Applied Scientist 2 in Office Copilot Front Doors
Microsoft Redmond, WA Full-time 3/31/2026 $100,600 - $215,400 a year
Master's Entry-LevelUndergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
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•FY 2025Job Description
Join an innovative team at Microsoft to advance personalized Copilot experiences for Office Apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. As an Applied Scientist II, you will collaborate with engineers and data scientists to improve user interactions with AI, focusing on advanced evaluations, prompt engineering, and fine-tuning foundational models.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience
- OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience
- OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Responsibilities
- Define, lead, and implement advanced, repeatable evaluation for the next generation of model generated suggested user actions
- Conduct research projects and workstreams that directly benefit our customers, drive positive usage, and improve Microsoft’s core productivity products
- Lead advanced prompt engineering, selecting and fine-tuning LLMs, design and manage evaluation datasets
- Collaborate and coordinate with people in a range of roles, including researchers, engineers, product managers, designers, and product leaders
- Generate ML / AI based models that can be shipped to customers to improve their experience
- Teach, guide, and tutor colleagues without research backgrounds in state-of-the-art techniques
- Share project outcomes and insights with others via a range of means, including publication
Benefits
- Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.
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