Senior Applied Scientist | Microsoft Careers

Microsoft

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Redmond, WA · Mountain View, CA Posted 94 days ago $119,800–$234,700 / year
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TL;DR

As a Senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft’s MAI-Ads Engineering team, you will design and implement advanced machine learning models to enhance ad relevance across platforms like Bing and Copilot. Your daily tasks include driving algorithmic improvements with deep learning techniques from NLP and computer vision, ensuring scalable solutions that benefit millions of users and advertisers. You will collaborate closely with engineering, product management, research, and data science teams to translate scientific concepts into production systems while mentoring junior scientists and promoting best practices. The role requires expertise in natural language processing, deep learning, and recommender systems, along with experience in coding languages such as Python, C++, or Java. Your work will significantly impact Microsoft’s Ads and Shopping products, addressing complex business challenges at scale.

Skills

Python C++ C# Java NLP Deep Learning Transformer Models LLMs Computer Vision Vision Transformers CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Own and direct strategic solutions for high-impact relevance problems across Product Ads and Shopping.
  • Drive improvements to the system using advanced deep learning techniques from NLP and computer vision.
  • Optimize product ROI by making informed technical judgments on metrics, evaluation strategies, and tradeoffs.
  • Mentor and guide other applied scientists in modeling guidance and evaluation best practices.
  • Translate scientific intent into production-ready systems while collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams.
  • Independently anticipate risks and plan for unknowns to deliver sustained impact at scale.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree and 4+ years, Master's degree and 3+ years, or Doctorate and 1+ year of relevant experience in data science, machine learning, statistics, computer science, or related field.
  • Expertise in natural language processing (NLP) with deep learning technologies including transformers and large language models (LLMs).
  • Experience in computer vision (CV) with latest deep learning technologies such as Vision Transformers.
  • Proficient coding skills in production systems using C++, C#, Java, or Python.
  • Strong technical judgment on metrics, evaluation strategies, and tradeoffs to optimize product ROI.
  • Ability to mentor and lead other applied scientists by providing design reviews and documenting best practices.

Market check

Salary context

This $119,800–$234,700 range sits above 70% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$119,800–$234,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$149,837–$199,800

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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

Microsoft currently has 445 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,800–$234,700 across 415 roles with salary data.

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