Applied Scientist II – Amazon

Amazon

Position : Applied Scientist II

In this role, you will…

• Develop and build ML models that are deployed to production systems.
• Build data pipelines necessary to collect and curate data for training large scale machine learning models.
• Propose and validate hypothesis to direct our business and product road map.
• Work with engineers to build low latency and scalable ML models.
• Focus on identifying and solving customer problems with simple and elegant solutions.
• Take complete ownership of the problem, and collaborate/mentor with your peers to deliver the right technical solution and business outcomes.

Joining this team, you’ll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, while leveraging the resources of Amazon.com (AMZN), one of the world’s leading internet companies. We provide a highly customer-centric, team-oriented environment in our offices located in Bangalore, India.

Basic Qualifications

 

• PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience building ML models and deploying them to production.
• A strong ability in understanding statistical models and analyze them to provide rigorous solutions for business needs.
• Excellent data visualization and written communication skills to translate complex models and analysis results into simple terms.
• Hands on development experience in C++, Java, or other OOP language.
• Experiencing with programming in R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting languages.
• Expertise in Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well and discuss complex topics with both technical and business audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Information Retrieval theory and practice
• Strong experience with Shell and Python scripting languages
• Experience with presentation layer technologies such as JavaScript
• Experience with PySpark, Hive and Map/Reduce technologies
• Experience with SQL language
• Able to thrive in a small team environment.
• Strong sense of ownership with an entrepreneurial ‘think big’ mind-set

Company – ADCI – Karnataka
Job ID: A1216539