Applied Scientist Ii, Alexa AI

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · IN, KA, Bengaluru · Applied Science

Applied Scientist II at Amazon Alexa AI in India, focusing on prototyping, optimizing, and deploying ML algorithms for Generative AI. Responsibilities include research, building PoCs, collaborating with teams, technical communication, documentation, and publishing research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Research, experiment and build Proof Of Concepts advancing the state of the art in AI & ML for GenAI.
  2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect and execute technically rigorous AI projects.
  3. Thrive in dynamic environments, adapting quickly to evolving technical requirements and deadlines.
  4. Engage in effective technical communication (written & spoken) with coordination across teams.
  5. Conduct thorough documentation of algorithms, methodologies, and findings for transparency and reproducibility.

Skills

Required

  • algorithms and data structures
  • parsing
  • numerical optimization
  • data mining
  • parallel and distributed computing
  • high-performance computing
  • Java
  • C++
  • Python

Nice to have

  • Unix/Linux
  • professional software development

What the JD emphasized

  • building models for business application experience
  • patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
  • Publish research papers in internal and external venues of repute

Other signals

  • Generative AI
  • ML algorithms
  • state of the art in AI & ML for GenAI
  • Publish research papers