**Overview**

Shape the future of AI speech—join us to build transformative speech technologies for multilingual intelligent experiences that reach billions.

Microsoft is pioneering next-generation AI-driven speech solutions for voice agents, transcription, and call centre analytics.

As a Principal Applied Scientist in Microsoft’s Azure Speech team, you will lead the development of advanced multilingual speech models, AOAI finetuning and multimodal generative AI powering real-time and batch transcription, intelligent voice agents, and multilingual technologies across Microsoft products and enterprise solutions. Your work will impact billions—enabling next-generation human–machine experiences for diverse markets, with a special focus on India.

In this strategic role, you will set technical direction and drive innovation in speech recognition, AOAI customisation, and generative AI. You’ll collaborate with top scientists and engineers to scale model qual...