Principal Applied Scientist – Conversational AI & LLMs

Amazon.com Services LLC; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 229,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Principal Applied Scientist with a strong ML background to help build industry-leading Conversational AI systems. You will develop novel algorithms for NLU, Dialog Management, and Generative AI, and work with state-of-the-art foundation models.

You will collaborate with world-class experts, handle large-scale data, and translate customer needs into rigorous ML problems while mentoring junior scientists and shaping the future of language technology.

Qualifications

• PhD required in a technical field.
• 5+ years hands-on modeling and analysis experience.
• Experience mentoring junior members and leading scientists.

Responsibilities

• Develop novel ML algorithms and modeling techniques.
• Advance NLU, Dialog Systems, and Generative AI.
• Work with large-scale data and compute resources.

Skills

Predictive modeling

Ambiguity handling

Leadership

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Principal Applied Scientist with a strong ML background to help build industry-leading Conversational AI systems. You will develop novel algorithms for NLU, Dialog Management, and Generative AI, and work with state-of-the-art foundation models.

You will collaborate with world-class experts, handle large-scale data, and translate customer needs into rigorous ML problems while mentoring junior scientists and shaping the future of language technology.