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Sr. Applied Scientist, Alexa Excellence AI Ops, Alexa Excellence AI Ops

AmazonChennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaPosted 16 May 2026

Amazon is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join the Alexa Availability team, focusing on enhancing reliability via advanced machine learning and statistical models. The role involves designing production-grade ML solutions for anomaly detection, failure prediction, and LLM-driven operational intelligence. Candidates will lead research initiatives, mentor other scientists, and partner with cross-functional teams to deploy systems at global scale. The position requires a strong background in deep learning and programming in languages like Python, Java, or C++.

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Experience

3+ years

Function

Research

Work mode

Onsite, India

Company

Tier 1

What you will work on

Amazon is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join the Alexa Availability team, focusing on enhancing reliability via advanced machine learning and statistical models. The role involves designing production-grade ML solutions for anomaly detection, failure prediction, and LLM-driven operational intelligence. Candidates will lead research initiatives, mentor other scientists, and partner with cross-functional teams to deploy systems at global scale. The position requires a strong background in deep learning and programming in languages like Python, Java, or C++.

TAL's take

Quality 90/1005/5 clarityTier 1 company

High-tier global company offering a senior research role in a critical infrastructure team at massive scale.

The JD is highly specific regarding the team, mission, technical focus areas, and required background.

Salaries at Amazon

25.8 LPA average

Based on 3,341 Grapevine salary entries for Amazon.

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Research

0 - 2 years | L3

5 LPA average

Range: 5 - 5 LPA

Research

2 - 4 years | L4

52 LPA average

Range: 36 - 60 LPA

Research

4 - 6 years | L5

15 LPA average

Range: 15 - 15 LPA

Research

6 - 8 years | L4

41 LPA average

Range: 24 - 60 LPA

Must haves

  • 3+ years building machine learning models for business applications
  • PhD or Master's with 6+ years of applied research experience
  • Proficiency in Java, C++, or Python
  • Experience with neural deep learning and machine learning

Tools and skills

javac++pythonmachine learningneural deep learning methods

Nice to have: r, scikit-learn, spark mllib, mxnet, tensorflow, numpy, scipy, hadoop, spark.

About the company

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