Microsoft Corporation Hiring for Machine Learning: Full Time Opportunities for PhD Graduates at Sunnyvale, California Full Time

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Responsibilities

Microsoft’s tools drive the widespread adoption of Machine Learning and AI on the cloud, by providing a highly productive experimentation and modeling environment to help teams of data scientists and data professionals be highly productive with AI. We design, build and operationalize data science tools and environments to create end-to-end solutions for high value customer & partner scenarios leveraging big data, scalable systems.

We are looking for Machine Learning specialists who are passionate about building data science tools and environments that help our customers build intelligent applications.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing or completed a PhD degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline, within 12 months of completion.

• Coding skills in C/C++, Java, Python or JavaScript/AJAX, database design and SQL, and/or knowledge of TCP/IP and network programming.

• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.

• Research experience in Algorithms, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Compilers, Database, Data Mining, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Networking, or Systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Object Oriented programming.

• Solid understanding of cloud development principles and patterns such as loose coupling, clean separation of services and scaled out parallel processing. Nice to have experience with Azure or AWS.

• A strong background in data structures, algorithms and analysis of algorithm complexity.

• Experience in architecting highly-available and scalable software systems is highly desired.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with data scientists, software engineers and program managers in multiple organizations.

• Familiarity or ability to quickly ramp up with machine learning, deep learning, data mining, and/or data science.

• Strong intellectual curiosity and passion about learning new technologies.

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