JOB DETAILS
Principal Applied Science Manager
CompanyMicrosoft
LocationShanghai
Work ModeOn Site
PostedNovember 27, 2025

About The Company
Every company has a mission. What's ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesn't diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters.
Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.
About the Role
Initiate and advance research to advance state-of-the-art in AI for Software Engineering Stay up to date with the research literature and product advances in AI for software engineering Collaborate with world renowned experts in programming tools and developer tools to integrate AI across software development stack for Copilot Build and manage large-scale AI experiments and models. Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics. 8+ years development skills in Python, C#, C++ or Java. 2+ years of people management and/or project management experience. Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or related fields (undergraduates with significant appropriate experience will be considered). Strong academic work and professional experience in statistics, machine learning, including deep learning, NLP, econometrics. Experience in building cloud-scale systems and experience working with open-source stacks for data processing and data science is desirable. Experience with LLMs in natural language, AI for code or related fields Excellent communication skills, ability to present and write reports, strong teamwork and collaboration skills. Experience in productizing AI and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:
Key Skills
Artificial IntelligenceSoftware EngineeringPythonC#C++JavaMachine LearningDeep LearningNatural Language ProcessingStatisticsProject ManagementCloud-Scale SystemsData ProcessingData ScienceTeam CollaborationCommunication Skills
Categories
TechnologyEngineeringScience & ResearchData & AnalyticsManagement & Leadership
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Initiate and advance research to improve AI for Software Engineering. Collaborate with experts to integrate AI across the software development stack for Copilot.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
10+
💼Company Size
226389
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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