Senior Applied Scientist
Core
Research and evaluate tools, technologies, and methods to improve the quality, performance, and efficiency of M365 Copilot Chat and Search, applying state-of-the-art algorithms and statistical analysis to deliver business impact.
Role type
Senior Applied Scientist (Search & NLP)
Builds
M365 Copilot Chat and Search service
Domain
Enterprise productivity software, Search, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Applied Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Machine learning, NLP, Information retrieval, Statistical analysis, Python, PyTorch, Dense/vector retrieval, Text embeddings, Transformer model fine-tuning, Large-scale training and evaluation, A/B test interpretation, Domain adaptation, Parameter-efficient fine-tuning
Preferred skills
Authoring research papers, Developing internal tools and services
Technologies
Python, PyTorch, Cloud/GPU clusters
Responsibilities
Mine data to identify opportunities for search quality improvements, Apply statistical analysis to map user journeys and evaluate deployed models, Consult with engineers and product teams on advanced concepts, Adapt or create research-backed solutions to improve search quality
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
