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Microsoft · 1 week ago

Member of Technical Staff - Data Scientist

Microsoft is looking for data scientists to help build the next generation of post-training methods for frontier models at Microsoft AI. The role involves working on evaluation design, high-quality training data, and scalable data pipelines for foundation models, contributing to the improvement of model capabilities and performance in real-world applications.

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Responsibilities

Design evaluations of advanced model capabilities and use them to drive rapid, high-signal iteration loops
Work with vendors to produce high quality evaluation and training data
Build data pipelines to produce high quality evaluation and training data
Build data flywheels to hill-climb on model weaknesses, using data from various surfaces where our models are deployed
Ensure optimal quality, quantity and coverage of data across our post-training stages
Run post-training experiments and ablations to produce models that climb our evals
Embody our culture and values

Qualification

Large Language ModelsData Pipeline DevelopmentMachine Learning ExperimentsStatistical ReasoningProgramming LanguagesGeneralist Engineering SkillsCollaboration SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience

Preferred

Master's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python OR equivalent experience
Demonstrated SOTA results in any area of large-scale training, inference, or evaluation

Company

Microsoft

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Microsoft is a software corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells a range of software products and services.

H1B Sponsorship

Microsoft has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$1M
Key Investors
Technology Venture Investors
2022-12-09Post Ipo Equity
1986-03-13IPO
1981-09-01Series Unknown· $1M

Leadership Team

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Satya Nadella
Chairman and CEO
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Vukani Mngxati
Chief Executive Officer - Microsft South Africa
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