Senior Applied Scientist

Company: Amazon.com
Location: Newark
Posted on: October 29, 2024

Job Description:

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It's why we work with some of the world's leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us.ABOUT THIS ROLEAs a Senior Applied Scientist, you will solve large complex real-world problems at scale, draw inspiration from the latest science and technology to empower undefined/untapped business use cases, delve into customer requirements, collaborate with tech and product teams on design, and create production-ready models that span various domains, including machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing (NLP), reinforcement learning (RL), real-time and distributed systems. Your primary focus will be on designing, developing, and deploying highly innovative modeling techniques to production to advance the state of the art in aforementioned domains. Your decision-making will consistently incorporate robust, data-driven business and technical judgment. You will collaborate with and mentor other scientists to raise the bar of scientific research in Amazon and to foster valuable scientific partnership opportunities to help/guide strategic science decisions. We work in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment where scientists, engineers, and product managers work to test and build scalable customer facing experiences. You will have the opportunity to innovate, invent, think big, and streamline cutting-edge optimization services and algorithms to influence the experiences of millions of customers.As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will...- Understand large complex use cases across the business and design the model solution that is scalable, efficient, automated- Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end and scalable modeling solutions, in particular next generation of tools/features empowered by LLM- Partner closely with other Amazon scientists focused on LLM use cases - Drive and lead strategic initiatives to employ the most recent advances in ML/AI in a fast-paced, experimental environment- Work closely with teams of scientists and software engineers to drive real-time model implementations and deliver novel and highly impactful features- Push the boundary of innovation- Mentor and grow the scientists in the team and across AmazonABOUT AUDIBLEAudible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners' imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of industry experience in Deep learning, Natural Language Processing/Understanding, Reinforcement learning and Speech processing- Fluency in Python, SQL or similar scripting languages and skilled at Java, C++, or other programing languages- Experience in algorithm development- Depth and breadth in state-of-the-art machine learning technologies- Machine Learning Pipeline orchestration with AWS (SageMaker, Batch, Lambda, Step Functions) or similar cloud-platforms- Big Data Engineering with Spark / AWS EMR & GluePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Domain knowledge of comparable products (digital, retail)- Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals in one of those areas (natural language processing/understanding, deep learning, machine learning, or speech processing)- Proven track record of innovation in creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the artAmazon 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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

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