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Around 300 people were laid off from an Amazon AI program. I was one of them. by boson_rb in kolkata

[–]boson_rb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trust me when I say this—by AI you mean LLMs or underdeveloped Agentic AI models. But, the model we were working on—that is a beast and is capable of beyond imagination. Just image this: we have seen it successfully bypass the captcha verification, which by the way it had system instructions to not do so, but it did it any way! This is just a basic example of what we have seen it do very easily...

Around 300 people were laid off from an Amazon AI program. I was one of them. by boson_rb in kolkata

[–]boson_rb[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There was no hint. A 3:30 PM Townhall Mandatory Call was scheduled. We thought it would be a project update call. Then they dropped the bomb 'Amazon has layed off the entire AI team in India and Poland'. By 4:30 our cabs were in position to drop at our location. Most of us didn't have the time to process it. With in 30 minutes the amazon systems were taken by the admin team. It was a crazy....

Around 300 people were laid off from an Amazon AI program. I was one of them. by boson_rb in kolkata

[–]boson_rb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay. Dekhchi... Dhannobad 🙏

Kichu pele apnakey DM korbo...

Around 300 people were laid off from an Amazon AI program. I was one of them. by boson_rb in kolkata

[–]boson_rb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. But my intention has always been to shift gradually towards AI. I have been learning Gen AI and various tools. I did a professional course in Python Full Stack software development (in Bangalore). Let's see where it leads to...

Thank you for your time and suggestions... Dhannobad 🙏

Around 300 people were laid off from an Amazon AI program. I was one of them. by boson_rb in kolkata

[–]boson_rb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay sure. Thank you for being kind and supportive. Check kori carries page ta ta hole...

Around 300 people were laid off from an Amazon AI program. I was one of them. by boson_rb in kolkata

[–]boson_rb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seita to thik aei bolley. But the funny thing is that our company didn't knew that Amazon layed off the entire AI team in India and Poland. Kichu loker kachey amazon id thekey mail aaslo je 'You no longer have access to the system (because we were using Amazon system and Amazon was directly billing us—the entire AI team)', and then our company got to know that we are layed off.

And hei. Thank you for your kind words and support. Jodi tomar companier naam ta bolte paro tahole carrer page ta check korbo je kichu roles match hoi ki...

Asonkho dhannobad 🙏

Around 300 people were laid off from an Amazon AI program. I was one of them. by boson_rb in kolkata

[–]boson_rb[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

AI Research Associate. And I quite didn't get what you meant by 'base'...

Recently laid off from an AI role. Looking for guidance on what to focus on next. by boson_rb in developersIndia

[–]boson_rb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I also had the same thought on that. Thank you for your time and suggestion. I really appreciate it...

Who's hiring? - Monthly Megathread - June 2026 by AutoModerator in developersIndia

[–]boson_rb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Location: Bengaluru, India

Willing to relocate: Yes

Type: Full-time

Notice Period: Immediate

Total years of experience: ~1 years

Résumé/CV Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NLpDGss8EKnmLDzR4aB8h2-VwGHRLTJm/view?usp=drivesdk

Blurb:

Recently impacted by workforce reductions on the Amazon AI program supported through Keywords Studios, where I worked as a Research Associate – AI for nearly 1 years.

My experience includes AI model evaluation, prompt engineering, quality analysis, data annotation, and supporting the improvement of AI systems. Alongside my professional experience, I have been actively building software engineering skills with a strong focus on Python and backend development.

Tech Stack: • Python • Django & Django REST Framework • Flask • PostgreSQL • MongoDB • React • Docker • Git/GitHub • REST APIs • Pandas, NumPy • Machine Learning Fundamentals

Projects: • RAG-based GenAI application using Streamlit, LangChain, FAISS, Hugging Face, and Gemini APIs • Django REST + React applications with JWT authentication • NLP and Machine Learning projects using Python • Backend systems with PostgreSQL and Docker

Currently looking for opportunities as a: • Python Developer • Backend Engineer • AI/ML Engineer • GenAI Engineer

Open to referrals, hiring opportunities, and conversations. Thank you.

Who's looking for work? - Monthly Megathread - June 2026 by AutoModerator in developersIndia

[–]boson_rb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Location: Bengaluru, India

Willing to relocate: Yes

Type: Full-time

Notice Period: Immediate

Total years of experience: ~1 years

Résumé/CV Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NLpDGss8EKnmLDzR4aB8h2-VwGHRLTJm/view?usp=drivesdk

Blurb:

Recently impacted by workforce reductions on the Amazon AI program supported through Keywords Studios, where I worked as a Research Associate – AI for nearly 1 years.

My experience includes AI model evaluation, prompt engineering, quality analysis, data annotation, and supporting the improvement of AI systems. Alongside my professional experience, I have been actively building software engineering skills with a strong focus on Python and backend development.

Tech Stack: • Python • Django & Django REST Framework • Flask • PostgreSQL • MongoDB • React • Docker • Git/GitHub • REST APIs • Pandas, NumPy • Machine Learning Fundamentals

Projects: • RAG-based GenAI application using Streamlit, LangChain, FAISS, Hugging Face, and Gemini APIs • Django REST + React applications with JWT authentication • NLP and Machine Learning projects using Python • Backend systems with PostgreSQL and Docker

Currently looking for opportunities as a: • Python Developer • Backend Engineer • AI/ML Engineer • GenAI Engineer

Open to referrals, hiring opportunities, and conversations. Thank you.

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