Applied Scientist II, Amazon Translation Services (LLMs for Machine Translation), Hyderabad
Job Description
Amazon Translation Services in Hyderabad is hiring an Applied Scientist II in LLMs for machine translation. The team translates billions of words a year across more than 130 locales, and this role designs data-driven algorithms that keep human effort to a minimum while keeping translated text accurate for customers worldwide.
At a glance
- Role: Applied Scientist II, Translation Services
- Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- Posted: 9 September 2026
- Experience: 3+ years building models for business use; PhD, or a master’s degree plus 3+ years in CS, CE, ML or a related field
- Job ID: 10533796
- Apply: open until filled (re-checked 13 October 2026)
About the LLMs for machine translation role
- Use LLM expertise to design and deploy scalable ML solutions for language translation problems in e-commerce
- Define requirements and success metrics with engineers, data scientists and product managers
- Analyse data to find patterns and recommend improvements for sellers and customers in international marketplaces
- Keep evaluating new modelling techniques to improve translation accuracy and efficiency
- Explain technical work to people with different backgrounds
What Amazon is looking for
- 3+ years building models for business applications
- A PhD, or a master’s degree and 3+ years in CS, CE, ML or a related field
- Patents or publications at top peer-reviewed venues
- Programming in Java, C++, Python or a similar language
- Experience in algorithms, parsing, numerical optimisation, data mining or distributed/high-performance computing
Nice to have
- Unix/Linux experience
- Professional software development experience
Pay and location
Amazon’s posting does not state a salary; pay is discussed during the hiring process. The role is based in Hyderabad, India.
How to apply
Apply through the official Amazon job posting. Amazon’s posting does not give a closing date, so the role is open until filled; ResearchJobs.in will re-check this listing on 13 October 2026. Amazon lists the minimum and preferred qualifications on the posting; read both before applying. Check the posting for location and work-authorisation details before you apply.
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Hiring institution: Amazon
Official advertisement: www.amazon.jobs
How to prepare for this application
- Translation evaluation: know BLEU, chrF and COMET, and their weaknesses for product text.
- LLMs for MT: be ready to compare fine-tuned NMT models with prompted LLMs on cost, latency and quality.
- Low-resource locales: think about data augmentation and quality estimation when references are scarce.
- Human-in-the-loop: the goal is minimal human touch; discuss how you would route only risky segments to linguists.
- Leadership Principles: prepare STAR stories.
About Amazon in India
Amazon runs large science and engineering teams in India, including in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Gurugram. Applied scientists work on machine learning problems across retail, logistics, advertising, devices and cloud services.
