Applied Scientist II, Amazon Music Catalog
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Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad‑free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on‑demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa‑enabled devices. Learn more at Amazon Music.
Key Job Responsibilities
We are looking for an Applied Scientist II to lead and drive innovation in spoken word content intelligence. You will provide machine learning leadership to the team that helps accelerate the business. You will build various data and machine learning models that help us innovate different ways to enhance customer experience.
About the Team
The Amazon Music Catalog team is responsible for persisting, computing, reconciling and vending Music and Spoken Word rights and metadata to other teams and services across Amazon. We process millions of updates per day and our services serve tens of thousands of requests per second to all Amazon Music Customers. We own critical platforms that make access to the Amazon Music Catalog highly available and accessible to everyone.
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
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in professional software development
- Experience in building speech recognition, machine translation and natural language processing systems (e.g., commercial speech products or government speech projects)
- Publications at top‑tier peer‑reviewed conferences or journals
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Depending on the position offered, equity, sign‑on payments, and other forms of compensation may be part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit Amazon Employee Benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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