Language Engineer II, Amazon Transcribe

World's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, pioneering cloud computing and continuous innovation.
Arlington, VA, USAPasadena, CA, USA
$67,700 - $151,400
Machine Learning
Mid-Level Software Engineer
In-Person
5,000+ Employees
3+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS
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Description For Language Engineer II, Amazon Transcribe

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Language Engineer II to join their Amazon Transcribe Data Team. This role focuses on developing solutions for natural language data collections, crucial for GenAI services. The position offers an opportunity to work with a diverse team of language engineers, linguists, data scientists, and program managers, directly impacting millions of users through various language-based products.

The role involves diving deep into high-profile projects for new product launches, collaborating with various stakeholders, and applying data-centric AI principles. You'll be responsible for analyzing and improving processes for annotating transcribed conversations, assessing data quality, and implementing automation where possible. The position requires expertise in ML and NLP techniques to analyze language representation and conduct downstream interaction experiments.

AWS offers a supportive and inclusive environment with strong emphasis on diversity and continuous learning. The company provides comprehensive benefits, mentorship opportunities, and values work-life harmony. As part of the Utility Computing organization, you'll contribute to foundational services like S3 and EC2, while working on innovative products that maintain AWS's industry leadership.

The ideal candidate should have strong computational linguistics background, excellent knowledge of language analysis, and proven experience in data collection projects. This role offers competitive compensation based on location and experience, ranging from $67,700 to $151,400 per year, plus additional benefits and potential equity compensation.

Last updated 22 days ago

Responsibilities For Language Engineer II, Amazon Transcribe

  • Source, validate, and deliver high-quality language artifacts and linguistic data
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to design and oversee data collection and development efforts
  • Innovate on data collection methodologies, guidelines, quality metrics to support new requests
  • Extend existing data collection and annotation efforts to support feature and language expansion
  • Automate repetitive workflows and improve existing processes

Requirements For Language Engineer II, Amazon Transcribe

Python
  • PhD in Computational Linguistics, Linguistics with a computational component, or equivalent field; or MA with 3+ years of experience
  • Excellent knowledge of semantics, pragmatics, conversation analysis, and/or discourse analysis
  • Experience owning and executing language data collection projects
  • Proficiency in Python and other analytics tools such as R
  • Experience in developing and evaluating data annotation and data quality metrics

Benefits For Language Engineer II, Amazon Transcribe

Medical Insurance
  • Medical, financial, and other benefits
  • Mentorship and career growth opportunities
  • Work-life harmony
  • Flexible working culture
  • Employee-led affinity groups
  • Inclusive team culture

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