Applied Scientist - CoreAI Voice Agent

The CoreAI Voice Agent team brings together talents in the areas of signal processing, speech modeling, statistical modeling and deep learning to develop and deliver robust, natural and scalable speech technologies, across a rich set of scenarios and languages.  We welcome Applied Scientists to join our cutting-edge voice agent team. You’ll work at the intersection of deep learning, signal processing, and speech/audio modeling to push the boundaries of natural, expressive, and multilingual speech generation. Your innovations will power next-generation products in conversational AI and accessibility—impacting and enriching the lives of millions of users worldwide.

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.

In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

• Design and develop novel speech algorithms to advance state-of-the-art technologies, with a focus on real-world applications in speech generation
• Tackle scalability challenges by aligning solutions with evolving stakeholder requirements
• Leverage large-scale computing frameworks, data analysis platforms, and modeling environments to enhance model performance and efficiency
• Deploy models into production environments and iterate based on empirical results and user impact
• Conduct rigorous experimentation by evaluating multiple models in live scenarios to assess comparative performance
• Continuously monitor deployed algorithms to ensure they meet expected behavior, accuracy thresholds, and performance guardrails

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics predictive analytics, research) OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research).

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ year(s) experience developing and deploying products or systems at multiple points in the product cycle from ideation to shipping.

Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 2+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research) OR equivalent experience

Applied Sciences IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $85,800 - CAD $169,300 per year.

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Ce poste sera ouvert pendant au moins cinq jours et les candidatures seront acceptées de façon continue jusqu’à ce que le poste soit pourvu.

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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