Microsoft
Senior Applied Scientist
$120K–$261K
Redmond, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- Required: 4+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 3+ years with a master’s degree, or 1+ year with a doctorate; equivalent experience is also accepted. Preferred: 4+ years of industrial coding and 4+ years applying deep learning; 2+ years with machine-learning/deep-learning frameworks.
- Education
- Bachelor's, master's, or doctorate in a listed or related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Develop and ship machine-learning systems and Copilot experiences, applying deep learning and research to enterprise-scale AI products.
What you'll do
- Design, build, experiment on, and ship backend platform capabilities and core Copilot scenarios.
- Develop machine-learning and deep-learning algorithms using text, images, and video to analyze and transform content.
- Drive applied research and fundamental technologies for next-generation AI experiences.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a listed or related field and 4+ years of related experience; OR master’s degree and 3+ years; OR doctorate and 1+ year; OR equivalent experience.
- Meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check.
Nice to have
- 4+ years of industrial coding experience in C++, C#, C, Java or Python, and 4+ years applying deep learning to end-to-end AI product development.
- 2+ years with Pytorch/Tensorflow; publication record at top conferences is also noted as beneficial.
Pay
USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year (base salary); USD $160,200 - $261,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
C++, C#, C, Java, Python, Pytorch, Tensorflow
AI focus
Applied research and development of deep-learning and large-language-model systems for Microsoft 365 Copilot, including multimodal content analysis and transformation, orchestration, and conversational AI experiences.
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