Microsoft
Overview
Base pay range: $100,600.00/yr - $215,400.00/yr. Come build the core of Microsoft Copilot for enterprise with the Microsoft Turing Team, where you’ll join a collaborative group of applied scientists and engineers pushing the frontier of large language models (LLMs) to improve the productivity of hundreds of millions of users around the world.
Our team is responsible for the core systems that power Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat delivering intelligence, quality, and transformative new features. We work at the intersection of research and engineering—advancing orchestrator reasoning, training next-generation models, and shipping impactful, model-driven experiences in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Responsibilities
Evolve our orchestrator to reason more effectively, respond faster, and support new capabilities in multi-modality, agent-based systems, and beyond.
Advance the state of the art in model training—including post-training methods such as fine-tuning and reinforcement learning, high-quality data curation, and experimentation with frontier model training.
Build and deliver model-driven features from concept to production—spanning model development, evaluation, metrics, and A/B testing.
Review business and product requirements, incorporate research, and provide strategic direction for problem solving. Ensure scientific rigor and support the development of methods to drive business impact.
Identify and inspire peers and new research talent to join Microsoft, build relationships, and advocate for research initiatives. Share findings through industry outreach and collaboration with the academic community.
Document work and experimentation results, share findings to promote innovation, and contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data collection.
Embodies our culture and values.
Qualifications Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ 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 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field.
OR equivalent experience.
1+ years' experience in deep learning model training.
Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including Microsoft Cloud Background Check (required upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter).
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related experience.
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience.
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience.
1+ year(s) experience creating publications (e.g., patents, peer-reviewed academic papers).
1+ year(s) experience creating publications at top conferences (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, SIGKDD, AAAI, WSDM, COLING, WWW, NIPS, ICASSP).
Applied Sciences IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, with base pay range USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year in those locations.
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 24, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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Our team is responsible for the core systems that power Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat delivering intelligence, quality, and transformative new features. We work at the intersection of research and engineering—advancing orchestrator reasoning, training next-generation models, and shipping impactful, model-driven experiences in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
Responsibilities
Evolve our orchestrator to reason more effectively, respond faster, and support new capabilities in multi-modality, agent-based systems, and beyond.
Advance the state of the art in model training—including post-training methods such as fine-tuning and reinforcement learning, high-quality data curation, and experimentation with frontier model training.
Build and deliver model-driven features from concept to production—spanning model development, evaluation, metrics, and A/B testing.
Review business and product requirements, incorporate research, and provide strategic direction for problem solving. Ensure scientific rigor and support the development of methods to drive business impact.
Identify and inspire peers and new research talent to join Microsoft, build relationships, and advocate for research initiatives. Share findings through industry outreach and collaboration with the academic community.
Document work and experimentation results, share findings to promote innovation, and contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data collection.
Embodies our culture and values.
Qualifications Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ 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 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field.
OR equivalent experience.
1+ years' experience in deep learning model training.
Other Requirements:
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including Microsoft Cloud Background Check (required upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter).
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related experience.
OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience.
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience.
1+ year(s) experience creating publications (e.g., patents, peer-reviewed academic papers).
1+ year(s) experience creating publications at top conferences (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, SIGKDD, AAAI, WSDM, COLING, WWW, NIPS, ICASSP).
Applied Sciences IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, with base pay range USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year in those locations.
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 24, 2025.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Microsoft by 2x
Get notified about new Applied Scientist jobs in
Redmond, WA .
Seattle, WA $122,100 - $134,400
Redmond, WA $100,600 - $215,400
Microsoft’s role postings and related notes have been edited for clarity and do not change the essential job description.
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