Applied Scientist, Prime Video - Content Localization, Understanding & Enrichmen

Overview

Description

Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video subscriptions such as Apple TV+, HBO Max, Peacock, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
Responsibilities

As a highly experienced and seasoned science leader, apply state of the art natural language processing and computer vision research to video centric digital media.
Create and maintain the best environment for applied science to recruit, retain and develop top talent.
Lead the research direction for a team of deeply talented applied scientists, creating roadmaps for forward-looking research and communicating them effectively to senior leadership.
Hire and develop applied scientists to grow the team to meet evolving customer needs.
About The Team

This team\'s mission is to deeply understand all content and empower all customers with relevant language options, innovative accessibility assists, and rich title-information across all their content-experiences on Prime Video. We create and publish content on-time that\'s meaningful, accurate, and accessible to every customer globally. We delight our customers by pushing the boundaries of content understanding and enrichment. Through inclusion and innovation, we do the most fulfilling work of our career.
Qualifications

Basic Qualifications
3+ years of building models for business application experience
PhD, or Master\'s degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience developing and implementing deep learning algorithms, particularly with respect to computer vision algorithms
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using Unix/Linux
Experience in professional software development
Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Legal Notices and Benefits

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 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.
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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A10431448

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