Sr. Applied Scientist, Elemental Video Engine

$150,400 - $260,000/Yr

Amazon - Portland, OR

Full-time - Mid Level

Portland, OR

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Senior Applied Scientist position at AWS Elemental focuses on advancing video compression and filtering technologies. The role involves researching and developing methods to enhance compression efficiency and create innovative video processing functions, utilizing AI and traditional techniques. The successful candidate will work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to solutions that impact millions of viewers globally.

Responsibilities

• Improve the quality per bit in home-grown video encoders using traditional and AI techniques.
• Design improved video filters, including scalers, deinterlacers, and new perceptual filters.
• Enable new workflows for customers to extract information from their content.

Requirements

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

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy, etc.
• Experience using ML in video compression.
• Experience designing video filters.

Benefits

• Flexible working culture to support work-life balance.
• Mentorship and career growth opportunities.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace culture.