Applied Science Manager, Alexa for Shopping (Rufus)
Core
Managing a team focused on Large Language Model (LLM) and Vision-Language Model (VLM) post-training and alignment for Amazon's AI-powered shopping assistant.
Role type
Senior management IC (applied science)
Builds
AI shopping assistant experiences (Rufus/Alexa+)
Domain
E-commerce, Generative AI, LLMs
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
LLM/VLM post-training, RLHF, DPO, fine-tuning, multi-agent systems, deep learning, machine learning, computer vision, team management
Preferred skills
PhD in quantitative field, LLM post-training (SFT and RL)
Technologies
LLMs, VLMs, RLHF, DPO
Responsibilities
Set roadmap and vision for science investments, optimize existing AI shopping experiences, build teams that ship production AI at scale
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
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