Amazon.com Services LLC

Technology

AppliedScienceManager,FireTVScience

$166–286k Sunnyvale, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Applied Science Manager, Fire TV Science at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Language Understanding, Machine Learning, Recommender Systems. Lead Language Understanding sub-team. Own query understanding components”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver lasting customer benefit; Ensure high-impact outcomes

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Address technical challenges; Resolve domain conflicts

Eligibility Requirements

Regular travel between sites

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

4+ years management experience, Knowledge of ML, Knowledge of NLP, Knowledge of Information Retrieval, Knowledge of Analytics

Nice to Have

PhD Preferred, Experience building ML models, Experience developing algorithms, Knowledge of deep learning, Knowledge of machine learning, Knowledge of statistics, Experience delivering results, Experience hiring scientists, Experience leading scientists, Experience developing junior members, Experience communicating complex concepts, Experience leveraging GenAI techniques, Experience leveraging GenAI models

What You'll Do.

Lead Language Understanding sub-team

Own query understanding components

Own query understanding models

Lead a team of scientists

Foster professional development

Foster technical growth

Establish research vision

Execute research vision

Collaborate with Search workstreams

Collaborate with Recommendations workstreams

Contribute to cross-functional initiatives

Expand technical influence

Design scalable solutions

Address technical challenges

Deliver customer benefit

Prioritize workstreams

Drive adoption of approaches

Stay at forefront of advances

Conduct model evaluations

Review model evaluations

Interface with Alexa team

Resolve domain conflicts

Brainstorm with leads

Prototype query understanding approaches

Prioritize production issues

Engage with engineering partners

Engage with product partners

Challenge the status quo

Identify automation opportunities

Stay current with NLU research

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional initiatives; Search workstreams; Recommendations workstreams; Engineering partners; Product partners; Alexa central team

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication

Process & Methodology

Prioritize workstreams, Balance workstreams

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