Do you want to help build innovative tools that empower AI Agents to achieve their full potential? Are you passionate about pushing the boundaries of what AI can do? Does the thought of being able to influence the product through predictive insights & recommendations excite you? If so, we would like to hear from you!

The future of work is being redefined with AI agents. Microsoft is leading this transformation with M365, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry. As a Principal Applied Scientist in Microsoft’s Business and Industry Copilots group, your core mission will be to deliver exciting innovation in Microsoft Copilot. We are looking for candidates who are creative, self-driven, curious, people-oriented and comfortable defining a path through ambiguity towards high-level goals. The successful applicant(s) 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).

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.

Principal Applied Scientist

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