Applied Science Manager, Alexa for Shopping (Rufus)

Alexa for Shopping (Rufus) is Amazons new AI-powered shopping assistant that combines the capabilities of Rufus and Alexa to provide a more personalized and intelligent shopping experience. We are building the future of AI-powered commerce where every customer interaction is conversational personalized and proactive.

We are searching for pioneers who are passionate about technology innovation and customer experience and are ready to make a lasting impact on the this role you will be managing a team working on Large Language Model (LLM) and/or Vision-Language Model (VLM) post-training and alignment for new shopping experiences. You will set the roadmap and vision for science investments across multiple new customer experiences and to optimize existing experiences to deliver the most helpful accurate and fastest AI shopping assistant in the industry

The ideal candidate is deeply steeped in LLM-based architectures post-training techniques (RLHF DPO fine-tuning) and multi-agent systems. They are passionate about applied science working back from customer experience to define what matters and building teams that ship production AI at scale.

Youll be working with talented scientists engineers and product managers to innovate on behalf of our customers. If youre fired up about being part of a dynamic driven team then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey!

- 2 years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
- Knowledge of ML NLP Information Retrieval and Analytics
- 5 years of building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application experience
- Experience building complex software systems especially involving deep learning machine learning and computer vision that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience communicating with users other technical teams and management to collect requirements describe software product features and technical designs
- Masters degree in engineering technology computer science machine learning robotics operations research statistics mathematics or equivalent quantitative field

- PhD in engineering technology computer science machine learning robotics operations research statistics mathematics or equivalent quantitative field
- 4 years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
- 7 years of building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application experience
- Experience in LLM post-training (SFT and RL) a plus

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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Palo Alto - 211400.00 - 286000.00 USD annually