Senior Applied Scientist
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Location: Redmond, WA 98052
Description:
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now going through a transformational change with the advent for Large Language Models (LLMs) . We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist with expertise in working with LLMs who has designed scalable systems using LLMs.As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will design and build systems that allow LLMs to reason over large amounts of data as well as leveraging lighter weight models in place for specific scenarios. We are looking for an individual who has the capability of working with research teams and partnering with them to deliver joint solutions. This can range from working together to build fine-tuned models to coming up with ways to build custom LLMs for specific product needs.
We are excited to hear from candidates who are passionate about making a significant impact on how people interact with their computers and who are eager about the opportunity to be at the forefront of growing new business for Microsoft. This is a rare chance to be part of cutting-edge technology that is poised to revolutionize productivity and innovation.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 28, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now going through a transformational change with the advent for Large Language Models (LLMs) . We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist with expertise in working with LLMs who has designed scalable systems using LLMs.As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will design and build systems that allow LLMs to reason over large amounts of data as well as leveraging lighter weight models in place for specific scenarios. We are looking for an individual who has the capability of working with research teams and partnering with them to deliver joint solutions. This can range from working together to build fine-tuned models to coming up with ways to build custom LLMs for specific product needs.
We are excited to hear from candidates who are passionate about making a significant impact on how people interact with their computers and who are eager about the opportunity to be at the forefront of growing new business for Microsoft. This is a rare chance to be part of cutting-edge technology that is poised to revolutionize productivity and innovation.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct applied science experiments, create and validate metrics, develop ML pipeline and modeling algorithm in the area of Large Language Models, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, and Machine Learning.
- Developand deploy conversational and language understanding models at scale .
- Following and advancing best practices for Responsible AI and Privacy Preserving Machine Learning.
- Collaborate closely withMicrosoft Research,Microsoft AIgroups, Microsoft Azure, AI platform teams, and product teams to create the next generation of AI innovation in our products and services.
- Embody our culture and values .
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics predictive analytics, research)
- OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience with design, implementation, debugging and testing of complex distributed services.
- 2+ years of experience working on Machine Learning models specifically with Natural language-based models, vector databases and graph databases.
- Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical
- OR Computer Engineering,
- OR related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical
- OR Computer Engineering,
- OR related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- OR equivalent experience.
- 3+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers).
- 6+ years of experience in machine learning.
- 3+ years using ML tools like Pytorch and TensorFlow.
- Practical experience developing applications using prompt engineering, fine tuning, Open AI or Azure Open AI APIs.
- System development skills, with a long-range system view that leverages development ranging from rapid research prototypes to carefully architected complex systems.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 28, 2024.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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