Applied Scientist (Speech AI), Prime Video - Content Reasoning, Enrichment & Localization

About the role

As a highly experienced science leader in speech and audio processing, you will apply state-of-the-art research in automatic speech recognition, voice synthesis, speech translation, and prosody modeling to make content sound great in every language, powering features like Dialogue Boost, AI-Assisted Dubbing, and Automated Audio Descriptions. You will lead the research direction for a team of deeply talented applied scientists working at the intersection of speech AI and accessibility, defining roadmaps that advance our capabilities in dialogue enhancement, hybrid AI-human dubbing pipelines, and dialect adaptation at scale. You will communicate these roadmaps effectively to senior leadership, connecting technical breakthroughs to customer impact.

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's 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 career.

Responsibilities

• Apply state-of-the-art research in automatic speech recognition, voice synthesis, speech translation, and prosody modeling
• Lead the research direction for a team of applied scientists in speech AI and accessibility
• Define roadmaps for dialogue enhancement, hybrid AI-human dubbing pipelines, and dialect adaptation at scale
• Communicate technical roadmaps to senior leadership, linking breakthroughs to customer impact

Requirements

• 3+ years of building models for business application experience
• 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 in speech and audio processing

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off and parental leave
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

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