Principal Applied Scientist

The Intelligent Conversation and Communications Cloud AI group applies machine learning to problems in advanced teleconferencing scenarios that are used by hundreds of millions of customers worldwide (via Teams and other Microsoft services). We develop fundamental technologies and do applied research and development to enable better customer experiences for real-time collaboration. We are seeking a highly capable Principal Applied Scientist who is passionate about machine learning and driven to make an impact.

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Responsibilities

• Apply machine learning to improve existing and develop new algorithms to improve Teams real-time collaboration quality and reliability and other Microsoft services.
• Understand and be able to leverage core concepts of video and/or audio processing.
• Design, develop, and own components, tools, platforms, and systems for real-time media communication and collaboration.
• Drive independent investigations resulting in shipping product code, patents, and publications.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 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 related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR equivalent experience.
• Strong professional experience in machine learning using tools like Pytorch.
• Strong system development skills, with a long-range system view that leverages development ranging from rapid research prototypes to carefully architected complex systems.
• Software development experience using Python.

 Preferred Qualifications:

• MSc or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics or related field OR equivalent experience.
• Experience creating publications (e.g., patents, libraries, peer-reviewed academic papers).
• Experience presenting at conferences or other events in the outside research/industry community as an invited speaker.
• Software Development experience using C++.

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