Top 334 Senior applied scientist Jobs in Los Altos, Ca

Senior Applied Scientist
Microsoft —Mountain View, CA
- $119,800 - $261,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Background check
- Doctoral degree
- Computer Science
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist
CEDENT —South San Francisco, CA
- 3 years
- Master's degree
- SQL
Principal Applied Scientist
Adobe —San Jose, CA
- $206,300 - $388,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- System design
Applied Scientist
Adobe —San Jose, CA
- $120,700 - $238,600 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
Senior Apps Applied Scientist
Apple —Cupertino, CA
- $184,700 - $324,800 a year
- Computer Science
- 3 years
- Analysis skills
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Health insurance
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Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics
NVIGEN —Sunnyvale, CA
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Databases
Senior Applications Scientist
Onto Innovation —Milpitas, CA
- $128,000 - $192,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Disability insurance
Senior / Staff Scientist, Assay Automation
Clear Labs —San Carlos, CA
- $120,000 - $150,000 a year
- Full-time
- 8 years
- Doctor of Philosophy
- US work authorization
- AD&D insurance
- Disability insurance
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Senior Applied Scientist
Adobe —San Jose, CA
- $142,700 - $270,950 a year
- Full-time
- Fair chance
- Experience equivalent to degree accepted
- Senior level
ICP-MS Laboratory Research Scientist
Stanford University —Stanford, CA
- $127,211 - $154,222 a year
- Overtime
- 3 years
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Analysis skills
Senior Engineer - Applied AI
GEICO —Palo Alto, CA
- $100,000 - $215,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- System design
Senior Applied Scientist
Amazon.com Services LLC —Sunnyvale, CA
- $192,200 - $260,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- 5 years
- Java
- AD&D insurance
- Health insurance
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Senior Quantum AI Research Scientist, Applied Research
NVIDIA —Santa Clara, CA
- $192,000 - $304,750 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer Science
- System design
- 8 years
Senior Quantum Applied Research Scientist, Calibration and Decoding
NVIDIA —Santa Clara, CA
- $192,000 - $304,750 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer Science
- System design
- Master's degree
Senior, Applied AI Health Scientist
Samsung Research America —Mountain View, CA
- $158,800 - $218,100 a year
- Computer science
- Computer Science
- HIPAA
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Principal Applied Scientist - Robotics
Oracle —Santa Clara, CA
- Full-time
- Mentoring
- Senior level
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Senior Data Scientist
Intuit —Mountain View, CA
- $149,500 - $220,000 a year
- Computer Science
- Master's degree
- SQL
Senior Applied Scientist, Last Mile Delivery
Amazon.com Services LLC —Santa Clara, CA
- $167,100 - $260,000 a year
- Full-time
- 6 years
- Java
- Master's degree
- AD&D insurance
- Health insurance
Senior Data Scientist, Firefly
Adobe —San Jose, CA
- $133,100 - $236,400 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- Computer Science
- 5 years
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Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Quick
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. —Santa Clara, CA
- $192,200 - $260,000 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Java
- Master's degree
- AD&D insurance
- Health insurance

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Senior Applied Scientist

Microsoft -
Mountain View, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$119,800 - $261,000 a year

Qualifications

AI models
Doctoral degree in statistics
Data mining
Statistics
Doctoral degree
Computer Science
Predictive modeling analysis
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
Bachelor's degree in statistics
Writing skills
C#
Design of experiments
R
Generative models
Classification (ML)
Prompt engineering
Java
Master's degree
Doctoral degree in Computer Science
Programming languages
Machine intelligence
Statistics research
Ph.D. in statistics
Doctoral degree in computer engineering
Developing large-scale AI models
Computer Engineering
Natural language processing
Master's degree in statistics
Data-driven problem-solving
Master's degree in electrical engineering

Full Job Description

Overview

We seek a Senior Applied Scientist with expertise in Machine Learning, Generative AI, Agentic Modeling, Data Science, or related areas. The ideal candidate should be passionate about generative modeling, experimental prompt tuning, and large-scale modeling optimization. The candidate should have hands-on experience on working with LLMs, or SLMs such as Qwen, Llama or its variants. Microsoft AI unites product, engineering, and science teams to advance Bing and Consumer Copilot, aiming to provide the best generative search experience through advanced AI/ML technologies and innovative AI features.

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.

Starting January 26, 2026, Microsoft AI (MAI) employees who live within a 50- mile commute of a designated Microsoft office in the U.S. or 25-mile commute of a non-U.S., country-specific location are expected to work from the office at least four days per week. This expectation is subject to local law and may vary by jurisdiction.

Responsibilities

Building and owning production machine learning models to improve results.
Working hands on with SOTA generative models like Qwen, Llama, Mistral, GPT and others, to deliver big impact.
Finding insights and forming hypothesis on large-scale data with various machine learning, feature engineering, statistical, and data mining techniques: e.g. regression, classification, NLP, optimization.
Professional working experience on prompt engineering with large LLMs like GPT, Gemini, Claude etc.
Designing experiments, understanding the resulting data, and producing actionable, trustworthy conclusions from them.
Wrangling large amounts of data (think petabytes) using various tools, including open-source ones and your own. All programming languages are welcome, especially Python, C#, R, C++, Java, and SQL.
Taking complex problems and the associated data and giving the answers in a concise form to assist senior executives in making key business decisions.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years related experience (e.g., statistics predictive analytics, research)
- OR Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 1+ year(s) related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- OR equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:
Ability 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- OR Doctorate in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field AND 3+ years related experience (e.g., statistics, predictive analytics, research)
- OR equivalent experience.
Proficient oral and writing skills.

#MicrosoftAI #ML #GenAI

Applied Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year. 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 $160,200 - $261,000 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

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.

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