Summary
Microsoft are looking for a talented Applied Scientist II at their Redmond office. This role sits at the heart of strategic decision-making, turning market data into actionable insights for a company that's revolutionising AI technology. You'll work directly with leadership to shape the company's direction in the AI market.
About the Role
Our team focuses on understanding and predicting how the user interacts with the ads on the search results page. The probability that a user will click on an ad is one of the most critical inputs used in ranking the ads. Similarly, the probability of interacting with the advertiser’s page is important for measuring advertiser and user satisfaction. This position as an Applied Scientist II is for the modeling team, which builds machine learned models for predicting such events.
Accountabilities
- Designing and building efficient models for predicting user interactions with ads and advertiser’s pages.
- Designing and overseeing large-scale, long-term experiments to improve the health of the marketplace using advanced statistics and machine learning.
The Candidate we're looking for
Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).
Technical skills:
- Statistical machine learning, deep learning, data mining, causal inference, information retrieval, game theory, mechanism design, optimization and Bayesian inference.
Personal attributes:
- Excellent problem solving and data analysis skills, effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
