Junior Applied Scientist

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Job Summary:

Audible is an internet provider of spoken audio entertainment and is seeking an Applied Scientist to solve complex real-world problems using advanced scientific methods. The role involves collaborating with teams to design and implement scalable models and features that enhance customer experience through innovative technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Understand use cases across the business and design solutions/models that are scalable, efficient, automated

• Work closely with fellow scientists and software engineers (at Audible and Amazon) to build and productionize models, deliver novel and highly impactful features

• Review models of peers for the purpose of reducing and managing risk to the business, while improving customer experience

• Design, develop, and deploy modeling techniques, with a focus on Content --Understanding and Recommendations, employing a wide range of methodologies, working from simple to complex

• Contribute to initiatives that employ the most recent advances in ML/AI in a fast-paced, experimental environment

• Work closely with teams of scientists and software engineers to drive real-time model implementations and deliver novel and impactful features

• Push the boundary of innovation

Qualifications:

Required:

• MSc in one of the following disciplines: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied Math, or a related quantitative field

• Experience in understanding of standard data structures, algorithms, and software development

• Fluency in Python, SQL or similar scripting languages

• Algorithm development experience

• Breadth in ML technologies

• Experience in employing LLMs/GenAI to solve problems

Preferred:

• PhD in one of the following disciplines: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, Applied Math, or a related quantitative field

• 1+ years of industry experience in Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing/Understanding, Reinforcement Learning and/or GenAI

• Machine Learning Pipeline orchestration with AWS (SageMaker, Batch, Lambda, Step Functions) or similar cloud-platforms

• Experience with Agile Software Development

• Experience with programming in at least one compiled programming language such as Java, C++, C#

• Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

Company:

Audible is an internet provider of spoken audio entertainment, educational programming, and information. It is a sub-organization of Amazon. Founded in 1995, the company is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Public Company. Audible has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.