Applied Scientist (AI)

TL;DR

Applied Scientist (AI): Building and optimizing cutting-edge AI technologies and designing systems that can search through hundreds of billions of documents in milliseconds. Focus on resource scheduling, distributed object storage systems, index selection and ranking, and AI-powered search and NLP, influencing architecture and delivering innovative solutions.

Location: Must be based in Beijing, with an expectation to work from the office at least four days per week.

Company

hirify.global (MAI) works at the heart of Bing’s search engine, managing tens of thousands of machines and delivering backend search services for document selection and ranking at massive scale.

What you will do

• Design and implement highly scalable, low-latency, always-on services that power Bing search.
• Quickly ramp up on diverse components, understand their design and functionality, and deliver impactful features.
• Influence architecture and design decisions across teams, driving best practices and common patterns.
• Collaborate effectively with multiple teams, demonstrating solid partnership and communication skills.

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 AND 1+ year(s) related experience, OR Doctorate.
• 2+ years of programming experience in Python, C++, C#, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with data mining, machine learning, classification, clustering, or related areas.
• Ability to think creatively and deliver innovative solutions to complex problems.
• Microsoft Cloud Background Check required upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field AND 5+ years related experience, OR Master’s Degree AND 3+ years related experience, OR Doctorate AND 1+ year(s) related experience.
• Experience in search technologies, information retrieval, or large-scale distributed systems.
• Expertise in Deep Learning, especially Natural Language Processing (NLP).

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside bright minds in the industry on projects with lasting impact.
• Be part of a company mission to empower every person and organization to achieve more.
• Collaborate with a growth mindset, innovating to empower others and realize shared goals.
• Operate in a culture of inclusion built on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.