Applied Scientist - LLM, Alexa

Amazon; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Applied Scientist in the Alexa team, where you'll leverage your expertise in Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models to develop cutting-edge conversational systems. Collaborate with a talented group of scientists and engineers to create innovative solutions that enhance user experiences for millions. This role involves analyzing customer behaviors, defining actionable metrics, and communicating insights effectively to diverse audiences. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's in CS, CE, ML or related field required.
• Experience in programming and building machine learning models essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative solutions for conversational assistants.
• Research and implement algorithms to enhance user experience.

Skills

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Large Language Models

Algorithms and Data Structures

Data Mining

Machine Learning

Programming in Java

Programming in C++

Programming in Python

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Unix/Linux

Job description

DESCRIPTION

We have an exciting position within Alexa for an Applied Scientist with a strong background in NLP and Large Language Models to help us develop state-of-the-art conversational systems.
As part of this team, you will collaborate with talented scientists and software engineers to enable conversational assistants capabilities to support the use of external tools and sources of information, and develop novel reasoning capabilities to revolutionise the user experience for millions of Alexa customers.

Key job responsibilities
As an Applied Scientist, you will develop innovative solutions to complex problems to extend the functionalities of conversational assistants.
You will use your technical expertise to research and implement novel algorithms and modelling solutions in collaboration with other scientists and engineers.
You will analyse customer behaviours and define metrics to enable the identification of actionable insights and measure improvements in customer experience.
You will communicate results and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences through written reports, presentations and external publications.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. PhD, or a Master's degree and experience in CS, CE, ML or related field
2. Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
3. Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
4. Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
5. Experience in building machine learning models for business applications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience using Unix/Linux
2. Experience in professional software development

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