About the Role

Principal Applied Scientist role advancing AI/ML technologies for Xbox gaming experiences. Develops deep learning and foundation models for gaming platforms, requiring expertise in multi-modal intelligence, language models, and reinforcement learning. Leads research-to-production execution and collaborates across engineering and research teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, research, develop and implement state-of-the-art AI/ML techniques for gaming tools
• Lead turning broad AI ambitions into actionable roadmaps and tasks, guiding team members
• Work across multiple topics and workstreams using different AI/ML approaches and frameworks
• Contribute to product delivery process including data labelling, benchmarking, evaluation, and model optimization
• Collaborate across multiple teams and stakeholders to solve complex problems for innovative features

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Computer Science, or related field AND 6+ years experience OR Master's AND 4+ years OR Doctorate AND 3+ years OR equivalent experience
• 3+ years coding proficiency in Python and familiarity with TensorFlow/PyTorch and C#/JAVA/C/C++
• 3+ years experience developing ML solutions, deploying and managing ML models and data pipelines
• 3+ years experience with ML infrastructure (model deployment, evaluation, optimization, debugging)

Nice to Have:

• Research ability demonstrated by publication record in top venues
• Lead role in videogame-related industry
• 3+ years customer-facing, project-delivery, professional services, or consulting experience
• Proficiency in Python with data science libraries and SQL

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare