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Senior Applied Scientist

Microsoft

Microsoft

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Posted on Oct 31, 2025

Senior Applied Scientist

Beijing, China

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Date posted
Oct 30, 2025
Job number
1902307
Work site
Fully on-site
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Software Engineering
Discipline
Software Engineering
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Applied Scientist / Research Software Engineer to join our innovative team in Beijing. Our mission is to benefit Office users with rich content support to raise productivity, and we are building the AI and engineering system to make it happen.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to design and develop highly complex and comprehensive systems combining engineering, AI and human participation. You will work closely with product managers, designers, and users to turn ideas and AI into reality and make a great impact to all global Office users.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related areas. Master and Ph.D. are preferred.
Familiar with popular models and algorithms on computer vision and multimodal LLMs.
Proficient in Python/Java/C#, skilled in using a deep learning framework such as PyTorch and TensorFlow.
3+ years of industrial experience in model training and application development. Successful experience in solving practical problems.
Experience on office product and technical stack about Office/OpenXML/VSTO is a plus.

Responsibilities

Works closely with your peers in rationalizing technology choices, design and implementations on our AIGC and related systems.
Responsible for the research and application of deep learning algorithms, including model training and optimization, engineering applications. The areas include image generation, image analysis, image processing, Office (PowerPoint/Word/Excel) design generation, palette extraction, content layout generation, etc.
Keeps up with the latest industry technologies and integrates them into products to drive innovation.
Guarantees of the generated contents are compliant with our global standardization.


Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

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 and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.