Senior Applied Scientist (Generative AI)

TL;DR

Senior Applied Scientist, Generative AI Innovation Center (AI): Building and optimizing state-of-the-art Generative AI solutions for AWS customers with an accent on designing experiments, researching new algorithms, and optimizing risk, profitability, and customer experience. Focus on applying GenAI and other techniques to solve never-before-solved business problems and providing guidance on best practices for responsible and cost-efficient application.

Location: Compensation is determined by location, with specific salary ranges for Colorado and Los Angeles County applicants. Benefits are US-specific (401k, health insurance).

Salary: $150,400 - $260,000 annually

Company

hirify.global (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, pioneering cloud computing and continuously innovating to power businesses from successful startups to Global 500 companies.

What you will do

• Collaborate with AI/ML scientists and architects to research, design, develop, and evaluate generative AI solutions.
• Interact directly with customers to understand business problems and aid in implementation of generative AI solutions.
• Help customers build their solutions through approaches such as prompt engineering, model selection, training, or fine-tuning.
• Provide customer and market feedback to product and engineering teams to help define product direction.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building machine learning models for business applications.
• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, or Python.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning.

Nice to have

• Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy.
• Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark.

Culture & Benefits

• Value work-life harmony and strive for flexibility as part of the working culture.
• Inclusive team culture fostered by employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups and inclusion events.
• Opportunities for continuous knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and career-advancing resources.
• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.
• Encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet all preferred qualifications and skills.