Applied Scientist 2 Job at Microsoft Corporation (Beijing)

Applied Optical Scientist

Peak Nano is looking for an Optical Scientist with in-depth knowledge of optics ...

Location

United States

Salary:

Not provided

Peak Nano

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

PhD in Physics, Optics, or Mathematics + 5 years of direct experience
Proficient with MATLAB
Demonstrated ability to design optical systems in Zemax or Code V
Proficient with optical tolerancing and specifying lens fabrication specifications/drawings
2+ years of experience with optical software development
US Citizenship

Job Responsibility

Troubleshoot manufacturing issues via digital modeling
Develop & implement algorithms for design and manufacturing

Fulltime

Applied Scientist 2

We’re building the next-generation Grounding Service that powers the latest AI a...

Location

China , Beijing

Salary:

Not provided

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ 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 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field
OR equivalent experience.
Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience designing and building search, retrieval, or ranking systems.
Proven track record of shipping LLM-powered or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems into production environments.
Solid coding skills and solid foundation in machine learning, with the ability to implement and optimize models effectively.
Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, make principled trade-offs, and deliver measurable impact in cross-functional, fast-paced settings.

Job Responsibility

Owns the science roadmap for grounding—including retrieval, re-ranking, attribution, and reasoning—driving initiatives from problem framing to production impact. Designs and evolves state-of-the-art retrieval and RAG orchestration across documents, tables, code, and images.
Builds citation and provenance systems (e.g., passage highlighting, quote-level alignment, confidence scoring) to reduce hallucinations and increase user trust. Leads experimentation and evaluation using A/B testing, interleaving, NDCG, MRR, precision/recall, and calibration curves to guide measurable trade-offs.
Advances tool-augmented grounding through schema-aware retrieval, function calling, knowledge graph joins, and real-time connectors to databases, cloud object stores, search indexes, and the web. Partners with platform engineering to productionize models with scalable inference, embedding services, feature stores, caching, and privacy-compliant multi-tenant systems.
Nurtures collaborative relationships with product and business leaders across Microsoft, influencing strategic decisions and driving business impact through technology. Authors white papers, contributes to internal tools and services, and may publish research to generate intellectual property.
Bridges the gap between researchers (e.g., Microsoft Research) and development teams, applying long-term research to solve immediate product needs. Leads high-stakes negotiations to ensure cutting-edge technologies are applied practically and effectively.
Identifies and solves significant business problems using novel, scalable, and data-driven solutions. Shapes the direction of Microsoft and the broader industry through pioneering product and tooling work.
Mentors applied scientists and data scientists, establishing best practices in experimentation, error analysis, and incident review. Collaborates cross-functionally with PMs, research, infrastructure, and security teams to align on milestones, SLAs, and safety protocols.
Communicates clearly through design documentation, progress updates, and presentations to executives and customers. Contributes to ethics and privacy policies, identifies bias in product development, and proposes mitigation strategies.

Fulltime

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Senior Scientist, Mobility New Verticals

Mobility New Verticals is one of the most exciting teams in Uber – here we incub...

Location

United States , New York; Seattle; San Francisco; Sunnyvale

Salary:

190000.00 - 211000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

M.S., or Bachelor's degree in Economics, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science with a strong modeling focus)
Mininum 4 years of relevant industry experience as a Data Scientist, Applied Scientist, or equivalent (Mininum 2 years if holding a Ph.D.)
Strong foundations in causal inference, experimental design and econometrics
Excellent analytical skills, with experience extracting user behavior insights from large datasets
Knowledge of underlying mathematical foundations of statistics, optimization and economics
Proficiency with Python for exploratory data analysis and modeling, and modern ML tools such as pytorch, tensorflow etc
Strong ability to communicate with technical and nontechnical audiences

Job Responsibility

Prototype and productionize new models and approaches to model customer behavior, with focus on long term impact of consumer actions and experiences by using Uber’s planet scale data
Derive clear and actionable insights from your models and analyses, and communicate them to your stakeholders and business leaders to shape business strategy
Incorporate models in the broader framework of algorithmic decision making at Uber, influencing millions of outcomes and impacting the lives of millions of Uber users everyday
Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as product, engineering and operations to drive system development end-to-end from conceptualization to final product

What we offer

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan
Eligible for various benefits

Fulltime

Data Scientist II

At Amazon, we strive to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customer...

