2020 Machine Learning Internship

Job description

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for outstanding candidates to join our friendly, international team in central Edinburgh for 3-6 month Machine Learning internships in 2020. Internships are flexible in length to fit in with your university's placement scheme.

Our interns join one of our small agile teams at our development centre, launching and growing new initiatives for Amazon's global business. Your team will be involved in every aspect of the process - from idea generation, business analysis and technical design through to development and deployment across a variety of technologies - giving you a real sense of ownership. Together we build systems which meet high standards of performance and reliability and operate at massive scale.

Projects here include:
· Dynamic Merchandising - Personalised merchandising for Amazon on web, mobile and devices.
· Dynamic Advertising - Personalised advertising (web, mobile and video) on third-party publisher sites.
· Inherent Relationships - Worldwide media relationship data such as Series, Bibliography, Discography and AutoRip.
· Talent Management - Inventing solutions to optimise employee talent across Amazon.
Amazon is a place where builders can build. Our internships offer exceptional opportunities for you to grow your technical and non-technical skills. From day one, you'll be working with experienced engineers, designers and applied scientists who love what they do.

Development:
You will be joining a high performing team that you will grow and innovate with. You will drive your own learning and development with guidance and coaching from your manager, buddy and colleagues around you. Not to mention the excellent long-term development prospects you'd expect from one of the world's leading online businesses.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· On-track for a 2:1 or better degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics or in a related quantitative field
· Understanding of, and practical experience with, machine learning/statistics/data science
· Enthusiasm for applying Machine Learning to business problems
· Computer science grounding in a range of algorithms and data-structures
· Proficient in an object-orientated programming language (Java, C++, C#, Python, etc.)
· Excellent critical thinking skills, combined with the ability to present your beliefs clearly and compellingly in both verbal and written form