Manager, Applied Science, RBS Tech

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

Job summary

Amazon Science in Bengaluru seeks an Applied Science Manager to lead ML, NLP and CV initiatives at scale. You will guide a team of scientists, shape research directions, and collaborate with engineering to deploy production-grade GenAI solutions that affect millions of customers.

The role requires strong communication, mentoring, and a proven track record in delivering large ML systems. Academic credentials (MS/PhD) preferred; the team focuses on multi-modal understanding and practical CX/SPX

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of ML, NLP, information retrieval and analytics.
• Master's degree or PhD with experience in machine learning, statistics, and deep learning.
• 5+ years of practical ML experience in large-scale applications.
• 2+ years of experience leading a team of scientists and engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy scalable GenAI, NLP and Computer Vision solutions impacting content seen by millions of customers.
• Lead scientists on the team and oversee research from exploration to production deployment.
• Partner with business and engineering teams to identify and solve complex problems requiring scientific innovation.
• Coach and mentor team members, contributing to their professional development and engineering practices.
• Foster an environment to file patents or publish research when opportunities arise and contribute to product strategy.

Skills

ML

NLP

Information Retrieval

Analytics

Leadership

Education

Master's or PhD in ML

Tools

C/C++

Python

Java

Job description

DescriptionRBS (Retail Business Services) Tech team works towards enhancing the customer experience (CX) and their trust in product data by providing technologies to find and fix Amazon CX defects at scale. Our platforms help in improving the CX in all phases of customer journey, including selection, discoverability & fulfilment, buying experience and post-buying experience (product quality and customer returns).

DescriptionRBS (Retail Business Services) Tech team works towards enhancing the customer experience (CX) and their trust in product data by providing technologies to find and fix Amazon CX defects at scale. Our platforms help in improving the CX in all phases of customer journey, including selection, discoverability & fulfilment, buying experience and post-buying experience (product quality and customer returns). As a Sciences team in RBS Tech, we focus on foundational ML research and develop scalable state-of-the-art ML solutions to solve the problems covering customer experience (CX) and Selling partner experience (SPX). We work to solve problems related to multi-modal understanding (text and visual), supervised and unsupervised techniques, multi-task learning, multi-label classification, aspect and topic extraction for Customer Anecdote Mining, product similarity, using GenAI, LLMs, NLP and Computer Vision.

Key job responsibilities

As an Applied Science Manager, you will be responsible to design and deploy scalable GenAI, NLP and Computer Vision solutions that will impact the content visible to millions of customer and solve key customer experience issues. You will Lead scientists on the team and oversee research and development projects at various stages ranging from initial exploration to deployment into production systems. You will partner with business and engineering teams to identify and solve large and significantly complex problems that require scientific innovation. You will help the team leverage your expertise, by coaching and mentoring. You will contribute to the professional development of colleagues, improving their technical knowledge and the engineering practices. You will create the environment in the team to file for patents and/or publish research work where opportunities arise. You will impact the large product strategy, identifies new business opportunities and provides strategic direction to the team.

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics
• Master's degree, or a PhD and experience in machine learning, statistics, and deep learning
• 5+ years of practical work applying ML to solve complex problems for large-scale applications experience
• Experience with written and verbal communication and presentation
• 2+ years of experience leading a team of scientists and engineers Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application
• Experience building complex software systems, especially involving deep learning, machine learning and computer vision, that have been successfully delivered to customers

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