Microsoft Senior Applied Scientist 

Taiwan, Taoyuan City 

83134953

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In this strategic role, you willhave significant ownership ontechnical direction and drive innovationin speech recognition, AOAI customisation, and generative AI.to scale model qualityand deliver breakthrough technologies for voice agents, video translation, and call centre analytics.

Based in, this on-site role offers opportunities to mentor, grow, and shape the future of multimodal interaction for Indian and global audiences.

Required Qualifications:

• BS/MS/PhD Degree in CS/EE or related fields with focus in machine learning, AI, or speech technologies.

• 8+ years of experience in speech or machine learning in academic or industrial setting, or8+ years’ experience in software development skills and aptitude for software design,codingand quality.

• Demonstration of excellent problem-solving skills in speech and machine learning areas

• track record

• Strong programming skills in Python,C++or similar languages, with experience in large-scale data processing and distributed computing.

• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with speech/audio processing, multilingual model development, or voice agent technologies.

• Familiarity with Azure, cloud-based AI platforms, or enterprise-scale deployment of speech solutions.

• Contributions to open-source projects, patents, or publications in top-tier conferences/journals.

• Demonstrated leadership in driving technical direction, influencing cross-functional teams, and mentoring peers.

Inclusivity & Compliance:

• Commitment to fostering an inclusive, growth-oriented team culture.

• Adherence to Microsoft’s EEO and diversity guidelines.

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.

Responsibilities:

• stparty and 3rdparty products and services.
• Set technical directions in multilingual speech model, speech LLMs, model customization and impact accuracy, latency, and compute.
• Build novel data generation solutions to synthesize complex speech scenarios and finetune models.
• Build data analysis metrics and solutions to understand the model results,identifygaps, and guide solutions.
• Collaborate with the global Microsoft team, drive innovative solutions for significant customerasks, and deliver sustained large impacts.
• Mentor and influence peers, sharingexpertiseand fostering a growth-oriented inclusive team culture.
• Contribute to patents and publications at top-tier conferences and represent the team’s technical leadership within and outside Microsoft.