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Applied Science Opportunities

Microsoft

Microsoft

Bulgaria
Posted on Mar 14, 2026
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Overview
Come join Office Product Group to work on state-of-the-art services, AI solutions and platforms and deliver the next generation of intelligent productivity experiences used by hundreds of millions of users daily! We are looking for an Applied Scientist who can help us further grow our products, businesses, and culture!
At the Office Product Group in Microsoft Development Center Serbia, we build AI-powered experiences that redefine how millions of people create, collaborate, and communicate in Microsoft Word and across Microsoft 365. Our closely collaborating Word and Office AI teams deliver intelligent, Copilot capabilities that combine advanced artificial intelligence with real‑world productivity needs, shipping high‑impact features at a global scale. If you’re excited about applied science, strong collaboration, and building AI that truly works for people, this is the team for you.
The Applied Science team within the Office Product Group in Serbia builds and ships state-of-the‑art deep learning models that power AI experiences across Microsoft Office products. Working closely with global product and research teams, we turn large language models, multimodal systems, and agentic solutions into real‑world features used at a massive scale. If you’re excited about applying cutting‑edge AI to make a meaningful impact for millions of users, you’ll thrive here.
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.


Responsibilities
  • Contribute to building and improving AI-powered features in Microsoft Word Copilot.
  • Develop and apply Generative AI and deep learnings solutions in real-world product scenarios.
  • Support experimentation and evaluation of AI features, to improve user experience.
  • Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and scientists across Microsoft.
  • Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
  • Learn and apply modern AI and software engineering best practices.
  • Contribute to a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive team environment.


Qualifications
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent industry experience.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
  • Experience with one or more other programming languages including, but not limited to Python, Type Script, JavaScript, C/C++.
  • Understanding key machine learning or data analysis concepts.
  • Solid software engineering fundamentals, including coding and software design.
  • Interest in AI and modern software development.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Past internship, academic, or project experience in AI, machine learning, data science or software engineering.
  • Experience in applied machine learning (e.g., NLP/LLMs, deep learning, predictive analytics, computer vision, statistics).
  • Master's Degree or Doctorate in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Statistics or related field
  • Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

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



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 with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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