Senior Applied Scientist, Alexa Smart Home
Amazon - Sunnyvale, CA
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Senior Applied Scientist, Alexa Smart HomeJob ID: 2706627 | Services LLCThe Smart Home team is focused on making Alexa the user interface for the home. From the simplest voice commands (turn on the lights, turn down the heat) to use cases spanning home security, home entertainment, and the home environment, we are evolving Alexa into an intelligent, indispensable companion that automates daily routines, simplifies interaction with appliances and electronics, and alerts when something unusual is detected. You will be part of a team delivering features that are highly anticipated by media and well received by our customers.The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will work with other scientists and software developers to design and build the next generation of Smart Home voice control using the latest Large Language Models. You will have the satisfaction of working on a product your friends and family can relate to and want to use every day.Key job responsibilities:Developing new inference and training techniques to improve the performance of Large Language Models for Smart Home control and Automation.Developing robust techniques for synthetic data generation for training large models and maintaining model generalization.Mentoring junior scientists to improve their skills, knowledge, and their ability to get things done.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 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
Created: 2024-10-16