At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop cutting-edge speech models and algorithms for multilingual AI technology.
- Company: Join Amazon's innovative Alexa International Science team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, diverse work culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment focused on solving complex challenges in AI.
- Why this job: Make a global impact by enhancing how Alexa communicates across languages.
- Qualifications: Master's or PhD in relevant field with programming and machine learning experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
The Alexa International Science team is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Senior Applied Scientist with a strong background in speech models (understanding and generation) and deep learning, to help build industry-leading Generative AI technology with speech-to-speech models and multilingual systems. At this level, you will drive cross-team scientific strategy for speech quality across international locales, influence partner teams, and deliver solutions that have broad impact across Alexa's global products.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state of the art in multilingual speech generation, text-to-speech synthesis, and speech-to-speech models.
- Impact customers across multiple languages in the form of natural, expressive, and locale-appropriate voice experiences for Alexa+.
- Leverage Amazon's heterogeneous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in speech synthesis, voice quality, and pronunciation accuracy for non-English locales.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, tackle complex challenges in low-resource language settings, and excel at delivering impactful solutions while iterating based on customer feedback.
- Influence and align multiple teams around a shared scientific vision for international speech quality.
A day in the life
- Start your day reviewing experiment results and iterating on model architectures for speech generation.
- Collaborate with software engineers to optimize model performance for production deployment.
- Partner with product managers to align research priorities with customer needs.
- Participate in science reviews, paper reading groups, and brainstorming sessions with fellow scientists across the organization.
- Directly impact how Alexa sounds and communicates with customers in international markets.
About the team
The Alexa International Tech team helps Alexa's global expansion scalable, reliable, and locally relevant for customers. We build the science, engineering, evaluation, and quality platforms behind global AI product delivery: multi-model AI orchestration, multilingual model and data readiness, speech and language quality, reward modeling, synthetic data generation, automated evaluation, developer tooling, defect analysis, and launch mechanisms. Our work sits at the intersection of applied AI, speech, distributed systems, developer experience, and customer quality automation.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree, or PhD
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning
- Experience in building machine learning models for business application
- Experience in applied research
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.
- Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.
Sr. Applied Scientist, Alexa International in Cambridge employer: United States Digital Space LLC
At Amazon, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment where innovation thrives. As a Senior Applied Scientist in the Alexa International team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented peers on cutting-edge Generative AI technology, while benefiting from extensive resources for professional growth and development. Our commitment to diversity and employee well-being ensures that every team member can contribute meaningfully to impactful projects that enhance global customer experiences.
Contact Details:
United States Digital Space LLC Recruitment Team
