Language Engineer II, Amazon Transcribe

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Mid-Level Software Engineer
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3+ years of experience
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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, focusing on developing solutions for natural language data collections. This role is crucial in engineering datasets for GenAI services that impact millions of users daily. The position offers an opportunity to work with a diverse team of language engineers, linguists, data scientists, and program managers.

The role involves diving deep into high-profile projects for new product launches, working closely with science, engineering, and product teams. You'll be responsible for data collection, annotation, and quality assessment, while applying data-centric AI principles to understand model performance and ML pipelines. The position requires expertise in computational linguistics and natural language processing, with opportunities to innovate on data collection methodologies.

AWS offers a supportive and inclusive environment, emphasizing work-life harmony and professional growth. The team is part of AWS Utility Computing, which provides foundational services like Amazon S3 and EC2, along with continuous product innovations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone passionate about language technology and data science to make a significant impact on AWS's machine learning services.

The ideal candidate will combine technical expertise with collaborative skills, working in a customer-obsessed environment that values quality and integrity. You'll have the chance to shape the future of language technology while working with cutting-edge ML and NLP techniques in a supportive, diverse workplace that encourages continuous learning and professional development.

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
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Work-life balance
  • Mentorship and career growth opportunities
  • Inclusive team culture
  • Employee-led affinity groups
  • Career development resources

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