FewerJobs.
All jobs

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

Amazon - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND

Posted May 15, 2026

Benefits

Parental leave
6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Non-birth-parent leave
6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Family-building benefits
  • Fertility benefits: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
  • Adoption assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
  • Surrogacy assistance: Not verified
Mental health support
Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Relocation assistance
Not verified
Childcare support
Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Learning budget
Not verified
Verification
Source-linked checked Jun 7, 2026
Salary
Not verified
401(k) match
Reported from DOL Form 5500 industry filing (not employer-specific)

Was this benefit information wrong? Tell us.

Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$111,944 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+13.7% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Data From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

Shift type
Not verified
Weekend work
Not verified

Company

Equity
Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source checked Jun 20, 2026

Application

Cover letter
Not verified
Assessment
Not verified
Deadline
Not stated

Where they hire

State eligibility is not yet verified.

About this role

Sr. Applied Scientist, Alexa Excellence AI Ops, Alexa Excellence AI Ops Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IND We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join the Alexa Availability team within Alexa Excellence. This role leads the research and development of machine learning and statistical models that power Alexa's reliability at massive scale - serving hundreds of millions of customers globally. The ideal candidate will tackle complex, ambiguous problems spanning time series multivariate modeling, statistical anomaly detection, LLM-based operational intelligence, and adaptive threshold systems. They will design production-grade ML solutions, establish rigorous evaluation frameworks, and ensure AI systems are grounded, reliable, and free from systematic bias - leveraging techniques such as RAG, confidence scoring, knowledge graph integration, and counterfactual testing. This scientist will partner with engineers, product managers, and operations leaders to translate scientific innovation into production systems that directly impact Alexa's availability worldwide. They will drive the scientific agenda for the team, mentor fellow scientists, and influence the broader Alexa Excellence organization through technical leadership and cross-team collaboration. Key Focus Areas: Anomaly detection and predictive failure modeling Cross-service correlation and LLM-driven operational intelligence Production ML at the intersection of large-scale distributed systems and applied science Model reliability, hallucination mitigation, and grounding for operational AI Key job responsibilities As a Senior Applied Scientist on the Alexa Availability team, you will lead the research and development of machine learning and statistical models that power Alexa's reliability at scale. You will work on some of the most complex and ambiguous problems in the space

Read the full description at www.amazon.jobs. FewerJobs shows a preview and links to the original posting.

Apply at amazon.jobs

Apply link not verified; last-live date unavailable.

What verified means

Verified means a displayed claim has field-level provenance to a source FewerJobs pulled: a government or employer source, or the original job posting. Posting-sourced facts are employer-stated and are labeled separately from government records.

Related jobs