Microsoft Word Applied Science team in Redmond, WA, US builds state-of-the-art, large-scale natural language understanding and generation models that power AI writing experiences for millions of users. This role will collaborate to build and deliver high-quality competitive products that enhance the writing experience across multiple platforms and domains, and conduct cutting-edge applied research leading to high product impact.
Requirements
- 1+ year(s) experience creating publications (e.g., patents, peer-reviewed academic papers).
- Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- 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)
- 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)
- equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
- Collaborates with experienced applied scientists, researchers, engineers, designers and product managers to build and deliver high-quality competitive products that enhance the writing experience across multiple platforms and domains.
- Conducts cutting-edge applied research leading to high product impact and publish your work in top-tier conferences and journals.
- Brings new technology and approaches into production by applying long-term research efforts to solve immediate product needs.
- Stays updated with the latest research and trends in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and related fields and explore new ideas and opportunities for innovation.
- With light guidance, own scoped problems and deliver research-backed, data‑driven, scalable solutions.
- Researches and develops an understanding of tools, technologies, and methods being used in the community that can be utilized to improve product quality, performance, or efficiency.
Other
- 3 days / week in-office
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.
- This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
- Understands and follows ethics and privacy policies when executing research processes and/or collecting data/information.
- Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.
