Amazon Language Engineer II Alexa International 

United States, Massachusetts, Boston 

364738973

We are seeking a Computational Linguist / Language Engineer with experience in the field of Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, or Large Language Models, expertise in handling large data sets, and strong analytic skills. 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 we're providing the best Alexa experience for millions of our customers.
Key job responsibilities
• 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 large or noisy language data sets and accurately describe patterns to derive conclusions and inform language modeling decisions
• Automate the team's work on difficult language data problems through scripts or programs (e.g. Python, Perl, regular expressions, Excel formulas, etc.)
• 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
• Apply statistical NLP methods in practical application

• Masters or higher degree in a relevant field (computational linguistics or equivalent field with computational analysis), or 3-5 years comparable 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
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
• Excellent communication, strong organizational skills and detail-oriented

• PhD in Computational Linguistics (or equivalent field with computational emphasis)
• Native-level fluency in Arabic, Hindi, or Japanese
• 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