Senior Applied Scientist, Responsible AI

Overview

Microsoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and sky is the limit thinking in a cloud-enabled world.

We are looking to hire a Senior Applied Scientist, Responsible AI to join our team.

The Core AI Platform and Tools is building transformative experiences that leverage the latest AI technology while upholding Microsoft’s commitment to ethical and responsible standards for Artificial Intelligence. The RAI service components you build will be accessed by hundreds of millions of consumers across the globe and will touch all facets of Artificial Intelligence. The Responsible AI team within this division is looking for a strong, experienced senior applied scientist with a proven track record to help tackle the challenges of enabling customers to leverage the latest advancements in AI responsibly

We do not just value differences or different perspectives. We seek them out and invite them in so we can tap into the collective power of everyone in the company. As a result, our customers are better served.

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.

Responsibilities

• In this position you will deliver the technical design and implementation of prompt shield protection
• You also need to work closely with the Responsible AI engineering team to serve prompt shields for Responsible AI customers at a high scale, refine existing implementations based on operational performance, and troubleshoot, debug E2E issues.
• Embody our culture and values
  
  

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4 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 3 years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
• OR 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
• OR equivalent experience.
• Programming skills in Python and C#
• Experience focusing on Responsible AI
• Experience in engineering methodologies: Unit testing, Test Driven Development, DevOps
• 4 years of science experience owning feature design, model development, evaluation and deployment
  
  
Other Requirements


• 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.
  
  
Additional Or Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical

• OR Computer Engineering,
• OR related field AND 6 years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
• OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical
• OR Computer Engineering,
• OR related field AND 3 years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
• OR equivalent experience.
• 3 years 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.
• 3 years experience conducting research as part of a research program (in academic or industry settings).
• 1 year(s) experience developing and deploying live production systems, as part of a product team.
• 1 year(s) experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping.
  

Applied Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until March 23, 2025.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .

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