations that map to the problem and selects the formulation that gives the optimal outcome (e.g., predicting the actual age or age group). Leverages state-of-the-art algorithms that structures, analyzes, and uses data in products and platforms to train algorithms scalable for artificial intelligence solutions before deploying. Uses familiarity of machine learning frameworks (e.g., uses open source libraries) to train algorithms. Collaborates and helps less experienced team members through process. 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) These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 2+ years of experience in the one or more of the following areas: information retrieval, NLP, representation learning, agentic memories, unstructured data processing, interaction between LLM and retrieval systems. 1+ years of experience in the one or more of the following areas: information retrieval, NLP, representation learning, agentic memories, unstructured data processing, interaction between LLM and retrieval systems. Publications in research conferences in these areas. Experience building and deploying scalable systems in industry.

Responsibilities

The Senior Applied Scientist independently works to create product impact and designs approaches to solve significant business problems. They leverage new technologies and research to ensure cutting-edge solutions are applied to products that meet key business objectives.