Machine Learning Science

Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses. Amazon's advertising portfolio helps merchants, retail vendors, and brand owners succeed via native advertising, which grows incremental sales of their products sold through Amazon. The primary goals are to help shoppers discover new products they love, be the most efficient way for advertisers to meet their business objectives, and build a sustainable business that continuously innovates on behalf of customers. Our products and solutions are strategically important to enable our Retail and Marketplace businesses to drive long-term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks and break fresh ground in product and technical innovations every day!The Creative X org within the Amazon Advertising team and aims to democratize access to high-quality creative assets, including copy, images and video, by building and productizing generative AI-driven tools for advertisers. We are investing in latent-diffusion and DiT models, LLMs, computer vision, reinforcement learning, and image + video synthesis. The solutions we develop will be deployed for use by self-service advertisers and agencies, as well as available to premium brands that advertise on Amazon.We are seeking an experienced science leader who is adept at a variety of skills; especially in generative AI, computer vision, and large language models that will accelerate our plans to generate high-quality creatives on behalf of advertisers. The right candidate will be an inventor at heart, provide science leadership, establish the right direction and vision, build team mechanisms, foster the spirit of collaboration and innovation within the org, and execute against a roadmap. The leader will provide both technical direction as well as manage a sizable team of scientists. They will need to be adept at recruiting, launching AI models into production, writing vision/direction documents, and building team mechanisms that will foster innovation and execution.Key job responsibilitiesThis role is focused on leading a science team focused on computer vision, latent diffusion models, and the related foundational models to product generative imagery and videos.Responsibilities include:* Drive end-to-end applied science projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity* Provide technical / science leadership related to computer vision, large language models, and generative image + video.* Research new and innovative machine learning approaches.* Recruit high performing Applied Scientists to the team and provide mentorship.* Establish team mechanisms, including team building, planning, and document reviews.Basic qualifications* 10+ years of building AI models for business application. * 4+ years of experience as a science leader or staff/principle level scientist. * PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience.Preferred qualifications* Advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related quantitative field. * Published research work in academic conferences or industry circles. * Experience in building large-scale machine-learning models and infra for online recommendation, ads ranking, personalization, or search, etc. * Effective verbal and written communication skills with non-technical and technical audiences.* Experience working with large real-world data sets and building scalable models from big data. * Thinks strategically, but stays on top of tactical execution. * Exhibits excellent business judgment; balances business, product, and technology very well. * Experience in computational advertising. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 4+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience- Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics- 10+ years of building AI models for business application ...

