AWS Applied Scientist - Languages Team

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, C++, C Programming, SQL, AWS, Machine learning techniques, Perl Programming, Deep Learning, Data Modeling, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Algorithms, Natural Language Understanding-NLU

Job Description

Amazon is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Applied Scientist with a strong machine learning background to help build industry-leading language technology.

Our mission is to provide a delightful experience to Amazon’s customers by pushing the envelope in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Conversational AI, Information Extraction (IE) and Machine Learning (ML).

As part of our AI team in Amazon AWS, you will work alongside internationally recognized experts to develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state-of-the-art in human language technology. Your work will directly impact millions of our customers in the form of products and services, as well as contributing to the wider research community. You will gain hands on experience with Amazon’s heterogeneous text and structured data sources, and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in language understanding.

We are hiring in all areas related to Natural Language Understanding, Generation, Semantic Parsing, Conversational AI and Information Extraction.

This role can be based in NYC, Seattle, Santa Clara (we are open for other locations).

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences.

Work/Life Balance

Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics with specialization in natural language processing, machine translation, signal processing, or machine learning.
• Breadth and depth knowledge of ML learning algorithms.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python, Java, C/C++ or Perl.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of relevant experience in industry and/or academia.
• Proven track record of successfully applying ML-based solutions to complex problems in business, science, or engineering.
• Experience in building natural language processing, natural language understanding and dialogue systems (e.g., commercial products or government projects)
• Solid Machine Learning background and hands-on experience with neural deep learning methods.
• Scientific thinking and the ability to invent, a track record of thought leadership and contributions that have advanced the field.
• Solid software development experience.
• Good written and spoken communication skills.