Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies series documentaries and live sports including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV Max Crunchyroll and MGM. All customers regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment Prime Videos technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist youll have end-to-end ownership of the product user experience design and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. Youll get to work on projects that are fast-paced challenging and varied. Youll also be able to experiment with new possibilities take risks and collaborate with remarkable people.
Well look for you to bring your diverse perspectives ideas and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
Key job responsibilities
As Applied Scientist at Prime Video you will have end-to-end ownership of the product related research and experimentation applying advanced machine learning techniques in computer vision (CV) natural language processing (NLP) multimedia understanding and so on. Youll work on diverse projects that enhance Prime Videos recommendation systems image/video understanding and content personalization driving impactful innovations for our global audience. Other responsibilities include:
Lead cutting-edge research in computer vision and natural language processing applying it to video-centric media challenges.
Develop scalable machine learning models to enhance media asset generation content discovery and personalization.
Collaborate closely with engineering teams to integrate your models into production systems at scale ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
Actively participate in publishing your research in leading conferences and journals.
You will shape the research strategy create forward-looking roadmaps and effectively communicate progress and insights to senior leadership
Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning to drive future research initiatives.
About the team
At Prime Video we strive to deliver the best-in-class entertainment experiences across devices for millions of customers. Whether its developing new personalization algorithms improving video content discovery or building robust media processing systems our scientists and engineers tackle real-world challenges daily. Youll be part of a fast-paced environment where experimentation risk-taking and innovation are encouraged.
- 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 high-performance computing
- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development
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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 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.