Sr. Applied Scientist - Alexa+, Alexa Audio

Job title: Sr. Applied Scientist - Alexa+, Alexa Audio in Bellevue, WA at Amazon
Company: Amazon
Job description: DESCRIPTIONCome join the Alexa Audio team working on Alexa+, a completely new product that powers all of our devices and services. This is an opportunity to work with latest machine learning techniques, and inventing the future.Alexa Audio is responsible for fulfilling customers requests for all types of audio content (Music, Radio, Podcasts, Books, generative audio) across all Alexa enabled devices. This covers a broad set of experiences including search, browse, recommendations, playback, and multi-device grouping and controls.We are seeking a talented, self-directed Applied Scientists who would come up with state of the art search and recommendation techniques, and help develop new generative experiences. This is a unique opportunity where you will be working on latest technologies including LLMs, and also see it impact customer's lives in meaningful ways.Responsibilities
- Apply advance state-of-the-art artificial intelligence techniques and develop algorithms in areas of personalization, voice based dialogue systems and natural language information retrieval.
- Design scientifically sound online experiments and offline simulations to study and improve products.
- Work closely with talented engineers to create scalable models and put them to production.
- Perform statistical analyses on large data sets, identify problems, and propose solutions.
- Work with partner science teams to identify collaboration opportunities.Work hard. Have fun. Make history.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learningPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.
- Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.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 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 . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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Location: Bellevue, WA
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