As a Principal Applied Scientist at Viva Engage, you will focus on building Agentic applications and predictive models that enhance communication and knowledge sharing across organizations. You will work with a high-performing team to drive AI applications and copilot adoption, addressing key challenges in digital safety and analytics. This hands-on role requires you to deliver applied science solutions and contribute to the development of AI-driven capabilities. Your work will directly impact user engagement and the overall success of the Viva Engage platform.

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience.
• Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience.
• Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience.
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements.

• Design, build, and ship machine learning and LLM-driven capabilities for Viva Engage.
• Own end-to-end delivery of applied science solutions from problem framing to deployment.
• Develop and operationalize AI agents for knowledge discovery and community engagement.
• Work with large, complex datasets to solve non-routine product problems using advanced statistical methods.
• Utilize Large Language Models for advanced text analysis and natural language understanding tasks.
• Leverage generative AI techniques to enhance data augmentation and predictive capabilities.
• Develop product intuition to influence future product roadmaps and decision-making.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to craft experiments and test hypotheses.
• Communicate complex technical decisions into product implications and expected outcomes.
• Operate effectively in complex, cross-team environments and drive alignment through technical leadership.

• 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.