Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years of investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products experience
- PhD, or Master's degree and 5+ years of quantitative field research experience
- Experience with big data technologies such as AWS, Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive etc.
- Experience communicating qualitative research methods and findings to non-qualitative researchers
Are you interested in revolutionizing the way people around the world enjoy live sports video? Come and join us and be part of the Prime Video Playback team. As a video scientist, you will:
- Drive novel live encoding optimization to ensure the best live sports streaming experience delivered to millions of global customers.
- Utilize the state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning techniques to achieve content adaptive live sports encoding to maximize quality per bits at Amazon scale.
- Innovate in video quality measurement, video content analysis, and video compression technologies to lead the video industry/community.
Key job responsibilities:
- Get familiar with the latest development and advances in video processing, video compression, and computer vision and machine learning to video understanding and analysis
- Build research prototypes in live sports video content analysis, objective and subjective video quality measurement, and content-adaptive live video encoding.
- Document and present technical proposals and implementations to both internal and external stakeholders and partners.
- Work closely with engineering and product team to prioritize technology prototyping, productization and deployment
A day in the life:
- Research and prototype innovative ideas in live sports content analysis, quality measurement, and content-adaptive live video encoding.
- Drive technical approach and innovation via proof-of-concept prototyping, paper/report writing, technical presentations and patent filing
- Collaborate with and influence product and engineering teams for technology productization and deployment
About the team:
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one application available across thousands of devices. On Prime Video, customers can find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports.
Additional Qualifications:
- Experience converting research studies into tangible real-world changes
- Experience with discrete and continuous optimization methodologies and algorithms
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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