Data Scientist, CoreAI
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 8, 2026. Microsoft scores A on the Alion truth index.
Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential and excitement for the journey ahead.
CoreAI builds the AI-powered tools and platforms that developers and organizations use to build with AI. That includes tools that help developers write, test, and ship software, as well as the platforms used to build, deploy, and run AI applications and agents.
As a Data Scientist in CoreAI, you'll use statistics, experimentation, and machine learning to understand how developers and organizations use these products, measure what's working, and find ways to make them better. Working alongside other data scientists, engineers, and product managers, you'll turn product questions into analyses, build models and metrics, and share insights that shape what CoreAI builds next.
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.
This role is targeting a Summer 2027 (May-August) start date.
Responsibilities
Take ownership of product and business questions, break them down into clear analyses, and choose the right data, methods, and algorithms to answer them.
Build an understanding of CoreAI products and the customers who use them, and use that context to make your analyses relevant and actionable.
Explore large datasets, such as product usage data, to find trends, surface new questions and opportunities, and understand what the data can and can't tell us.
Design and analyze experiments, such as A/B tests, to measure the impact of product changes and help teams decide what to ship.
Analyze and validate results, and build metrics, dashboards, and automated reports or data pipelines to track outcomes over time.
Partner with engineers, product managers, and other data scientists to share clear, compelling insights that help improve products and services used by millions of customers.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field 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 Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
OR Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
AND 2+ year(s) data-science experience (e.g., managing structured and unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results) unstructured data, applying statistical techniques and reporting results)
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Data Science IC2 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $85,400 - $168,100 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 $111,100 - $183,700 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, read more about requesting accommodations.