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Senior Applied Scientist(Ads)

Microsoft

Microsoft

Posted on Sep 17, 2025

Senior Applied Scientist(Ads)

Beijing, China

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Date posted
Sep 17, 2025
Job number
1876163
Work site
4 days / week in-office
Travel
0-25 %
Role type
Individual Contributor
Profession
Research, Applied, & Data Sciences
Discipline
Applied Sciences
Employment type
Full-Time

Overview

Microsoft is innovating rapidly in advertising to grow its share of global markets by providing the advertising industry with the state-of-the-art online platform and service. The team is at the forefront of innovations by harnessing the power of generative AI and large vision language models. We specialize in creating captivating image and video content, from initial generation to advanced optimization and editing. We are a world-class R&D team of passionate and talented scientists and engineers who aspire to solve challenging problems and turn innovative ideas into high-quality products and services that can help hundreds of millions of users and advertisers, and directly impact our business.

Qualifications

•Bachelor, Master, PhD degree in CS/EE or related areas is required.
• 3+ years of experience in machine learning, computer vision, VLM, image and video generation and editing. Experience with diffusion models and AI agent is a plus.
• Proven track record of leading and delivering successful projects in content generation and optimization
• Proficiency in programming languages with high performance such as: C/C++, Python, C#
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively and strategically
Strong communication skills and the ability to work productively in a collaborative, cross-functional team environment

Responsibilities

Lead the development and evaluation of advanced algorithms and models for content generation, especially image and video processing and generation to ensure high quality and engaging content
• Optimize and scale existing systems to handle large volumes of data and ensure high performance
• Conduct research and stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AIGC, computer vision to ensure our solutions are cutting-edge
• Analyze performance and identify opportunities based on offline and online testing, develop, and deliver robust and scalable solutions, make direct impact to both user and advertisers experience
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers, to define and execute on the ad content generation strategy.


Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Industry leading healthcare
Educational resources
Discounts on products and services
Savings and investments
Maternity and paternity leave
Generous time away
Giving programs
Opportunities to network and connect

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.