Location

India , Hyderabad

Salary:

Not provided

Amazon Pforzheim GmbH

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

2+ years of data scientist experience
3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience
3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience
Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment

Job Responsibility

Analyze terabytes of data to define and deliver on complex analytical deep dives to unlock insights and build scalable solutions through Data Science to ensure security of Amazon’s platform and transactions
Build Machine Learning and/or statistical models that evaluate the transaction legitimacy and track impact over time
Ensure data quality throughout all stages of acquisition and processing, including data sourcing/collection, ground truth generation, normalization, transformation, and cross-lingual alignment/mapping
Define and conduct experiments to validate/reject hypotheses, and communicate insights and recommendations to Product and Tech teams
Develop efficient data querying infrastructure for both offline and online use cases
Collaborate with cross-functional teams from multidisciplinary science, engineering and business backgrounds to enhance current automation processes
Learn and understand a broad range of Amazon’s data resources and know when, how, and which to use and which not to use.
Maintain technical document and communicate results to diverse audiences with effective writing, visualizations, and presentations

Applied Scientist II / Senior Applied Scientist

The CoreAI Platform and Tools organization is building transformative experience...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

100600.00 - 199000.00 USD / Year

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or related field AND 2+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience
OR Doctorate in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or related field
OR equivalent experience
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements
Microsoft Cloud Background Check

Job Responsibility

Conduct supervised fine-tuning of LLMs, applying Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback in the process, and conducting thorough evaluation of those
Work with tech lead on the design and implementation of Agent adversarial evaluations and safety mitigations, enabling agent creators to identify potential risks and apply appropriate safeguards to ensure the safety and security of Agents
Collaborate closely with the Responsible AI engineering team to deliver these mitigations at scale for Responsible AI customers, refine existing implementations based on operational performance, and troubleshoot and resolve end-to-end issues

Fulltime

Senior Technical Program Manager, AL/ML for Gaming

Xbox Studios Quality is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager who brings a ...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

119800.00 - 234700.00 USD / Year

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree AND 4+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
2+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
At least 4+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects, working with software development lifecycles from conception to delivery
Experience in leading cross functional teams that build and ship an AI/ML product from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc.)
Experience working and leading teams with software quality teams, data scientists, and applied scientists to drive business outcomes
Experience with game development or other entertainment fields
Experience in leading cross-functional v-teams to desired outcomes
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across product, engineering, design, data, and partners
Executive caliber communication skills: clear narratives, crisp tradeoffs, and decision-ready materials
Excels at influencing without authority

Job Responsibility

Drive program strategy and execution leveraging AI/ML across our product portfolios
Partner with Quality Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Applied Scientists, and Software Engineers, and other domain owners to holistically collate requirements with research and drive program development
Craft specs, work with engineering, and drive results that align with organizational priorities
Lead feature teams, including the planning and execution
Increase team efficiency and influence our culture of quality with process and technological improvements
Identify innovative solutions that will eliminate unnecessary quality cost to engineering
Dive deep into complex architectural landscapes and ability to quickly understand technical and programmatic concepts, flows, and design
Experience defining and running end-to-end complex technical programs
Leadership, organizational, and communication skills

Fulltime

Applied Scientist II

Come build the core of Microsoft Copilot for enterprise with the Microsoft Turin...

Location

United States , Redmond

Salary:

100600.00 - 199000.00 USD / Year

Microsoft Corporation

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ 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 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field
OR equivalent experience
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

Job Responsibility

Master a broad research area and understand relevant research techniques
Act as a team expert on industry trends, products, and advances, applying this knowledge to influence product needs
Review business and product requirements, incorporate research insights, and provide strategic guidance for problem‑solving
Ensure scientific rigor, support method development, and apply expertise to drive business impact
Identify and inspire peers and new research talent to join Microsoft, build relationships, and advocate for research initiatives
Share research findings through industry outreach, collaborate with the academic community, and support recruiting pipeline development
Document experimentation and results to promote innovation
Provide guidance on capturing processes and contribute to ethics and privacy policies related to research practices and data collection

Fulltime

Sr. Scientist, UberEats Applied AI (Machine Learning)

Working at Uber means solving hard problems in a high-stakes, fast-moving enviro...

Location

United States , San Francisco; Sunnyvale

Salary:

190000.00 - 211000.00 USD / Year

Uber

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Ph.D., M.S., or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, or other quantitative fields
Minimum 4 years of industry experience as an Applied or Data Scientist or equivalent (2+ years if holding a Ph.D.)
Proficiency in Python or R with experience handling large-scale datasets using Spark, Hive, or PySpark
Proven experience in building and training Deep Learning models
Solid understanding of statistical methods, experimental design, and A/B testing

Job Responsibility

Design and implement ML algorithms and objective functions that unify competing business interests like organic relevance and sponsored content into a single value space
Act as the science lead for foundational machine learning initiatives, unblocking technical debt and optimizing feature engineering for high-scale, real-time systems
Navigate the ambiguity of user behavior by designing sophisticated experiments and causal inference frameworks that go beyond standard A/B testing
Collaborate across disciplines (Product, Engineering, and Data Science) to translate high-level business goals into theoretically sound and performant technical roadmaps
Research and apply advancements in Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, and GenAI to solve complex, high-impact problems without a clear starting point
Own your algorithms/ML workflow, from the first scientific hypothesis to debugging production issues in real-time, low-latency environments

What we offer

Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award & other types of comp
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan
Eligible for various benefits (details at provided link)

Fulltime

Applied Scientist 2

Microsoft Corporation

Location:
China , Beijing

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
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Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

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