The Amazon Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) Data Services organization is looking for a Language Engineer with experience in dataset construction, linguistic annotation, dialog/semantic schemas, and automatic processing of large datasets. You will play a critical role in driving innovation and advancing the state-of-the-art in natural language processing and machine learning. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and data scientists to ensure that our AI systems are aligned with human policies and preferences.

Key job responsibilities
Specifically, the Language Engineer will:
• Design data collection/creation tasks in response to science needs: author instructions, define and implement quality targets and mechanisms, provide day-to-day coordination of data collection efforts (including planning, scheduling, and reporting), and be responsible for the final deliverables
• Analyze and extract language-related insights from large amounts of data
• Build tools or tool prototypes for data analysis or data authoring, using Python or another scripting language
• Use modeling tools to bootstrap or test new functionalities
• Collaborate with scientists and software engineers to evaluate performance of language models
• Handle competing requests from a range of data customers

Basic Qualifications

- - Masters’s or higher degree in a relevant field (computational linguistics or equivalent field with computational analysis)
- - 2+ years experience in computational linguistics or language data processing
- - Experience with language annotation and other forms of data markup
- - Experience with scripting languages, such as Python
- - Experience working with speech and text language data in multiple languages
- - Excellent communication, strong organizational skills and very detailed oriented
- - Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment

Preferred Qualifications

- PhD in Computational Linguistics (or equivalent field with computational emphasis)
- Expertise in bootstrapping language data collections in a quickly changing environment
- Comfortable working with speech and text language data in multiple languages
- Experience in writing grammars and building FSTs
- Experience with statistical language modeling
- Practical knowledge of version control and agile development
- Familiarity with database queries and data analysis processes (SQL, R, Matlab, etc.)
- Willingness to support several projects at one time, and to accept reprioritization as necessary
- Able to think creatively and possess strong analytical and problem solving skills

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 74,900.00 - 131,100.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Boston - 65,200.00 - 114,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, BELLEVUE - 80,200.00 - 114,000.00 USD annually