DESCRIPTION

Our team’s mission is to improve Shopping experience for customers interacting with Amazon devices via voice. We work with Alexa and multiple other teams to research and develop advanced state-of-the-art speech technologies. Do you want to be part of the team developing the latest technology that impacts the customer experience of ground-breaking products? Then come join us and make history.

Key job responsibilities
We are looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Senior Research Scientist with a background in Machine Learning to help build industry-leading Speech and Language technology.

As a Senior Research Scientist at Amazon you will work with talented peers to develop novel algorithms and modelling techniques to drive the state of the art in speech synthesis.

Position Responsibilities:
* Participate in the design, development, evaluation, deployment and updating of data-driven models for Speech and Language applications.
* Participate in research activities including the application and evaluation of Speech and Language techniques for novel applications.
* Research and implement novel ML and statistical approaches to add value to the business.
* Mentor junior engineers and scientists.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 3+ years of investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products experience
– PhD, or Master’s degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
– Experience communicating qualitative research methods and findings to non-qualitative researchers
– Experience with big data technologies such as AWS, Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive etc.
– Experience in standard machine-learning and statistical modeling tools and techniques (e.g. random forests, gradient-boosted regression, LASSO, logistic regression)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– Experience converting research studies into tangible real-world changes
– Experience with discrete and continuous optimization methodologies and algorithms

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 https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

USA, WA, Seattle