Applied Scientist, Prime Video Sye Protocol team
Come build the future of entertainment with us.
Are you interested in shaping the future of movies and television?
Do you want to define the next generation of how and what Amazon customers are watching?
Prime Video is a premium streaming service that offers customers a vast collection of TV shows and movies – all with the ease of finding what they love to watch in one place.
We offer customers thousands of popular movies and TV shows including Amazon Originals and exclusive licensed content to exciting live sports events.
We also offer our members the opportunity to subscribe to add-on channels which they can cancel at anytime and to rent or buy new release movies and TV box sets on the Prime Video Store.
Prime Video is a fast-paced, growth business – available in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.
The team works in a dynamic environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do.
Key job responsibilities
Design, prototype and test many possible hypotheses in a high-ambiguity environment, making use of both quantitative analysis and business judgement to solve complex video defect detection challenges.
Collaborate with software engineers to integrate successful experimental results into Prime Video wide processes and production systems that operate at scale with minimal computational overhead.
Communicate results and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences, including presentations and written reports to stakeholders across engineering, operations, and content teams.
A day in the life
Your typical day starts investigating overnight video quality alerts and developing breakthrough detection algorithms.
You'll collaborate with engineering teams on production deployment, analyze video data to uncover quality patterns, and work with transformers and video language models.
About the team
You'll join a team focused on delivering premium video experiences through scientific innovation.
We build machine learning systems that automatically detect video quality issues across our global streaming platform, collaborating closely with engineering, operations, and content teams to solve video analysis challenges while ensuring customers never experience poor quality.
Basic Qualifications
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Experience in building machine learning models for business application
PhD, or a Master's degree and experience in CS, CE, ML or related field research, or equivalent relevant work experience
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using Unix/Linux
Experience in professional software development
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