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Principal Applied Science Manager

MicrosoftHyderabad, Telangana, IndiaPosted 21 May 2026

Microsoft is seeking a Principal Applied Science Manager for the Bing RAI Defensives team in Hyderabad. The role involves leading a team of engineers and researchers to build and manage high-quality AI solutions for web-scale traffic. Candidates must have extensive experience in software engineering, technical leadership, and training deep learning models. This position requires strong collaboration with partner AI teams and a focus on product and development excellence.

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Experience

6+ years

Function

Engineering

Work mode

Hybrid, India

Company

Tier 1

What you will work on

Microsoft is seeking a Principal Applied Science Manager for the Bing RAI Defensives team in Hyderabad. The role involves leading a team of engineers and researchers to build and manage high-quality AI solutions for web-scale traffic. Candidates must have extensive experience in software engineering, technical leadership, and training deep learning models. This position requires strong collaboration with partner AI teams and a focus on product and development excellence.

TAL's take

Quality 95/1005/5 clarityTier 1 company

Senior leadership role at a top-tier global AI organization (Microsoft AI) working on web-scale ML systems.

The JD clearly outlines the team's mission, the specific domain (RAI Defensives), and the required management and technical experience.

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Must haves

  • 6+ years of software engineering or applied researcher experience
  • 1+ year of people management experience
  • 5+ years of experience leading high performing teams
  • 5+ years of technical leadership experience
  • Experience leading a team to train, build and infer large scale DL models
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools and skills

deep learningnlpdistributed servicessoftware engineeringdata science

Nice to have: publications, patents, academic papers.

About the company

Microsoft is a global Tier 1 FAANG+ company.

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