Are you excited about using decision (optimization) and data (ML) sciences to make multi-million dollar decisions more Data, Science and Analytics Driven? Are you interested in price optimization, promotion planning and what-if simulations to enable in-period promotion and long-term financial planning? Do you want to be a part of a multi disciplinary science team focuses on tackling some of the big business problems with within the Devices business at Amazon? Then this could be the role for you!The Amazon Devices & Services Demand Planning and Product Development (DEPD) team is seeking an outstanding scientist with strong analytical and communication skills to help with pricing optimization and promotion planning for the entire Amazon device family of products and services. Amazon Devices represents a highly complex space with 100+ products across several product categories that includes Echo, Kindle, Fire Tablets, Amazon TVs, Amazon Fire TV sticks, Ring, and other smart home devices for sale both online and in offline retailers globally.We develop scalable and robust state-of-the-art deterministic and stochastic optimization models and algorithms, and what-if scenario planning simulation tools with (linear and dynamic) price optimization and promotion planning. With better price optimization and promotion planning, we manage demand and drive down promotion and supply chain costs, enabling the offer of lower prices and better in-stock selection for our customers globally.We are looking for an Applied Scientist with background in Operations Research, Optimization, Supply Chain, Industrial & Systems Engineering and/or Simulation.In this role, you will have an opportunity to both develop advanced scientific solutions, and drive critical customer and business impacts. You will play a key role to drive end-to-end solutions from understanding our business requirements, exploring a large amount of historical data, building, managing and improving optimization, simulation and HOTW decision models, building prototypes and products, and exploring conceptually new solutions, to working with partner teams for prod deployment that will be used primarily for Promotion Optimization and Scenario Planning Capabilities for in-period promotion, and long-term financial planning. You will collaborate closely with scientists, engineering peers as well as business stakeholders. You will be at the heart of a growing and exciting focus area for Amazon Devices and Services.You are an individual with outstanding analytical abilities, excellent communication skills, and are comfortable working with cross-functional teams and systems. You will be responsible for researching, prototyping, experimenting, analyzing prescriptive optimization models and developing smart automation solutions.Key job responsibilities- Research, design, prototype, experiment and implement advanced optimization algorithms and models to address challenging business problems by using modeling languages such as Python; participate in the production level deployment- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, marketing, and operations to translate model insights into actionable business strategies- Develop and maintain optimization frameworks, libraries, and tools to enable scalable and efficient optimization and automation capabilities - Analyze optimization results, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve the performance and accuracy of optimization models - Stay up-to-date on the latest academic research and industry best practices in optimization techniques and tools, and identify opportunities to apply new approaches- Create and track accuracy and performance metrics (both technical and business metrics)- Create, enhance, and maintain technical documentation, and present to other scientists, engineers and business leaders- Drive best practices on the team; mentor and guide junior members to achieve their career growth potentialA day in the lifeOur team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.About the teamThe vision for Cognitive Science Team is to deliver science-enabled HOTW demand planning and shaping solutions for Devices Product Lines to support our partners’ decision making processes. We will accomplish our vision by (1) utilizing accelerated applied science with optimization, simulation, scenario planning, Machine Learning and Generative AI (in 2025), (2) performing rapid research & innovation, developing incremental products, and automating processes, (3) developing optimized price and promotion planning, (4) developing high confidence long-lead time marquee unit demand forecasts for Amazon Devices.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing- Experience in optimization: linear, non-linear, mixed-integer, large-scale, network, robust, stochastic and/or dynamic ...

Amazon’s maps play a crucial role in our vehicle navigation, routing, and planning problems to ensure fast and safe deliveries to our customers. As part of the Last Mile Geospatial Science organization, you’ll partner closely with other scientists and engineers in a collegial environment with a clear path to business impact. We have an exciting problem area to augment the maps and routing inputs from satellite/aerial imagery and street videos by leveraging the latest computer vision and deep learning techniques.Key job responsibilitiesSuccessful candidates should have a deep knowledge (both theoretical and practical) of various machine learning algorithms for large scale computer vision problems, the ability to map models into production-worthy code, the communication skills necessary to explain complex technical approaches to a variety of stakeholders and customers, and the excitement to take iterative approaches to tackle big, long term problems. The applied scientist should be proficient with image and video analysis using machine learning, including designing architecture from scratch, modify existing loss functions, full model training, fine-tuning, and evaluating the latest deep learning models. The Applied Scientist optimizes different models for specific platforms, including edge devices with restricted resources. Multi-modal models, e.g., Large Vision Language Models (LVLM), zero-shot, few-shot, and semi-supervised learning paradigms are used extensively.A day in the lifeIf you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options3. Paid Time Off (PTO)4. 401(k) PlanBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of deep learning, computer vision, human robotic interaction, algorithms implementation experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience developing and implementing deep learning algorithms, particularly with respect to computer vision algorithms ...

