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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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Listed pay typically runs
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As a Principal Applied Scientist on the Microsoft Copilot team, you will lead the development of machine learning and generative AI systems that power product discovery, ranking, recommendation, and personalization across conversational shopping experiences. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing and building large-scale models using commerce and behavioral data, developing LLM-based systems for conversational interactions, addressing quality and trust challenges, defining evaluation frameworks, and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure low-latency user experiences. You will also provide technical leadership through design reviews and mentoring while contributing to model governance and Responsible AI practices. The role requires expertise in Python or R for data analysis, proficiency with Apache Spark or Azure Databricks, and experience with LLMs and domain adaptation techniques, particularly in handling privacy and compliance issues within the context of large-scale commerce systems.
Python
Java
C++
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud Platform
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
CI/CD
Git
GitHub
Jenkins
Prometheus
Grafana
Elasticsearch
Kafka
Spark
Hadoop
Distributed Systems
Large Language Models
Information Retrieval
Learning-to-Rank
Conversational AI
Agentic AI