Applied Scientist, Prime Video

About the role

As a highly experienced and seasoned science leader, you will apply state-of-the-art natural language processing and computer vision research to video-centric digital media. You will also be responsible for creating and maintaining the best environment for applied science to recruit, retain, and develop top talent. You will lead the research direction for a team of deeply talented applied scientists, creating roadmaps for forward-looking research, and communicate them effectively to senior leadership. Additionally, you will hire and develop applied scientists, growing the team to meet the evolving needs of our customers.

About the team

This team's mission is to deeply understand all content and empower all customers with relevant language options, innovative accessibility assists, and rich title information across all their content experiences on Prime Video. We create and publish content on time that is meaningful, accurate, and accessible to every customer globally. We delight our customers by pushing the boundaries of content understanding and enrichment. Through inclusion and innovation, we do the most fulfilling work of our careers.

Responsibilities

• Apply state-of-the-art natural language processing and computer vision research to video-centric digital media.
• Create and maintain the best environment for applied science to recruit, retain, and develop top talent.
• Lead the research direction for a team of applied scientists, including roadmap creation for forward-looking research.
• Communicate research directions effectively to senior leadership.
• Hire and develop applied scientists to meet evolving customer needs.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of building models for business applications.
• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML, or related field experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or related language.
• Experience developing and implementing deep learning algorithms, particularly computer vision algorithms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Unix/Linux.
• Experience in professional software development.
• Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and options for supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Your Amazon package will also include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Pay

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually.