Amazon · 12 hours ago
Applied Scientist, Worldwide Returns & Recommerce - Science
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$143K/yr - $193K/yr
4+ years expAmazon.com is an agile, innovative organization dedicated to making zero happen to benefit customers and the environment. The Applied Scientist will design and evaluate innovative models for Natural Language Understanding and Large Language Models, while collaborating with data and software engineering teams to implement scalable solutions.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and evaluate highly innovative models for our Natural Language Understanding (NLU) and Large Language Model (LLM) models
Use SQL to query and analyze the data
Use Python, Jupyter notebook, and Pytorch to train/test/deploy NLU/LLM/GenAI models
Use machine learning and analytical techniques to create scalable solutions for business problems
Research and implement novel machine learning and statistical approaches
Mentor interns
Work closely with data & software engineering teams to build model implementations and integrate successful models and algorithms in production systems at very large scale
Qualification
Required
PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Experience with popular deep learning frameworks such as MxNet and Tensor Flow
Preferred
Experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals, including architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization of model execution, or experience (non-internship) in professional software development
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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