Applied Science: Internship Opportunities – Mountain View

Job description

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of university interns from every corner of the world.

This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential – and excitement for the journey ahead.

As an Applied Scientist Intern at Microsoft, you will be at the forefront of technological innovation, working collaboratively to bring research to life in our products and services.

You'll gain expertise in cutting-edge research areas, apply advanced concepts to real-world needs, and use state-of-the-art tools to make a tangible impact on product quality and business outcomes.

You'll contribute to the creation of intelligent solutions through data analysis, modeling, machine learning, and/or AI, LLM, SLM and agent, ensuring our products remain at the leading edge of innovation.

As an intern at Microsoft, you’re stepping into a world of real impact from day one.

You’ll collaborate with global teams on meaningful projects, explore cutting-edge technologies like AI, and kick start your career while doing it.

With a strong focus on learning and development, this is your opportunity to grow your skills, build community, and shape your future—all while being supported every step of the way.



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 and 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.

**Please note this application is only for internships based in our Mountain View, California office.

For internships in other offices in the United States, please see our Careers site (http://www.microsoft.com/university) .**

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**Responsibilities**

+ Analyze and improve performance of advanced algorithms on large-scale datasets and cutting-edge research in machine intelligence and machine learning applications.
+ Think through the product scenarios and goals, identify key challenges, then fit the scenario asks into Machine Learning (ML) tasks, design experimental process for iteration and optimization.
+ Implement prototypes of scalable systems in AI applications.
+ Gain an understanding of a broad area of research and applicable research techniques, as well as a basic knowledge of industry trends and share your knowledge with immediate team members.
+ Prepare data to be used for analysis by reviewing criteria that reflect quality and technical constraints.

Reviews data and suggests data to be included and excluded and be able to describe actions taken to address data quality problems.
+ Assist with the development of usable datasets for modeling purposes and support the scaling of feature ideation and data preparation.
+ Help take cleaned data and adapt for machine learning purposes, under the direction of a senior team member.

**Qualifications**

**Required Qualifications:**

+ Currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Statistics, Econometrics, or related field.
+ Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.
+ Candidate must be enrolled in a full time bachelor’s, master’s degree program in area relevant for the role during the academic term immediately before their internship.



**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Statistics, Econometrics, or related field.

The base pay range for this internship is USD $5610.00 - $11010.00 per month.

There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $7270.00 - $12030.00 per month.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay

Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis throughout the academic calendar (September - April).

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer.

Consistent with applicable law, 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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .

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