Researcher Specialist, AI

Key Skills

Python Programming, Scala Programming, C++, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, SQL, Apache Hadoop, MapReduce, TensorFlow, PyTorch

Job Description

Participate on SRBR AI R&D projects, which have the purpose of producing innovative technology for (a) equipping Samsung devices and (b) enabling innovative new services.

Role and Responsibilities

• Participate on Artificial Intelligence R&D projects, which have the purpose of producing innovative technology for equipping Samsung devices and enabling innovative new services
• Hands-on contribution designing machine learning models, defining and executing experiments, performing evaluation, generating reports for multiple stakeholders (technical and executive), and enabling the technology to be deployed to Samsung devices
• Contribute to AI R&D strategy formulation
• Interact continuously with Samsung Headquarters and Samsung Overseas R&D Centers for understanding and aligning AI strategies, and corresponding technology roadmaps and requirements; discussing and negotiating new AI projects; reporting AI project progress; refining/adjusting directions whenever required;
• Contribute to collaboration with top-tier Brazilian R&D groups (open innovation)

Main Requirements:

• Solid Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering formal education
• Solid knowledge and skills in Machine Learning techniques and fundamentals
• Expertise in Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, and Reasoning
• Expertise in classifier and regressor design
• Solid skills in probability, statistics, experiment design and evaluation
• Python, C/C++, R and Java programming skills
• Unix toolset skills
• Proven 5+ years of experience applying Machine Learning/Deep Learning to a meaningful set of R&D projects

Education Degree:

• Ph.D in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering obtained from a top-tier university
• M.Sc in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering obtained from a top-tier university with solid professional experience are also welcomed to apply.

Language Requirements:

• Written and verbal fluency in Portuguese and English

Skills and Qualifications

• Practical experience in machine learning optimization aiming at reducing complexity of deep neural networks
• Practical experience in executing/deploying machine learning models on mobile devices
• Practical experience in applying machine learning or designing machine learning solutions for sensor data
• Practical experience in applying machine learning or designing machine learning solutions for computer vision problems
• Experience with machine learning approaches that can be updated with user data after deployment (e.g., online learning, reinforcement learning, etc.)
• Software engineering skills, including methodologies, best practices and related tools
• Experience applying machine learning to real-world problems, i.e., dealing with very large amounts of data