Microsoft · 19 hours ago
Senior Applied Scientists and Principal Applied Scientists (Multiple Positions) - Copilot Tuning
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is seeking Senior Applied Scientists and Principal Applied Scientists for their Copilot Tuning team, which focuses on fine-tuning large language models for enterprise solutions. The role involves designing experiments, writing training pipelines, and mentoring team members while pushing the boundaries of model development.
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Responsibilities
Write and execute training pipelines for large language models post-training
Design experiments to show the effectiveness of LLM-based solutions
Design and implement inference solutions that incorporate post-trained models following product specifications and work with broader team to ship these solutions to customers
Document experiments and communicate results across the team
Mentor early in career team members
Qualification
Required
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
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter
Preferred
Bachelor'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 Master'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 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
2+ years of experience training/fine tuning AI/ML models, preferably LLMs/SLMs (small learning model)
2+ years of experience with Python and/or ML frameworks such as PyTorch
4+ years experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers)
2+ years experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research/industry community as an invited speaker
2+ years of experience building Generative AI pipelines, e.g. with RAG (Retrieval augmented generation)
Company
Microsoft
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