Senior Data Scientist
Company: Microsoft
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: June 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Microsoft's Cloud business is experiencing explosive growth, and
the Capacity, Supply Chain & Provisioning (CSCP) organization is
responsible for enabling the infrastructure underlying this growth.
Our mission is to deliver the world's computer with an
industry-leading supply chain. CSCP is responsible for strategic
sourcing, customer demand forecasting, capacity planning and
management, supply chain planning and execution, capacity
provisioning, and decommissioning and dispositioning of datacenter
assets worldwide.Cloud Capacity Planning team is looking for a
highly motivated senior level data scientist to help predict,
optimize and build the future of cloud computing. You will operate
as part of a well-established data science team responsible for
researching, developing, training and testing state of the art data
science models (with an emphasis in machine learning) to forecast
demand for Microsoft's Azure cloud resources. You will use deep
learning techniques and several optimization methods to optimize
capacity plans based on forecasted demand. You should be hands on
and a strong collaborator. Your contributions will drive
significant investment and planning decisions for Microsoft's vast
and rapidly growing cloud business. You will interact closely with
fellow data scientists, PMs, engineers, senior leadership and other
stakeholders by acting as a subject matter expert in machine
learning in distributed computing
environment.ResponsibilitiesTrain, test a variety of machine
learning models for demand forecasting of Microsoft's cloud
resources.Work with the data scientists and engineers to bring a
wide variety of ML libraries to production.Design, test and deploy
ML training and test algorithms for optimal run time using parallel
computing technologies in Azure cloud (such as
Databricks.)Contribute to the development of our Data Science
Machine Learning (DSML) Platform designed to speed up ML model
training and testing.Research, develop and deploy production-grade
utility functions for forecasting, anomaly detection, optimization,
clustering, etc. Keep abreast of new statistical / machine learning
techniques and distributed computing techniques to enhance the
performance of DSML Platform.QualificationsMinimum
Qualifications:MS or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering,
Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, or similar
applied quantitative field.5+ years of industry experience in
developing production-grade statistical and machine learning code
in a team environment (experience in agile process is a plus).3+
years of experience in coding in Python (scikit / numpy / pandas /
statsmodel) in distributed computing environment (experience in R
is a plus).Preferred Qualifications1+ year of experience with deep
learning models (e.g., tensorflow, PyTorch, CNTK) and solid
knowledge of theory and practice. Experience with typical data
management systems and tools such as SQL.Knowledge and ability to
work within a large-scale computing context, and hands-on
experience with Hadoop, Spark, DataBricks or similar. Experience
with maintaining a large code base using code versioning systems
such as git.Experience in understanding business needs and
translating them into technical solutions.Excellent interpersonal
and communication (verbal and written) skills.Excellent creative
thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative methods to
solve hard problems under ambiguity and no obvious solutions.Supply
Chain Domain knowledge and experience Inventory
Optimization#cscpjobs#AustinjobsAbility 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.Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care
leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital
status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental
disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race,
religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any
other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and
ordinances. - We also consider qualified applicants regardless of
criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need
assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability
during the application or the recruiting process, please send a
request -via the -Accommodation request form.Benefits/perks listed
below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with
Microsoft and the country where you work.Benefits and PerksIndustry
leading healthcareSavings and investmentsGiving programsEducational
resourcesMaternity and paternity leaveOpportunities to network and
connectDiscounts on products and servicesGenerous time awayJob
SummaryJob number: 1297054Date posted : 2022-03-18Travel:
0-25%Profession: EngineeringRole type: Individual
ContributorEmployment type: Full-TimeExperience: Experienced
professionals
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