Job Description
Job SummaryDESCRIPTION
The Amazon Search team creates powerful, customer-focused search solutions and technologies. Whenever a customer visits an Amazon site worldwide and types in a query or browses through product categories, Amazon Search services go to work. We design, develop, and deploy high performance, fault-tolerant distributed search systems used by millions of Amazon customers every day.
We’re seeking an Applied Scientist with a deep expertise in Computer Vision. Your responsibilities will include everything from developing and prototyping innovative computer vision, machine learning, and deep learning algorithms to implementing, testing, and supporting full solutions in a production environment. We are looking for innovators who can contribute to advancing search technology on what’s scientifically possible while remaining committed to creating world-class products.
Joining this team, you’ll experience the benefits of working in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, while leveraging the resources of Amazon.com (AMZN), Earth's most customer-centric company one of the world's leading internet companies. We provide a highly customer-centric, team-oriented environment in our offices located in Palo Alto, California.
Key job responsibilities
As an Applied Scientist on the VS&AR team, you will:
- Investigate and solve exciting and difficult challenges in image recognition, classification, segmentation, 3D computer vision, augmented reality and deep learning.
- Research and develop scalable computer vision and machine learning solutions to hard problems.
- Design, implement, and deploy full-stack computer vision solutions for millions of Amazon customers.
- Build on core technology in Visual Search and Augmented Reality.
- Use the latest advances in neural networks and machine learning to bring new experiences for our customers.
Starting in 2009, the Visual Search & Augmented Reality team has thus far launched many visual search solutions on the Amazon App that use computer vision and machine learning/deep learning to help customers complete their shopping missions more easily; multiple internal teams at Amazon (devices, Kindle, Seller services, etc.) also use our libraries and APIs to deliver solutions to their own customers. We are a full stack shop, and our team capabilities cover the whole solution spectrum, ranging across applied science, large scale engineering services, product management, UX design, and mobile app development for iOS and Android.
Basic Qualifications
- PhD or equivalent Master's Degree plus 4+ years of experience in CS, CE, ML or related field
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in coding computer vision and machine learning algorithms in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals or a proven track record of industry innovation in creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art.
- Demonstrated track record of successful projects in algorithm design and software development through the product lifecycle.
- Deep learning, machine learning, information retrieval, or data mining experience.
- Specific computer vision skills in object detection, recognition, 3D computer vision, and/or tracking.
- Experience leveraging and augmenting large code base and computer vision/machine libraries/toolkits to deliver new solutions.
- Experience deploying solutions to AWS or cloud services is a plus.
- Familiarity with vision systems on mobile devices.
- Excellent communication skills, solid work ethic, and a strong desire to write production-quality code.
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A2057963