Amazon is looking for a passionate talented and inventive Applied Scientist with a strong machine learning background to help build industry-leading language technology.
Our mission is to provide a delightful experience to Amazons customers by pushing the envelope in Natural Language Processing (NLP) Generative AI Large Language Model (LLM) Computer Vision (CV) Machine Learning (ML) Retrieval-Augmented Generation Responsible AI Agent Evaluation and Model Adaptation.
As part of our AI team in Amazon AWS you will work alongside internationally recognized experts to develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state-of-the-art in human language technology. Your work will directly impact millions of our customers in the form of products and services as well as contributing to the wider research community. You will gain hands on experience with Amazons heterogeneous text and structured data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in language understanding.
The Science team at AWS Bedrock builds science foundations of Bedrock which is a fully managed service that makes high-performing foundation models available for use through a unified API. We are adamant about continuously learning state-of-the-art NLP/ML/LLM technology and exploring creative ways to delight our customers. In our daily job we are exposed to large scale NLP needs and we apply rigorous research methods to respond to them with efficient and scalable innovative solutions.
At AWS Bedrock youll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment while leveraging AWS resources one of the worlds leading cloud companies and youll be able to publish your work in top tier conferences and journals.
We are building a brand new team to help develop a new NLP service for AWS. You will have the opportunity to conduct novel research and influence the science roadmap and direction of the team. Come join this greenfield opportunity!
About the team
AWS Bedrock Science Team is a part of AWS Utility Computing
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations from foundational services such as Amazons Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWSs services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization youll support the development and management of Compute Database Storage Internet of Things (Iot) Platform and Productivity Apps services in AWS including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.
About the team
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- 3 years of building machine learning models for business application experience
- PhD or Masters degree and 6 years of applied research experience
- Experience programming in Java C Python or related language
- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning
- 5 years of applied research experience
- 5 years of building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application experience
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260000/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.