A Senior Applied Scientist in Trust CX innovations, you will be at the forefront of developing innovative solutions to critical challenges in AI trust and privacy. You'll lead research in trust-preserving machine learning techniques. We are working on revolutionizing the way Amazonians work and collaborate. You will help us achieve new heights of productivity through the power of advanced generative AI technologies. We are looking for a leader with strong technical experiences and a passion for building scientifically driven solutions in a fast-paced environment. You should have a good understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Machine Learning (ML), Dialog Management, Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), and Audio Signal Processing where to apply them in different business cases. You will be joining a select group of people making history producing one of the most highly rated products in Amazon's history, so if you are looking for a challenging and innovative role where you can solve important problems while growing as a leader, this may be the place for you.

Responsibilities

Lead research initiatives in generative AI, focusing on LLMs, multimodal models, and frontier AI capabilities.
Develop innovative approaches for model optimization, including prompt engineering, few-shot learning, and efficient fine-tuning.
Pioneer new methods for AI safety, alignment, and responsible AI development.
Design and execute sophisticated experiments to evaluate model performance and behavior.
Lead the development of production-ready AI solutions that scale efficiently.
Collaborate with product teams to translate research innovations into practical applications.
Guide engineering teams in implementing AI models and systems at scale.
Author technical papers for top-tier conferences.
File patents for novel AI technologies and applications.
You will be working with a group of talented scientists on researching algorithms and running experiments to test scientific proposals/solutions to improve our trust-preserving experiences. This will involve collaboration with partner teams including engineering, PMs, data annotators, and other scientists to discuss data quality, policy, and model development.
You work closely with partner teams across Alexa to deliver platform features that require cross-team leadership.

Requirements

8+ 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 a related language.
Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning.

Preferred 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.

This job was posted by Kishore Kumar from Amazon Devices and Services.

Sr. Applied Scientist