About the Role

Senior Applied Scientist role focusing on applying large language models to enhance user experience and developer productivity within Microsoft's Fluent design system. Responsibilities include prompt engineering, fine-tuning LLMs, and evaluating AI architectures for generative UX applications. The position involves close collaboration with designers and engineers to integrate cutting-edge AI into real-world UX scenarios across Microsoft 365 products.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis to evaluate model performance and manage evaluation datasets
• Explore generative UX opportunities by partnering with product teams and researchers
• Collaborate to understand state-of-the-art tools and methods in AI research
• Foster an inclusive team environment across Design, Engineering, Product, and Applied Science
• Embody company culture and values in all collaborative efforts

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience OR equivalent
• 2+ years' experience with transformer-based models (e.g., GPT, Llama)
• 3+ years' experience with Python and relevant ML libraries (e.g., PyTorch)
• 3+ years of experience in software development

Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience OR equivalent
• 3+ years' experience with transformer-based models (e.g., GPT, Llama)
• 4+ years experience with Python and relevant ML libraries (e.g., PyTorch)
• 4+ years of industry experience in software development
• 4+ years' experience in implementing, training, and debugging transformer-based ML models for LLM applications

Benefits & Perks

• Industry leading healthcare