Principal Applied Scientist
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
Job posting number: #7310566 (Ref:ms-1828484)
Posted: June 15, 2025
Job Description
The Web Data Platform (WDP) is the data foundation of Bing and many Microsoft experiences, powering Bing Search, ads, Copilot, Grounding API to 1st Party and 3rd Party scenarios, deep research, LLMs (Large Language Models) training, etc.
Our mission is to deliver the world’s freshest, richest, and clean semantic understanding of the web document representation. Our work is central to understanding public web content and advancing the platform’s capabilities in tandem with state-of-the-art modeling. We are at the forefront of applying large-scale machine learning and large language models (LLMs) to understand and enrich web content, fueling critical Microsoft experiences and advancing the frontier of AI.
As part of our team you’ll work with some of the largest datasets. You’ll lead projects end-to-end—from ideation and experimentation to deployment; collaborating across teams to deliver real-world impact through cutting-edge ML and LLM technologies.
We’re a team with proven ability to translate business problems into machine learning solutions.
We are looking for individuals with
- a proven background in natural language processing, information retrieval, or related fields.
- hands-on skills in metrics definition, data labeling, model development, evaluation, model optimization, ship ML to product.
- Foundation in software engineering fundamentals to build scalable, production-ready systems.
Join us to shape the future of AI and deliver meaningful value to millions of users.
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.