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Principal Applied Scientist at Microsoft
Required Skills
pythonpytorchtensorflowjaxllmsragagentic aimachine learningprompt engineering
About the Role
This role is for a Principal Applied Scientist/AI Architect focused on building and optimizing large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI systems. The candidate will translate research into production-ready algorithms and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable AI capabilities.Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement advanced LLM-based architectures and agentic systems for real-world product scenarios
- Translate research breakthroughs into production-ready algorithms, contributing to core capabilities such as reasoning, planning, long-term memory, code-gen based design
- Monitor and improve model performance post-deployment through data-driven iteration and error analysis
- Collaborate across teams to deliver robust, scalable models aligned with product objectives and user value
- Contribute to the organization’s scientific direction by identifying research opportunities that drive long-term differentiation
Required Skills & Qualifications
Must Have:
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years of experience in applied machine learning, with a focus on LLMs, agent systems, or reinforcement learning
- Strong hands-on experience with prompt engineering, context engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool use, planning agents, and long-context modeling
- Familiarity with model training pipelines using PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, or similar frameworks, evaluation strategies, and model deployment best practices
Nice to Have:
- Solid publication record (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, ACL, ICML, EMNLP)
- Research-oriented mindset with publications in top AI/ML venues
Benefits & Perks
- Industry leading healthcare