Senior Applied Scientist

Microsoft

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Work type: Hybrid
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Salary: $119,800–$234,700 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Apr 19, 2027

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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

Microsoft currently has 694 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 651 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Applied Scientist

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The Senior Applied Scientist joins the Microsoft Turing Team to build core systems for Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. This role focuses on advancing orchestrator reasoning, training next-generation models, and shipping model-driven experiences. You will evolve orchestrators to support multi-modality and agent-based systems while advancing the state of the art in model training through fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and high-quality data curation. Daily responsibilities include building features from concept to production, including evaluation, metrics, and A/B testing. The position requires expertise in deep learning, NLP, multimodality models, and model optimization. You will solve complex technical problems by incorporating research into product requirements, ensuring scientific rigor, and providing strategic direction for model-driven features within the Microsoft 365 Copilot product area.

What does a Applied Scientist earn?

Median $208800 from 61 postings across 10 companies.

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Skills

Large Language Models (LLMs) Deep Learning NLP Reinforcement Learning Fine-tuning Model Optimization Multimodality A/B Testing Data Curation Predictive Analytics Statistics Computer Science

What you'll do

Evolve the orchestrator to improve reasoning, speed, and multi-modality support.
Advance model training using fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and high-quality data curation.
Build and deliver model-driven features from initial concept to production.
Conduct model evaluation, define metrics, and perform A/B testing.
Provide strategic direction for problem-solving by incorporating research into business requirements.
Document experimentation results and share findings to promote internal innovation.
Contribute to ethics and privacy policies regarding research processes and data collection.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and 4+ years of related experience.
Master's Degree in a relevant field and 3+ years of related experience.
Doctorate in a relevant field and 1+ year of related experience.
Equivalent experience to the above educational and experience requirements.
Ability to meet Microsoft Cloud background check and other government security screening requirements.
Master's Degree in a relevant field and 6+ years of related experience (preferred).
Doctorate in a relevant field and 3+ years of related experience (preferred).
3+ years of experience creating publications such as patents, libraries, or peer-reviewed academic papers (preferred).

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