Senior Applied Scientist, Artificial General Intelligence

The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Senior Applied Scientist with a strong deep learning background, to help build industry-leading technology with Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal systems.

Key job responsibilities

As a Senior Applied Scientist with the AGI team, you will work with world-class scientists and engineers to develop novel data, modeling and engineering solutions to support the responsible AI initiatives at AGI. Your work will directly impact our customers in the form of products and services that make use of audio technology.

About the team

While the rapid advancements in Generative AI have captivated global attention, we see these as just the starting point. Our team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what?s possible, leveraging Amazon?s unparalleled ML infrastructure, computing resources, and commitment to responsible AI principles. And Amazon?s leadership principle of customer obsession guides our approach, prioritizing our customers needs and preferences each step of the way.

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

Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning

Experience with LLM model training and tuning

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with popular deep learning frameworks such as MxNet and Tensor Flow.

Experience with conducting research in a corporate setting

Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.

Experience in building machine learning models for business application

Experience with generative deep learning models applicable to the creation of audio and text (CNNs, GANs, VAEs and Transformers).

Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals. Effective verbal and written communication skills with non-technical and technical audiences.

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.

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.

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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,

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