Applied Scientist

At Microsoft Ads, you'll be solving web-scale optimization problems, from selecting relevant ads to modeling user interaction with ad content. The models and solutions you develop will impact millions of users daily and drive revenue growth for Microsoft ads and the Microsoft Ads platform. This is a great opportunity for someone passionate about artificial intelligence, optimization at scale, and transformative innovation

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND relevant internship experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
  • OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1 year of experience in research or applied science roles with a focus on Deep Learning, Information Retrieval , Reinforcement Learning, Causal Inference, or related areas.
• Background in developing or modifying deep learning algorithms/architectures to improve computational and memory efficiency.
• Experience with large-scale models and frameworks such as PyTorch.
• Publications in top-tier conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, SIGIR, KDD, ACL, EMNLP, ICLR, WWW, WSDM or similar, demonstrating expertise in advancing the field.

Other Requirements:

Candidates must be able to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements that 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.

#MicrosoftAI, #Ads

• Drive AI innovation: Lead the development of cutting-edge models that select and rank ads, predict user interaction, and optimize advertiser outcomes. You will leverage and advance Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Causal Inference, and other techniques to solve complex problems.
• Optimize at scale: Design, build, and deploy models that operate at web scale, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and high performing in real-world settings. You will directly improve user engagement, ad relevance, and advertiser return on.
• Experimentation and impact: large-scale online and offline experiments to continuously optimize and validate model performance, ensuring real-time impact on user and advertiser experiences.