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Applied Science Manager , Alexa International Tech

Amazon

5 - 10 years

Bengaluru

Posted: 01/08/2025

Job Description

Description
Alexa International Tech (AIT) team is looking for a passionate and outcome
- driven Applied Science Manager to lead the science team behind some of Alexa’s industry
- leading technology.
The team is focused on delivering exceptional digital personal assistance (Alexa+ ) experience for international customers using state of the art techniques in Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal systems.
Key job responsibilities
As an Applied Science Manager in AIT you will:
* Lead and grow a team of Applied Scientists working to develop and evolve Large Language models powering Alexa+ for international locales and languages
* Define and execute on science roadmap for the team, working backwards from customer needs, business priorities and science capabilities
* Drive the development of scalable multi
- lingual NLP and LLM solutions and develop frameworks to evaluate various aspects of LLM performance
* Partner with engineering teams to implement production
- ready scientific solutions
* Recruit, mentor, and develop top scientific talent
* Foster a culture of innovation while maintaining high scientific standards
* Review and provide guidance on experimental design, methodology, implementation and continuous improvement of science solutions
* Collaborate with product, engineering, and business teams to continuously improve customer experience
A day in the life
* Review key metrics, goals and project progress from your team
* Provide direction and guidance to your team, and unblock or coarse correct as need be, to ensure science solutions are on track and delivered with high quality.
* Actively participate and contribute to launch readiness forums, leadership reviews and technical design reviews.
* Meet with product managers to align on roadmap priorities and scientific requirements
* Provide technical mentorship to team members on their projects
* Review and give feedback on scientific documentation and methodology
* Collaborate with engineering partners on implementation approaches
* Lead team meetings focused on scientific innovation and best practices
* Contribute through industry first research to drive the innovation forward.
* Engage with the broader Amazon science community to share learnings and stay current with latest developments

Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience
- Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics
- Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building complex software systems, especially involving deep learning, machine learning and computer vision, that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Experience developing and evaluating production level Large Language Models and Gen AI applications.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.
If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how
- we
- hire/accommodations for more information.
If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

About Company

Amazon is a multinational technology and e-commerce company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994. Initially focused on selling books online, it quickly expanded into a broad range of products and services, including electronics, cloud computing (via Amazon Web Services), streaming, and artificial intelligence. Amazon has revolutionized online shopping with fast delivery, personalized recommendations, and a subscription service called Amazon Prime. It is one of the world's largest and most valuable companies, with a significant impact on retail, technology, and logistics.

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