Data Scientist, Amazon Alexa AI (Speech and Language Technology), Bengaluru
Job Description
Amazon is hiring a data scientist in speech and language technology for Alexa AI in Bengaluru. The role develops data experiments, algorithms and data techniques to advance automatic speech recognition, natural language understanding, machine learning and computer vision behind Amazon products.
At a glance
- Role: Data Scientist, Alexa AI
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Posted: 27 August 2026
- Experience: 2+ years as a data or research scientist, statistician or quant analyst with large internet data; master’s in a STEM field
- Job ID: 10516477
- Apply: open until filled (re-checked 13 October 2026)
About the speech and language technology data scientist role
- Work with internationally recognised experts on speech recognition, language understanding and related ML
- Design data experiments and new algorithms and data techniques
- Work with speech, text and structured data and large-scale computing resources
- See your work reach millions of customers through speech and language products
What Amazon is looking for
- 1+ years with SQL, Python or statistical software such as R, SAS or Matlab
- 2+ years as a data or research scientist, statistician or quantitative analyst in an internet company with complex, large data
- 1+ years creating or contributing to research papers, textbooks or educational content
- A master’s degree in a STEM field, or equivalent STEM experience
Nice to have
- A PhD in a STEM field
- Hadoop, Spark or Hive experience
- Experience evaluating AI systems
Pay and location
Amazon’s posting does not state a salary; pay is discussed during the hiring process. The role is based in Bengaluru, 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
- Speech basics: revise word error rate, acoustic and language models, and end-to-end ASR.
- Data quality: think about labelling strategies and how noisy transcripts affect models.
- Experiment design: be ready to plan an evaluation for a new language or accent.
- SQL and Python: expect hands-on data questions.
- Leadership Principles: Amazon interviews lean on them; prepare two or three STAR stories for each.
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.
