Applied Scientist, Alexa Edge AI

The Alexa Edge AI team is seeking a talented and motivated Applied Scientist to join our newly established team in Bangalore. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy state-of-the-art machine Basic qualifications: - PhD, or Master's degree and 3+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience - 1+ years of building models for business application experience - Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language - Experience in building speech recognition, machine translation and natural language processing systems (e.g., commercial speech products or government speech projects) Preferred: - Knowledge of standard speech and machine learning techniques - Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals - PhD or work experience in a relevant field (CV, Audio, multimodal language models) Experience with distributed training, model compression, and inference optimization (e.g. pruning, quantization, distillation, etc.) - Demonstrated ability to work in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and define technical roadmaps independently Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.