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Principal Applied Scientist
Microsoft • London, UK
Salary
£75k – £123k
Posted
29 October 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview
Microsoft is hiring a Principal Applied Scientist in London, a full-time it role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £75k – £123k. Microsoft holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.
Overview We are looking for a Principal Applied Scientist with deep expertise in modern retrieval technologies to help shape the future of Microsoft 365 Copilot, with a focus on Search, Chat and Agent experiences. This role sits within the Copilot and Agents Core (CACore) organization, which powers the intelligence behind M365 Copilot by combining cutting-edge advances in generative AI with personalized search, retrieval and recommendation systems. As a Principal Applied Scientist in CACore, yo…
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