Amazon is seeking an exceptional Senior Applied Scientist to join AGI Info Content team. In this role you will be at the forefront of developing and enhancing the intelligence of AmazonBot crawler and content processing. The team is a key enabler of Amazons AGI initiatives such as data pipelines for Olympus model training and collecting data for AGI Info grounding services. Our systems operate on web scale. This requires great combination of innovation to utilize all SOTA ML techniques in combination with model optimization to operate on 100k requests/decision per second. Your work will directly impact the quality and efficiency of our data acquisition efforts ultimately benefiting millions of customers worldwide.
Key job responsibilities
Design develop and implement advanced algorithms and machine learning models to improve the intelligence and effectiveness of our web crawler and content processing pipelines.
Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to identify and prioritize crawling targets ensuring alignment with business objectives
Analyze and optimize crawling strategies to maximize coverage freshness and quality of acquired data while minimizing operational costs as well as dive deep into data to select the highest quality data for LLM model training and grounding.
Conduct indepth research to stay at the forefront of web acquisition and processing.
Develop and maintain scalable faulttolerant systems to handle the vast scale of Amazons web crawling operations
Monitor and analyze performance metrics identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing datadriven optimizations
Mentor and guide junior team members fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning
3 years of building models for business application experience
PhD or Masters degree and 4 years of CS CE ML or related field experience
Experience programming in Java C Python or related language
Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures parsing numerical optimization data mining parallel and distributed computing highperformance computing
Experience using Unix/Linux
Experience in professional software development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
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 Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.