Summary
Microsoft AI are looking for a talented Senior Applied Scientist at their Beijing office. This role sits at the heart of strategic decision-making, turning market data into actionable insights for a company that's revolutionising AI technologies. You'll work directly with leadership to shape the company's direction in the search and AI innovation markets.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Applied Scientist to lead the transition of news e2e tech stack to new architect tailored for grounding, which can power news search experience across Bing, Copilot and 3rd party customers faster with better quality and capabilities. The successful candidate will design and build scalable, high-performance platform and grounding services for real-time processing of streaming news content and serving user queries with low latency. They will apply AI and machine learning to solve challenging problems in news Index, content understanding, query understanding, trending detection, ranking, and quality improvement for relevance, freshness, and authority, especially for grounding scenario.
Accountabilities
- Design and build scalable, high-performance platform and grounding services for real-time processing of streaming news content and serving user queries with low latency.
- Apply AI and machine learning to solve challenging problems in news Index, content understanding, query understanding, trending detection, ranking, and quality improvement for relevance, freshness, and authority, especially for grounding scenario.
The Candidate we're looking for
Experience:
- 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.
Technical skills:
- Solid background in platform, AI/ML, including experience with search platform, grounding platform, ranking systems, natural language processing, with more than 4 years of working experience.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as C++, C#, Java, or Python, and familiarity with distributed systems.
Personal attributes:
- Passion for news and AI-driven innovation, with an understanding of user needs in news consumption.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and collaborate across disciplines.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
