Applied Scientist, Alexa Smart Home

Amazon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 149,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Amazon's Alexa Smart Home team as an Applied Scientist, focusing on innovative voice control solutions utilizing large language models. You will collaborate with experts to develop cutting-edge techniques that enhance user interaction with smart home devices. Ideal candidates have strong programming skills, a PhD or extensive experience, and a passion for advancing technology.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building models for business application experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
• Experience in algorithms and data structures, numerical optimization, etc.

Responsibilities

• Develop new inference and training techniques for LLMs.
• Mentor junior scientists to enhance skills and knowledge.
• Generate synthetic data for training large models.

Skills

Programming in Java

Programming in C++

Programming in Python

Algorithms and data structures

Data mining

Numerical optimization

Parallel and distributed computing

High-performance computing

Education

PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Machine Learning or related field

Master's degree and 4+ years experience

Tools

Unix/Linux

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Description

The Alexa Smart Home team is focused on making Alexa the user interface for the home. From the simplest voice commands (turn on the lights, turn down the heat) to use cases spanning home security, home entertainment, and the home environment; we are evolving Alexa into an intelligent, indispensable companion that automates daily routines, simplifies interaction with appliances and electronics, and alerts when something unusual is detected. You can be part of a team delivering features that are highly anticipated by media and well received by our customers.

Description

The Alexa Smart Home team is focused on making Alexa the user interface for the home. From the simplest voice commands (turn on the lights, turn down the heat) to use cases spanning home security, home entertainment, and the home environment; we are evolving Alexa into an intelligent, indispensable companion that automates daily routines, simplifies interaction with appliances and electronics, and alerts when something unusual is detected. You can be part of a team delivering features that are highly anticipated by media and well received by our customers.

As an Applied Scientist, you will work with other scientists and software developers to design and build the next generation of Smart Home voice control using the latest Large Language Models (LLM's). And, you will have the satisfaction of working on a product your friends and family can relate to, and want to use every day.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop new inference and training techniques to improve the performance of LLMs for Smart Home control and Automation
• Develop robust techniques for synthetic data generation for training large models and maintaining model generalization
• Mentoring junior scientists to improve their skills, knowledge, and their ability to get things done
  
  

About The Team

We are a team of Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and Software Developers that work together to make Alexa more insightful and proactive through ambient intelligence, with features like Alexa Hunches that automatically control Smart Home devices.

We are interdisciplinary and we act like it. We ask each other questions and value our different perspectives.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of building models for business application experience
• 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
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Unix/Linux
• Experience in professional software development
  
  

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary for this position ranges from $149,300/year up to $249,300/year. Salary is based on a number of factors 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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC

Job ID: A3014979

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Science, and Engineering

• Industries

  Software Development

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