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Senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft

Required Skills

pythonai/mlnlpllmreinforcement learningexperimentationdata scienceenterprise systems

About the Role

Senior Applied Scientist role at Microsoft focusing on AI-driven enterprise solutions. Responsibilities include designing autonomous agents, leading experimentation, and applying advanced techniques like reinforcement learning. The role involves collaboration across teams to build intelligent, agent-first experiences for business applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver impactful solutions through data science and analytics initiatives
  • Lead design and implementation of advanced model fine-tuning pipelines including RLHF
  • Own complex end-to-end projects with cross-functional collaboration
  • Develop robust measurement systems and experimentation frameworks
  • Mentor peers and contribute to team culture

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience
  • Master's Degree in related field AND 1+ year related experience
  • Doctorate in related field OR equivalent experience
  • Prior expertise in natural language processing (NLP) and large language model (LLM) development

Nice to Have:

  • Familiarity with prompt/context engineering and context-aware orchestration
  • Experience integrating LLMs with external tools and APIs
  • Deep understanding of AI-native enterprise applications

Benefits & Perks

  • Industry leading healthcare