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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