Microsoft
Data Scientist II, M365 Copilot
$102K–$219K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 2+ years with a bachelor’s degree; 1+ year of data-science or consulting experience with a master’s degree; doctorate or equivalent experience also accepted. Preferred: 5+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 3+ years with a master’s degree, or 1+ year with a doctorate.
- Education
- Bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or a related field; OR equivalent experience.
About the job
Build, evaluate, and deploy model-driven features and systems for Microsoft 365 Copilot, including improving its orchestrator and retrieval-augmented generation workflows.
What you'll do
- Define metrics and evaluation frameworks for AI/LLM systems and agentic product performance; experiment with models and prompting approaches.
- Prototype, develop, and validate AI models and scalable applications in containerized environments; build and deploy retrieval-augmented generation systems.
- Diagnose opportunities to improve AI/LLM systems and assist senior team members in assessing and refining models.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed quantitative or computing field and 2+ years of data-science experience; OR master’s degree in a listed field and 1+ year of data-science or consulting experience; OR doctorate in a listed field; OR equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including passing the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed field and 5+ years of data-science experience; OR master’s degree and 3+ years; OR doctorate and 1+ year; OR equivalent experience.
Pay
USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year (base salary); USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year (base salary)
Tools
LLMs, AI Azure Foundry, LangChain
AI focus
Develop and evaluate LLM systems, agentic features, orchestrator reasoning, and retrieval-augmented generation workflows for Microsoft 365 Copilot.
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