Applied Scientist

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If you are interested in this position, please apply on Twitch's Career site https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/

About Us:

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more.

It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.
We’re about community, inside and out.

You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together.

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About the Role

We are looking for an Applied Scientist to solve challenging and open-ended problems in the domain of recommendations, search, ranking and information retrieval.

As an Applied Scientist on Twitch's Community team, you will use ML to help viewers find streamers and communities they’ll love.

You will collaborate with a team of passionate scientists and engineers to develop these models and put them into production, where they can help Twitch's creators and viewers succeed and build communities.

You will report to the Applied Science Manager on the Community Discovery Team.

You can work in San Francisco, CA or Seattle, WA.

You Will

- Develop ML algorithms for recommendations, ranking and search problems that can improve discovery on Twitch.
- Collaborate with senior scientists and engineers to deploy ML code in production.
- Collaborate with our Product and Engineering teams to work backwards from customer discovery problems, in order to determine the ML solution (algorithm and pipeline) that will have the biggest impact on our user base in the real world.
- Participate in the scientific community at Twitch, Amazon, and the broader ML and risk community.

Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
Basic Qualifications
- BS or MS or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, with relevant industry experience.

We welcome applicants with non-traditional backgrounds.

We welcome applicants with non-traditional backgrounds.
- Hands-on experience with predictive modeling and analysis to solve real-world problems.
- Proficiency with Python and Deep Learning Frameworks such as PyTorch or Tensorflow, basic proficiency with SQL.
Preferred Qualifications
- MS/PhD in relevant fields or a Degree with a specialization in Machine Learning.
- Experience shipping your models to production.
- 1+ years of experience working in recommendations or search.
- Papers in top ML conferences of journals such as Neurips, Recsys, ICLR, ICML etc.
- Familiarity with Twitch, its business, and its community.

Twitch 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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.

If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.

If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.

The base pay for this position ranges from $129,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market.

Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Amazon is a total compensation company.

Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits .

This position will remain posted until filled.

Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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