Applied Scientist

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Applied Scientist

Location(s): Seattle, WA

Applied scientists are specialists with deep expertise in areas such as machine learning, speech recognition, natural language processing, computer vision, knowledge acquisition, etc. They apply scientific principles in their area of expertise and related fields to: (a) assess the feasibility and timeline of new initiatives requiring significant inventions, and (b) develop new algorithms or enhance existing algorithms for significantly improving the customer experience/impact. They are externally aware of the state-of-the-art in their respective field of expertise and are constantly focused on advancing the state-of-the-art for improving products and services.

Key Job Responsibilities:

1. As an Applied Scientist you will be expected to work on state-of-the-art technologies, with the opportunity to implement them and see how they behave in the field.
2. This is an incredible opportunity to leverage large multi-modal models for real business scenarios supported by an abundance of data.

Basic Qualifications:

1. Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse.
2. Experience programming in Python.
3. Advanced degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning, or equivalent quantitative field.
4. Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business applications.
5. Experience in LLM fine-tuning, testing, and prompt engineering.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Prior experience with AWS tools such as SageMaker, Lambda, etc., and Pytorch/Keras/Tensorflow.
2. Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code.
3. PhD in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning, or equivalent quantitative field.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities.