Overview

The IC3 Media AI Team is responsible for building an AI powered media stack and delivering first party video effects for Microsoft’s most important products in real-time communication, including Teams and Skype, which account for millions of daily calls. We have an opening for a passionate and self-motivated applied scientist to contribute to our cross-platform Media AI stack and ecosystem support, focusing on AI innovation and performance to take full advantage of the hardware in one of the largest device ecosystems.

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

• As a senior applied scientist of our team, you will research, design, prototype and implement real time audio and video AI technologies and innovations used in Teams or Copilot products taking advantage of hardware capabilities (e.g AI chip offloading).
• This position gives you a unique opportunity of working on state-of-the-art AI and video technologies.
• In this role, you will operate at the intersection of research and product—applying state-of-the-art techniques to address real-world challenges at global scale.
• You will be working very closely with Microsoft researchers or software engineers to bring in ML/AI innovations in areas such as computer vision to the millions of Microsoft users.

Qualifications Required 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.
• 5+ years of experience in applied machine learning, image processing, natural language processing (NLP), or related domains.
• Solid design and coding skills in Modern C++, C# or python, familiar with AI coding methodology.
• Competent in design and development as part large scale products, and familiar with Agile development methodologies.
• Solid technical leadership and communication skills.

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.

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.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams, innovating and bringing AI/ML or NLP algorithms to real products, with a track record of technical excellence.
• Software development experience on multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Android, etc.).
• Experience in video, audio, media stack or AI on service deployment.
• Knowledge of computer vision, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or multi-agent systems.
• Familiarity with deployment in production systems.
• Track record of published work in ML/CV/NLP conferences or journals.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.