Applied Scientist II, CMT

Amazon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an Applied Scientist II to advance Competitive Monitoring systems in a highly scalable environment. You will tackle complex machine learning challenges, contribute to production-ready LLMs, and push the boundaries of recommender systems to enhance customer experience on a global scale.

As a Thought leader, you will mentor junior scientists, explore multiple problem domains, and collaborate with engineers on architecture while communicating clearly with stakeholders across

Qualifications

• 4+ years of building models for business applications.
• PhD or Master's degree required.
• Publications or patents in top-tier venues preferred.
• Proficient in Java, C++, Python or related languages.
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, and parallel/distributed computing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and help set team directions.
• Mentor junior scientists and guide research directions.
• Collaborate with engineers to design low-level and high-level architectures addressing business problems.
• Communicate ideas clearly through writing and talks to align stakeholders.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Algorithms and data structures

Data mining

Parallel computing

Education

PhD or Master's degree

Job description

Description

As a member of the CMT team, you'll play a key role in the evolution of our Competitive Monitoring systems to solve significantly complex and interesting technical challenges in machine learning, large language models in production, and recommender systems to name a few. The team's work directly impacts customer experience at a worldwide scale.

Key job responsibilities

Thought leader on the team and help set team directions

Research multiple problem domains, suggest various approaches to try and be as hands-on as needed while providing more junior scientists with critical mentorship

Collaborate with engineers to come up with the right LLD and HLD to solve key business problems

Strong emphasis on communication via writing, internal and external talks, and being able to align with multiple stakeholders

A day in the life

As an Applied scientist II, a typical day will involve aligning with key product, engineering and business stakeholders ; advising junior scientists on the work they are doing ; reading current research papers and staying up-to-date on AI research ; diving deep as needed to improve CMT models and addressing stakeholders from the science perspective ; writing python code

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of building models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master's degree
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
• 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 in state-of-the-art deep learning models architecture design and deep learning training and optimization and model pruning
• Experience in designing experiments and statistical analysis of results

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.