Microsoft Senior Applied Scientist 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

673815711

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Required Qualifications:

• 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.
• 2+ years of research or product experience in Natural Language Processing.
  
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in Deep Learning using PyTorch or similar.
  
• 3+ years of software engineering experience in Python or C#.

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:

• Masters degree in Computational Linguistics or Computer Science with a focus on Natural Language Processing.
• 2+ years experience publishing peer-reviewed papers and presenting at conferences.
• 3+ years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings).
• 3+ years experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 14, 2025.

• You will review business and product requirements and incorporate state-of-the-art research to formulate plans that will meet business goals.
• You will research and develop an understanding of tools, technologies, and methods being used in the community that can be utilized to improve product quality, performance, or efficiency.
• You will stay updated with the latest research and trends in Natural Language Processing and related fields and explore new ideas and opportunities for innovation.
• You will participate in onboarding of new team members. You’ll identify new research talent to join Microsoft and collaborate with the academic community to develop the recruiting pipeline.
• You will document work in progress and experimentation results and share findings to promote innovation. You’ll also use your deep understanding of fairness and bias to contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research processes and data collection.
• Embody our and .