Amazon Kindle is a revolutionary reading device, the #1 best-selling product on all of Amazon, and one of the most innovative and fast growing businesses at Amazon. Amazon has also developed significant digital and mobile businesses include Amazon MP3, Amazon Instant Video, IMDb, Amazon Mobile store, and Audible. Many of these applications run on a range of mobile platforms including iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and WebOS.
Machine Learning Scientist (MLS)
· Be part of a team developing and implementing a Machine Learning system using Convolutional Neural Networks.
· Conduct applied research to investigate and nurture innovative and practical algorithms solving real-world problems.
· Research and implement novel, distributed and scalable machine learning and statistical approaches.
· Work closely with software engineering teams to drive real-time model implementations and new feature creations.
· Interact with academic and industrial research communities for synchronizing with the trends and disseminating innovative ideas.
· Will work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software.
· Technical evaluations of third party products.
Research Scientist (RS)
· Conduct applied research to investigate and nurture innovative and practical algorithms solving real-world problems
· Develop and own strategic plans for next-gen technologies and products
· Develop and optimize high-accuracy real-time computer vision solutions for digital and mobile platforms
· Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members
· Create intellectual properties (patents) and publish technical papers
· Interact with academic and industrial research communities for synchronizing with the trends and disseminating innovative ideas
· Will work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software.
· Technical evaluations of third party products
Machine Learning Scientist
· Doctoral Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field or Master’s Degree with at least 3 years of professional experience.
· At least 2 years of professional experience in ML-related projects implementing convolutional neural networks.
· Successful application of CNN to solve practical CV problems such as object recognition, tagging and classification.
· Hands-on experience developing and implementing machine learning algorithms and models.
· Solid research track record with peer-reviewed publications in top academic conferences and journals in the related areas
Proficiency in, at least, one modern programming language such as C, C++, Java, or Python.
Research Scientist
• An PhD. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, or in another highly quantitative field
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in predictive modeling and analysis
• 1+ years of experience in using SAS or Matlab or any other statistical software
• Skills with Java or C++, Perl (or similar scripting language)
Machine Learning Scientist
· Experience with GPU and custom hardware.
· Experience implementing auto encoders or restricted Boltzmann machine.
· Experience with programming on Amazon Web Services.
· Experience in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers.
· Development experience on multiple Linux platforms and mobile devices (Android, iOS).
· Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
· Ability to rapidly prototype and evaluate customer applications and interaction methodologies.
· Experience in developing real-time systems.
Research Scientist
• Strong communication and data presentation skills
• Strong Problem solving ability
• Good skills with SQL and Perl or similar scripting language
• Distributed programming experience is highly recommended
• 3+ years post doctoral experience in computer vision and/or image processing
• 3+ years of industry experience in predictive modeling and analysis
• Experience with Oracle in a Linux or UNIX environment is a nice to have
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