Principal Data Scientist
Microsoft · United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations · Data Science
About this role
Microsoft is hiring a principal-level Data Scientist based in United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations. The posting calls out experience with Python, SQL, AWS, Azure. Compensation is listed at $142,800–$274,800 per year.
- Role
- Data Scientist
- Function
- data engineering
- Level
- principal
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- United States, Multiple Locations, Multiple Locations
- Department
- Data Science
- Posted
- May 15, 2026
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Job description
from Microsoft careersMicrosoft is a company where passionate innovators come to collaborate, envision what can be, and take their careers further. This is a world of more possibilities, more innovation, more openness, and the sky is the limit of thinking in a cloud-enabled world.
We are looking for a Principal Data Scientist who is willing to work in a dynamic environment to solve real life day-to-day problems, leveraging data science techniques. You will enjoy and be successful in this role if you are curious and willing to challenge the status quo and come up with data-driven solutions to ambiguous problems.
As a Principal Data Scientist, you will partner closely with data engineering, product, field, and Finance teams to turn large‑scale telemetry into decision-ready insights. You will help define compensable metrics, design quota models, evaluate outcomes, and ensure our quota distribution is explainable, reliable, and aligned to real business questions. Your work will directly influence product direction, customer success motions, and executive decision‑making.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their highly qualified contributions each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.