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Machine Learning Researcher Intern
Seattle, WA
Job/Internship Description
DESCRIPTION
Are you experienced at applying machine learning to big-data tasks? Are you excited by analyzing and modeling terabytes of text, images, and other types of data to solve real-world problems? We love data and we have lots of it. We're looking for a whip smart researcher capable of using machine learning and statistical techniques to create state-of-the-art solutions to design, evangelize, and implement state-of-the-art solutions for never-before-solved problems.Amazon has multiple positions available for Machine Learning Researcher Interns in Seattle, Palo Alto, Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco and Cupertino, for machine learning experts.
Internships last 12-20 weeks and start year round. In order to be considered for an internship you must be enrolled at a university and plan to return for additional school terms prior to graduating. Otherwise, please apply to the Machine Learning Researcher full-time posting if you are graduating within the next year.
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/560710
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* Current enrollment in a degree-granting college or university working towards a Master's or Ph.D. degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Machine Learning, Math, Statistics or related field.* Strong background in machine learning with domain knowledge and experience in the following areas: data-driven statistical modeling, graphical models, feature extraction and analysis, supervised learning, in particular discriminative methods.
* Theory and practice of Design of Experiments and statistical analysis of results.
* An understanding of machine learning, algorithms and computational complexity.
* Programming skills sufficient to extract, transform, and clean large (multi-TB) data sets in a Unix/Linux environment.
* Skills with Java, C++, or other programming language, as well as with R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
* Ability to relate to and solve business problems through machine learning, data mining and statistical algorithms.
* Strong desire to push your ideas into production, overcoming obstacles, in order to benefit Amazon's customers.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Familiar with the core undergraduate curriculum of Computer Science.* Algorithm development experience
* Technical fluency; comfort understanding and discussing architectural concepts and algorithms, schedule tradeoffs and new opportunities with technical team members.
* Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
* Familiar with the techniques and limitations of observational studies.
* Familiar with theory and practice of information retrieval, relevance, machine learning, and data mining.
* Skilled at data visualization and presentation.
* Excellent critical thinking skills, combined with the ability to present your beliefs clearly and compellingly in both verbal and written form.
* Energy and willingness to formulate, test, and discard or revise many hypotheses to help Amazon improve its product catalog.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Position Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Type
Full Time
Period of Employment
Open
Type of Compensation
Paid
College Credits Earned
No
Tuition Assistance
No
Required Student Status
Open
Preferred Majors
Other
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