The Senior Applied Scientist role focuses on solving complex problems and innovating solutions through collaboration with customers and internal teams. The position is part of the Industry Solutions Delivery Engineering & Architecture Group, which emphasizes technical leadership and high-quality customer experiences. The role involves leveraging applied research to create impactful products and mentoring less experienced team members. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in machine learning and data analysis.

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience, OR Master's Degree in the same fields AND 3+ years related experience, OR Doctorate in the same fields AND 1+ year related experience, OR equivalent experience.
• Experience with agentic frameworks and orchestration for enterprise environments.
• 3+ years experience creating publications such as patents or peer-reviewed academic papers.
• Experience developing AI Agents.
• 1+ year experience developing and deploying live production systems as part of a product team.

• Establish collaborative relationships with product and business groups to create business impact.
• Bring new technology and approaches into production by applying long-term research efforts.
• Independently work to create product impact by applying research-backed solutions.
• Master one or more subareas of research and gain expertise in a broad area.
• Provide mentorship to less experienced team members and assist in their development.

• 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.