Microsoft Principal Applied Scientist - Speech Enhancement Processing 

Germany 

343360401

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND experience with research and development
• Experience building production algorithms and models.
• Solid foundation of signal processing, matrix linear algebra and machine learning.
• A strong drive to experiment, prototype and improve.
• The ability to clearly communicate what work you have done, why it was important, and how it was different from other projects.
• Creativity coming up with ideas and clever solutions to problems, as well as turning around and building them.
• Ability to work in ambiguous uncharted areas and having the experience, creativity and technical depth to identify technical gaps, acquire missing information, align requirements and pick the right direction.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND experience with research and development
• Fluency training machine learning models for speech enhancement (e.g., beamforming, sound source localization, echo cancellation, noise reduction, blind source separation, spatial audio) or speech processing (e.g., transcription, diarization, keyword spotting, speaker identification).
• Experience optimizing models for inference on CPUs and GPUs (and ideally, NPUs).
• Proficiency with C++.

• Lead scoping, definition, architecture, design and implementation of new features.
• Review architecture, designs and code for quality and adherence to technical standards.
• Plan and prioritize work, from prototype to production.
• Collaborate with partner teams on research, development and planning.
• Mentor, guide and help unblock others.