Senior Applied Scientist (AI/ML)

TL;DR

Senior Applied Scientist (AI): Designing and implementing advanced LLM-based architectures and agentic AI systems for real-world product scenarios with an accent on reasoning, planning, and long-term memory. Focus on translating research breakthroughs into production-ready algorithms and improving model performance post-deployment.

Location: Onsite in Suzhou, China

Company

hirify.global is building an AI and engineering system to enhance productivity for Office users with rich content and tool support.

What you will do

• Design and implement advanced LLM-based architectures and agentic systems for real-world product scenarios.
• Translate research breakthroughs into production-ready algorithms.
• Monitor and improve model performance post-deployment through data-driven iteration and error analysis.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver robust, scalable models aligned with product objectives.
• Contribute to the organization’s scientific direction by identifying research opportunities.

Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in applied machine learning, with a focus on LLMs, agent systems, or reinforcement learning.
• Strong hands-on experience with prompt engineering, context engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), tool use, planning agents, and long-context modeling.
• Familiarity with model training pipelines using PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX, or similar frameworks.
• Strong coding and debugging skills.
• Work from Suzhou, China is required.

Nice to have

• Experience on office document generation and related applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a cross-functional, agile environment.
• Opportunity to design and develop highly complex and comprehensive systems.
• Impact global Office users with rich content and tool support.
• Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.