Alexa+ is Amazon’s next-generation, AI-powered virtual assistant. Building on the original Alexa, it uses generative AI to deliver a more conversational, personalized, and effective experience. Alexa Sensitive Content Intelligence (ASCI) team is developing responsible AI (RAI) solutions for Alexa+, empowering it to provide useful information responsibly.
The team is currently looking for Applied Scientists with a strong background in NLP and/or CV to design and develop ML solutions in the RAI space using generative AI across all languages and countries. An Applied Scientist will be in a team of exceptional scientists to develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state of the art in Natural Language Processing (NLP) or Computer Vision (CV) related tasks.
We are looking for a candidate with strong technical experiences and a passion for building scientific driven solutions in a fast-paced environment. This Senior Applied Scientist should have a good understanding of NLP models (e.g. LSTM, transformer-based models) or CV models (e.g. CNN, AlexNet, ResNet) and where to apply them in different business cases.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the science solution design, run experiments, research new algorithms, and find new ways of optimizing customer experience.
* Set examples for the team on good science practice and standards.
* Work closely with talented engineers and ML scientists to put algorithms and models into practice.
Basic Qualifications
* 3+ years of building models for business application experience
* PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
* Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
* Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
* Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience using Unix/Linux
* Experience in professional software development
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