Senior Applied Scientist, Artificial General Intelligence

Amazon•Bellevue, WA

About The Position

The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Applied Scientist, to lead the development and implementation of state of the art algorithms and models for pretraining and supervised fine-tuning, with a focus across image and video modalities. As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will play a critical role in driving the development of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technologies that can handle Amazon-scale use cases and have a significant impact on our customers' experiences.

Requirements

PhD, or Master's degree and 5+ years of applied research experience
4+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language

Nice To Haves

PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field; with a focus on GenAI in Computer Vision
Experience with learning multimodal LLMs and GenAI in Computer Vision, both in the image and video domains
Strong programming skills in Python and experience with deep learning frameworks such as Tensor Flow or PyTorch
Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think creatively and critically about complex problems
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
Experience with patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers and scientists to identify and solve complex GenAI problems in Computer Vision
Design and execute experiments to evaluate the performance of different algorithms and models, and iterate quickly to improve results
Think big about the arc of development of GenAI over a multi-year horizon, and identify new opportunities to apply these technologies to solve real-world problems
Communicate results and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences, including through presentations and written reports
Mentor and guide junior scientists and engineers, and contribute to the overall growth and development of the team

Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.
The base pay for this position ranges from $150,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260,000/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 .

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