Microsoft · 2 days ago
Senior Applied Scientist - Language Understanding and Grounding Data Quality
Redmond, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $235K/yr
4+ years expMicrosoft is a leading technology company focused on empowering individuals and organizations. They are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to enhance language understanding capabilities and improve grounding data quality for M365 Copilot and Microsoft Search.
Agentic AIApplication Performance ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentDevOpsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsNetwork SecuritySoftware
Responsibilities
Improve LLM capabilities influencing grounding data quality
Apply latest research to post-train LLMs
Build and evaluate metrics and reward models
Add new functionality and ensure high quality for customers using Copilot on their Business data
Design and implement scalable evaluation pipelines for LU and grounding quality
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define success metrics and drive continuous improvement in Copilot experiences
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
Experience in Python, C# or similar programming languages for model development, training, and evaluation
Experience with large-scale machine learning systems, including training, fine-tuning, and deployment of LLMs or similar models
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role
Preferred
Hands-on experience with prompt engineering, reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), or reward modeling
Familiarity with distributed systems and cloud platforms (e.g., Azure) for large-scale ML workloads
Company
Microsoft
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