Do you want to be part of the team developing the future technology that impacts the customer experience of ground-breaking products? Then come join us and make history.

We are looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Applied Scientist with a background in AI, Gen AI, Machine Learning, NLP, to help build LLM solutions for Amazon core shopping.

Our team works on a variety of projects, including state of the art generative AI, LLM finetuning, alignment, prompt engineering, benchmarking solutions.

Key job responsibilities
As an Applied Scientist will be expected to work on state of the art technologies which will result in papers publications, however you will not be only theorizing about the algorithms, but you will also have the opportunity to implement them and see how they behave in the field.

This is an incredible opportunity to validate your research on one of the most exciting Amazon AI products, where assumptions can be tested against real business scenarios and supported by an abundance of data.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse
- Advanced degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
- Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Experience in LLM finetuning, pretraining, testing, and prompt engineering.
- Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application

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Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.