Microsoft Principal Applied Scientist 

United States, Washington 

922402997

The team is looking for a passionate, creative, and analytical individual contributor with a background in large language modeling. You will work on adapting and grounding large language models for product-driven scenarios. The focus will be on developing deep learning techniques to enhance the custom copilot experience through efficient adaptation of large-scale language models. The work will span multiple stages of adaptation, including supervised fine-tuning and post-training with Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF).

Required Qualifications:

• 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.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 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 Qualifications:

• Rich experience in large language modeling and related areas.
• Publication in top-tier conferences on large language models is a big plus.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, and familiarity with machine learning frameworks including PyTorch and Triton.
• Experience with data processing and handling large datasets.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and communicate complex concepts effectively.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until September 5, 2024.

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