Principal Applied Scientist

The Commerce + Ecosystems powers the discovery, engagement, and commerce experience for Microsoft Cloud.

If you are passionate about applying data science to reshape Microsoft cloud customer experience, obsessed about driving innovation in customer sign up, product usage and customer communication to enable product growth, energized by managing payment fraud risk through AI and solving challenging problems with cutting edge technologies then we have a unique opportunity for you.

We are looking for a Principal Applied Scientist who can build and inspire a team and drive the delivery of impactful data and AI products.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Deliver results by researching and building innovative AI solutions, ML models, forecasting, anomaly detections and recommendations.
• Identifies gaps and determines which tools, technologies, and methods to incorporate to ensure quality and scientific rigor.
• Leads the development and implementation of new or modified tools, technologies, and methods.
• Build a deep understanding of user behaviors across all products and services.
• Partner closely with product engineering to productize AI solutions.
• Brings new technology and approaches into production by applying long-term research efforts to solve immediate product needs.
• Experience on changes in industry/market trends, products, industry advances, and opportunities in applied technologies across a broad range of applied research areas.
• Embody our culture and values.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
• OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
• OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
• OR equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, data science, or machine learning.
• Proficiency in Python for development and scripting.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in using predictive analysis, statistical computing, experiments, and machine learning in production environment to improve business results.
• OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
• OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
• OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Microsoft Cloud Background Check:

• This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with multi-agent frameworks such as AutoGen, Semantic Kernal and Langchain.
• Exposure to Power Platform, Microsoft Graph API, or enterprise integration technologies.
• Debugging skills and a solid understanding of security and data protection principles.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven partnership, collaboration, and interpersonal skills to influence leadership in a cross-functional environment.
• Communication and storytelling skills, with ability to synthesize, simplify and explain complex problems to different types of audience.
• Familiarity with Azure services, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and the OpenAI API.

Applied Sciences IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $139,900 - $274,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $188,000 - $304,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 12, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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