Senior Applied Scientist
- Location
- Mountain View | United States, CA
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Senior
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 29 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- machine learning
- feature engineering
- statistical modeling
- Python
- SQL
Also useful
- LLM prompt engineering
- large-scale data processing
- experiment design
About the role
Building and owning production machine learning models to improve results. Working hands on with SOTA generative models like Qwen, Llama, Mistral, GPT and others, to deliver big impact. Finding insights and forming hypothesis on large-scale data with various machine learning, feature engineering, statistical, and data mining techniques: e.g. regression, classification, NLP, optimization.
Professional working experience on prompt engineering with large LLMs like GPT, Gemini, Claude etc. Designing experiments, understanding the resulting data, and producing actionable, trustworthy conclusions from them. Wrangling large amounts of data (think petabytes) using various tools, including open-source ones and your own. All programming languages are welcome, especially Python, C#, R, C++, Java, and SQL.
Taking complex problems and the associated data and giving the answers in a concise form to assist senior executives in making key business decisions.
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) These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: 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.
Proficient oral and writing skills.
From Microsoft's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 11, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
How Rolev.ai helps with this application
Rolev.ai is a job search and application tool for US job seekers. For this Senior Applied Scientist role at Microsoft, it shows how your resume fits, tailors your resume to the posting, and prepares the application for you to review.
See how you fit
Openings from employer career sites are ranked against your whole resume—and searchable inside Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor via Rolev.ai MCP.
Tailor without inventing
Every change to your resume is checked against your original. New experience goes in only with your yes—zero fabricated claims.
Draft the full kit
Tailored and Full Match resumes, role-specific cover letters, and answers to employer screening questions are prepared in seconds.
1-Click Extension Autofill
The Chrome extension fills the employer's Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, or Ashby form in 1 click. You review it and press Submit.
Similar roles
- Principal Applied Scientist, FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models)Amazon.com Services LLC · New York, NY
- Sr. Applied Scientist, AWS Applied AI Solutions - Life SciencesAmazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Seattle, WA
- Applied ScientistTwitch Interactive, Inc. - D48 · San Francisco, CA
- Applied Scientist IIIAmazon.com Services LLC - A57 · Culver City, CA
- Senior Applied Scientist, Ads PersonalizationUnity Tech · Mountain View, CA
- Senior Applied Scientist - Moloco AdsMoloco · Seattle, WA
More at Microsoft
All Microsoft jobsCommon questions
Where is the Senior Applied Scientist job at Microsoft located?
This Senior Applied Scientist position at Microsoft is located in Mountain View | United States, CA. Always check Microsoft's application page for specific state eligibility or relocation policies.
What qualifications are required for Senior Applied Scientist at Microsoft?
For the Senior Applied Scientist role, Microsoft highlights 4+ years of relevant experience; a bachelor's degree; experience with machine learning, feature engineering, statistical modeling, Python, SQL. Rolev.ai can score your existing resume against these requirements and show any skill gaps before you apply.
How do I apply for the Senior Applied Scientist position at Microsoft?
This listing links directly to Microsoft's application page. You can apply directly on Microsoft's site, or use Rolev.ai to check your resume fit, generate a zero-hallucination tailored resume and cover letter for this posting, and autofill the application form in 1 click with the Rolev.ai Chrome extension. You always review the form and press Submit yourself.