Data Scientist, Alexa AI
Core
Developing novel algorithms and data techniques to advance state-of-the-art human language technology, specifically in Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR), Natural Language Understanding (NLU), and Machine Learning (ML) for Amazon's customer-facing products.
Role type
Senior IC machine learning engineer (speech and language)
Builds
Industry-leading Speech and Language technology products and services
Domain
Internet / Consumer Technology / Speech and Language Processing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
SQL, Python, R, SAS, Matlab, statistical/mathematical software, data querying, data research, mathematical modeling, research paper creation, STEM background
Preferred skills
Ph.D. in STEM, statistical packages (SPSS, SAS, S-PLUS), business intelligence tools, machine learning concepts for reasoning, clustered data processing (Hadoop, Spark, Map-reduce, Hive), AI system evaluation, quantitative business analysis
Technologies
Hadoop, Spark, Map-reduce, Hive, SQL, Python, R, SAS, Matlab, SPSS, S-PLUS
Responsibilities
Develop data experiments and novel algorithms, advance state-of-the-art in human language technology, work with large-scale computing resources, apply quantitative analysis to solve business problems
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC