Applied Scientist - Machine Learning and AI Model Optimization

Amazon India Limited; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Devices is seeking an Applied Scientist to push the boundaries of Gen AI on edge devices. You will design, quantize, prune, and finetune models for edge platforms while leveraging the Neural Edge Engine and collaborative hardware/software expertise.

You will work with compiler engineers, hardware architects, and product teams to deliver ML-centric solutions. Expect opportunities to publish in top conferences and contribute to production-ready models.

Qualifications

• 2+ years building ML models for business applications.
• PhD or Master’s plus 2+ years applied research.
• Publications or patents in top-tier venues.
• Programming experience: Java, C++, Python.
• Strong foundation in linear algebra, calculus.
• Experience in algorithms, data structures, distributed computing, high-performance computing.

Responsibilities

• Quantize, prune, distill, and finetune Gen AI models for edge platforms.
• Understand Amazon's Neural Edge Engine to invent optimization techniques.
• Analyze deep learning workloads and map them to Amazon's Neural Edge Engine.
• Apply first principles of Information Theory, Scientific Computing, Deep Learning Theory, Non Equilibrium Thermodynamics.
• Train custom Gen AI models that beat SOTA and pave the way for production models.
• Collaborate with compiler engineers, hardware architects and product teams to build ML-centric solutions.
• Publish in open source and present at major ML conferences (NeurIPS, ICLR, MLSys).

Skills

Machine learning

Gen AI

Edge devices

Deep learning theory

Information Theory

Education

PhD or Masters with 2+ years research

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Job description

Applied Scientist, SSG Science Amazon Devices is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer high-profile devices like the Kindle family of products, Fire Tablets, Fire TV, Health Wellness, Amazon Echo & Astro products. This is an exciting opportunity to join Amazon in developing state-of-the-art techniques that bring Gen AI on edge for our consumer products. We are looking for exceptional scientists to join our Applied Science team and help develop the next generation of edge models, and optimize them while doing co-designed with custom ML HW based on a revolutionary architecture. Work hard. Have Fun. Make History.

Key job responsibilities

• Quantize, prune, distill, finetune Gen AI models to optimize for edge platforms
• Fundamentally understand Amazon's underlying Neural Edge Engine to invent optimization techniques
• Analyze deep learning workloads and provide guidance to map them to Amazon's Neural Edge Engine
• Use first principles of Information Theory, Scientific Computing, Deep Learning Theory, Non Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Train custom Gen AI models that beat SOTA and paves path for developing production models
• Collaborate closely with compiler engineers, fellow Applied Scientists, Hardware Architects and product teams to build the best ML-centric solutions for our devices
• Publish in open source and present on Amazon's behalf at key ML conferences - NeurIPS, ICLR, MLSys.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master's degree and 2+ years of applied research experience
• 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
• Strong foundation in relevant mathematical concepts (linear algebra, calculus, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in professional software development
• Prior experience in productionizing ML models and managing their full lifecycle from development to deployment

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Experience Level Mid Level