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Data Scientist II, M365 Copilot

Microsoft· Data Science
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Redmond, WA$102.1k - $202.2kfull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Data Scientist II – M365 Copilot to build and deliver model-driven features from concept to production, evolve orchestrator reasoning, and ship model-driven experiences for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Focus areas include deep learning, NLP, multimodal models, and model optimization within AI/LLM systems and agent-based workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborates with immediate team members on defining metrics and frameworks for evaluating somewhat complex AI/large language model (LLM) systems and agentic product performance.
  • Experiments with model before selection (e.g., LLM, prompting approach) for tasks within a product or solution; diagnose basic issues and identify opportunities to drive improvements within AI/LLM systems within domain area.
  • Prototypes and develops AI models using containerized environments (e.g., AI Azure Foundry, LangChain) to operationalize, build, and validate scalable tools/applications/solutions for use by the immediate team.
  • Develops and deploys systems for basic retrieval-augmented generation workflows, assisting in the selection of data sources, retrieval systems, and generative models to ensure quality output.
  • Assists senior members in assessing and refining LLM systems and models.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 2+ years data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
  • OR Master's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field AND 1+ year(s) data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results) or consulting experience
  • OR Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
  • OR equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:Model development and evaluationExperimentation with models and promptingPrototype development in containerized environments
Nice to have:Retrieval-augmented generation

Benefits

  • Microsoft Cloud Background Check required upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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