Data Scientist II / Senior Data Scientist

Overview

We are hiring multiple Data Scientists across LATAM to join the Microsoft 365 team. These are remote positions, allowing you to work from the comfort of your home!

As part of our team, you will help shape one of Microsoft’s fastest-growing cloud services. Your work will directlyimpactCopilot, enabling personalized, context-aware experiences that empower millions of users across Microsoft 365.

Do you want to collaborate closely with software engineers, product managers, and researchers to design, implement, and evaluate models and algorithms that continuously adapt and improve based on user interactions and feedback?Do you want toleverageadvanced machine learning and information retrieval to predict andoptimizememory contentselection, representation, and lifecyclemanagement.

You will work at the forefront of applied AI and machine learning, shaping the future of intelligent productivity tools.Youwill contribute to a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and experimentation.

The Substrate Core Substrate team powers the infrastructure that underpins Microsoft 365’s most critical services and Copilot. We are a high-impact, forward-looking team focused on building intelligent, scalable, and cost-efficient platforms that enable Microsoft to deliver world-class productivity experiences to billions of users. Our mission is to drive operational excellence and innovation across the M365 fleet byleveragingAI, automation, and deep platform integration.

Your core mission will be to deliver exciting innovation in MicrosoftCopilot.Microsoft Copilot is revolutionizing how people work andhavecreated an unprecedented opportunity to advance the state-of-the-art in a way that benefits millions of people.

More about your Responsibilities

We are seeking candidates with research skills and the desire to pursue thecutting edgein model development that pushes technological boundaries. We are looking for candidates with interest and experience in language model training, large language model evaluation, and quality assessment.In particular wewould like a candidate that has a passion for understanding what makes an AI solution work and how to measure its performance.

We are looking for candidates who are creative, self-driven, curious, people-orientedand comfortable defining a path through ambiguity towards high-level goals. The successful applicants will collaborate closely with people across Microsoft’s product teams and Microsoft Research to see their ideas realized in products and services that are used worldwide, as well as to contribute back to the scientific community and beyond (e.g.via presentations, publications, media interviews, and similar). Come to define, design, and deliver what enterprise cloud productivity means.

Asa Data Scientist , you will help transform howCopilotfeatures are evaluated and improved.Your team will deliver end-to-end experimentation, evaluation, and insights toCopilotengineers, PMs, and fellow scientists.You’llwork on the data generation platform that creates algorithms and ML pipelines for simulating user actions anddatasetsthat reflect real-world usage and userpreferences anddevelop metrics that go beyond accuracy–capturing nuance, intent, and satisfaction.You’llwork on scalable pipelines that support offline evaluations forCopilotSearch,BizChat, Connectors, and Agents (DAs). This opportunity will allow you to dive deep intoCopilottechnologies, shape how AI quality is measured at scale, build critical skills in the AI-era, and rapidly grow your career.

By applying to this position, you will be considered for multiple similar positions within our organization for an invitation-only virtual interview day. Position specifics, including hiring team, location, and position details, will be determined following the interview process.

Qualifications

Main qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical / Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in predictive analytics, statistics, or research.
• Experience with synthetic data generation and data management for evaluation / training.
• At least one year of experience publishing patents or peer-reviewed papers.
• Deep motivation for user-centric AI and interest in human cognition, memory, and AI.
• Global collaboration is integral to our work at Microsoft, and proficiency in English is essential for effective communication in this role.

Preferred qualifications :

Interpersonal skills :

Responsibilities

Benefits / perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.Industry leading healthcareEducational resourcesDiscounts on products and servicesSavings and investmentsMaternity and paternity leaveGenerous time awayGiving programsOpportunities to network and connect