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Senior Applied Scientist, Alexa Conversational Assistant Services

Amazon
Bellevue, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/23/2025
Description

AI for Domains (AIDO) team is part of Alexa Conversational Assistant Services organization where our mission is to create a best-in-class Conversational AI that is intuitive, intelligent, and responsive, by developing superior Large Language Models (LLM) solutions and services which increase the capabilities built into the model and which enable utilizing thousands of APIs and external knowledge sources to provide the best experience for each request across millions of customers and endpoints.

We are looking for talented and experienced science leader in the field of LLM, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP) and/or Information Retrieval, to invent and build scalable solutions for a state-of-the-art context-aware conversational AI. A successful candidate will have solid technical background and extensive experience in leading projects and technical teams. The ideal candidate would also have experiences in developing natural language processing systems (particularly LLM based systems) for industry applications, enjoy operating in highly dynamic and ambiguous environments, be self-motivated to take on challenging problems to deliver customer impact.

Key job responsibilities

As a Senior Applied Scientist, You Will

  • Build a strong and coherent team with particular focus on sciences and innovations in LLM technologies for conversation AI applications
  • Serve as a technical lead on demanding and cross-team projects, and effectively collaborating with multiple cross-organizational teams
  • Apply technical influence on partner teams, increasing their productivity by sharing your deep knowledge

Basic Qualifications

  • PhD, or Master's degree and 6 years of applied research experience
  • 3 years of building machine learning models for business application experience
  • Experience programming in Java, C , Python or related language
  • Graduate degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
  • Solid ML background and familiar with standard NLU, NLG, and LLM techniques

Preferred Qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Sciences, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics with specialization in machine learning, deep learning, or natural language processing
  • 4 years experience in building conversational AI and/or natural language processing systems.
  • Publications at peer-reviewed NLP/ML conferences (e.g. ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, AAAI, etc.)
  • Scientific thinking and the ability to invent, a track record of thought leadership and contributions that have advanced the field.
  • 5 years experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A2839692

Salary : $150,400 - $260,000

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