**Overview**

Conversational commerce introduces challenges that differ from traditional web shopping. Preferences emerge through dialogue, expectations for accuracy and trust are high, and systems must reason over context and frequently changing commerce data.

Microsoft Copilot is building shopping experiences that are conversational, proactive, and trustworthy. As a Principal Applied Scientist, you will lead the development of machine learning and generative AI systems that power product discovery, ranking, personalization, and reasoning across Copilot shopping surfaces. This role sits at the intersection of applied machine learning, generative AI, and product experience, with clear ownership of core shopping intelligence used directly in user-facing Copilot experiences.

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