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# Senior Data Scientist - FDE

- **Company:** Microsoft
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-data-scientist-fde-usa-58916136

## About the Role

_ to best practices; write extensible, debuggable code * Define business, customer, and solution strategy goals; partner with teams to explore new opportunities; deliver customer-oriented pragmatic solutions * Coach engineers and cross-disciplinary partners in data science best practices and scale knowledge within the team Tasks * Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field with 1+ year data-science experience OR Master's with 3+ years OR Bachelor's with 5+ years OR equivalent experience * Microsoft cannot sponsor a work visa for this role Key requirements *

## Description

Experteer Overview In this Senior Data Scientist role within Microsoft's Frontier Company Engineering (FDE) team, you transform messy data into production-ready AI solutions that impact business outcomes. You work with cross-functional teams to own the full data lifecycle, from discovery to deployment, applying cutting-edge AI to real-world problems. The role emphasizes scalable models, ethics, privacy, and impact-driven experiments in collaboration with global customers. You will coach engineers and drive thought leadership in best practices, all within a culture of inclusion and high standards. Compensation / Benefits * Oversee data acquisition and ensure proper formatting and description for project delivery; address data gaps and discuss data ethics and privacy * Evaluate models against business-outcome metrics, drive improvements, and scale operational models; review data analysis and modeling techniques * Maintain industry knowledge to identify strategy opportunities and contribute to best practices; write extensible, debuggable code * Define business, customer, and solution strategy goals; partner with teams to explore new opportunities; deliver customer-oriented pragmatic solutions * Coach engineers and cross-disciplinary partners in data science best practices and scale knowledge within the team Tasks * Doctorate in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field with 1+ year data-science experience OR Master's with 3+ years OR Bachelor's with 5+ years OR equivalent experience * Microsoft cannot sponsor a work visa for this role Key requirements *


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