Applied Engineer II | Microsoft Careers

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Redmond, WA Posted 82 days ago $102,100–$202,200 / year

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TL;DR

As an Applied Engineer II in Microsoft’s cutting-edge AI division, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate advanced AI technologies into products and services, ensuring they are inclusive and ethical. Your daily tasks include researching and implementing state-of-the-art techniques such as foundation models, prompt engineering, RAG, and multi-agent systems, while fine-tuning these models using domain-specific datasets. You will also evaluate model behavior through various experiments to ensure relevance, bias-free responses, and high-quality outputs. Additionally, you will build rapid AI prototypes, contribute to their production deployment, debug code, and support ML operations. The ideal candidate has experience with Generative AI, large language models, CI/CD pipelines, and deploying live systems, along with a strong understanding of fairness and ethical considerations in AI development.

Skills

Python Java C# TensorFlow PyTorch Keras Scikit-learn Docker Kubernetes AWS Azure CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Git Jenkins

What you'll do

Research and implement state-of-the-art AI technologies in Microsoft products.
Fine-tune foundation models using domain-specific datasets for improved accuracy.
Evaluate model behavior through various experiments to ensure quality and relevance.
Build rapid AI solution prototypes and support their production deployment.
Translate cutting-edge research into practical solutions that drive product innovation.

What we're looking for

At least 1 year of experience with Generative AI or Large Language Models.
Proficiency in machine learning operations workflows, including CI/CD pipelines.
Experience in developing and deploying live production systems.
Strong background in AI subfields such as deep learning and NLP.
Ability to fine-tune foundation models using domain-specific datasets.
Expertise in evaluating model behavior for relevance, bias, and quality.
Understanding of fairness and ethical considerations in AI development.

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This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $128,215–$177,887 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $152k versus about $153k for comparable roles.

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About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

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Redmond, WA 4 days ago $102,100–$202,200

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