TL;DR

Applied Scientist 2 (AI): Designs and implements highly scalable and low-latency services to power Bing search, focusing on resource scheduling, distributed object storage systems, and AI-powered search and NLP. Focus on influencing architecture and design decisions across teams and collaborating effectively with multiple teams.

Location: Expected to work from the Microsoft office at least four days per week if living within a 50-mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location.

Company

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

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 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 or equivalent experience.
1+ 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.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

Employees come together with a growth mindset and innovate to empower others.
Collaborate to realize shared goals.
Build on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.
Create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.