Senior Applied Scientist
Core
Develop and improve AI models, prompting strategies, retrieval pipelines, and evaluation methods for Word Mobile and Word Copilot scenarios spanning document creation, authoring, comprehension, editing, and collaboration.
Role type
Senior Applied Scientist (Generative AI & NLP)
Builds
Mobile-first Copilot experiences for drafting, rewriting, summarizing, explaining, structuring, and refining content within the Microsoft Word ecosystem.
Domain
Enterprise productivity software, Natural Language Processing, Generative AI, Mobile applications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, PyTorch, Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Agentic AI, Multimodal models, Experimentation, Telemetry analysis, Quality evaluation, Debugging, Problem-solving
Preferred skills
Publication record in NLP or ML, Experience with grounded AI systems over enterprise data, Mobile product constraints expertise, Technical leadership
Technologies
Python, PyTorch
Responsibilities
Design grounded experiences using Work IQ signals (documents, meetings, emails, chats, people, organizational context) while respecting security and compliance. Create rigorous offline and online evaluations for quality, grounding, safety, latency, reliability, and user satisfaction. Investigate failures through debugging and translate findings into model and product improvements. Use customer feedback and telemetry to identify emerging authoring needs and prioritize high-impact improvements. Communicate scientific insights and contribute to design and architecture reviews.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership
