2020 Machine Learning Internship - Alexa Shopping

Job description

DESCRIPTION

You: Alexa, I am looking for an internship position where I could learn and innovate in AI, and impact the life of millions of people worldwide. It would be great if I could publish about it as well. What do you suggest?
Alexa: The Alexa Shopping team is looking for interns to help me become the best personal shopping assistant. Do you want to hear more?
You: Yes, please!
Alexa: As an intern in the Alexa Shopping Research team, you will work with top researchers and engineers to explore and devise new AI technologies for voice shopping. Your work will combine deep learning, data mining, exploration of new domains, as well as submission of your work to a top scientific conference.
Ideally, you are enrolled in a PhD program, have strong CS foundations, solid programming skills, and have already published at a peer-reviewed conference. Especially relevant, if your field of expertise is Web search, Web data mining, Applied/Theoretical Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Speech, or Artificial Intelligence.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· PhD candidate in Computer Science, or related field
· Knowledge of AI-related technologies (e.g., Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, Computer Vision) and cloud technologies (e.g., AWS)
· Good communication and collaboration skills.
We offer flexible start dates throughout the whole year. Please note that we expect to experience a high volume of applications and we will fill positions as they become available, so we encourage you to apply early. Please include your academic transcript in your CV.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Second year MSc in Computer Science, or related field.
· Submitted a research paper to a top conference.
· Strong CS foundations (data structures and algorithms).
· Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Java, or Python.
· Good writing and verbal English skills.