AWS is looking for world class scientists and engineers to join Amazon Q Developer Machine Learning team to develop groundbreaking generative AI technologies like Amazon Q and CodeWhisperer. Our scientists push boundaries in training large language models, code generation, retrieval-augmented generation, and beyond to invent creative solutions. You will invent, implement, and deploy state-of-the-art machine learning solutions at Amazon scale, having a direct impact on revolutionary products used by millions. You will make breakthroughs that challenge the limits of AI and machine learning while collaborating with leading academics and interacting directly with customers to bring new research rapidly to production. You will publish your work at top Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing conferences.The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Next Gen DevX (NGDE) team uses generative AI and foundation models to reimagine the experience of all builders on AWS. From the IDE to web-based tools and services, AI will help engineers work on large and small applications. We explore new technologies and find creative solutions. Curiosity and an explorative mindset can find a place here to impact the life of engineers around the world.If you are excited about this space and want to enlighten your peers with new capabilities, this is the team for you.About the teamAWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.A day in the lifeDiverse ExperiencesAWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Why AWS?Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.Inclusive Team CultureHere at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.Mentorship & Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life BalanceWe value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.Hybrid WorkWe value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords employees options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our U.S. Amazon offices.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing ...

Amazon has the world’s most complex supply chain: we fulfill global demand for hundreds of millions of products at lightning fast delivery speeds. A core part of the operations is forecasting: We forecast the demand of hundreds of millions of products up to a year into the future. The forecasts are used to automatically order hundreds of millions worth of inventory weekly, decide where to place that inventory, and to establish labor plans for hundreds of warehouses.The Applied Scientist II will work with the Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) Forecasting team and both business and engineering stakeholders worldwide to develop state of art machine learning models to forecast inbound shipment. The scientist develops novel algorithmic architectures, toward the ultimate goal of accurately predicting when and how Amazon receives shipments of millions of products world-wide. This drives down costs and enables the offer of lower prices and better in-stock selection for our customers.Working collaboratively, you will develop solutions to complex problems, such as designing the next generation of algorithms. As an Applied Scientist, you will continue to contribute to the research community, by working with other scientists across Amazon, as well as collaborating with academic researchers and publishing papers. Within SCOT Forecasting, our Science community values teamwork and recognizes the need to take chances and try new ideas that may fail. Furthermore, our builder culture means that Scientists and Software Development Engineers work closely together to invent and construct at a massive scale. Your work can be part of Amazon production system and result in concrete business impact. Key job responsibilities- Design, implement, and evaluate innovative models, agents, and software prototypes.- Collaborate with a team of experienced scientists to drive technological advancements.- Develop novel solutions to complex business problems in collaboration with partner teams.- Constructively critique peer research and mentor junior scientists and engineers- Contribute to Amazon's global science community through collaboration and publication of groundbreaking research.About the teamSupply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) owns Amazon’s global inventory planning systems. We decide what, when, where, and how much we should buy to meet Amazon’s business goals and to make our customers happy. We decide how to place and move inventory within Amazon’s fulfillment network. We do this for hundreds of millions of items and hundreds of product lines worth billions of dollars of world-wide. Venturing beyond traditional operations research methods for sequential decision-making in inventory planning. The team combines empirical research and real world testing, backed by a robust theoretical foundation. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing ...

AWS AI is looking for passionate, talented, and inventive Applied Scientists with a strong machine learning background to help build industry-leading Conversational AI Systems. Our mission is to provide a delightful experience to Amazon’s customers by pushing the envelope in Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Dialog Systems including Generative AI with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Applied Machine Learning (ML).As part of our AI team in Amazon AWS, you will work alongside internationally recognized experts to develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state-of-the-art in human language technology. Your work will directly impact millions of our customers in the form of products and services that make use language technology. You will gain hands on experience with Amazon’s heterogeneous text, structured data sources, and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in language understanding.We are hiring in all areas of human language technology: NLU, Dialog Management, Conversational AI, LLMs and Generative AI.A day in the lifeThe Amazon Web Services (AWS) Next Gen DevX (NGDE) team uses generative AI and foundation models to reimagine the experience of all builders on AWS. From the IDE to web-based tools and services, AI will help engineers work on large and small applications. We explore new technologies and find creative solutions. Curiosity and an explorative mindset can find a place here to impact the life of engineers around the world.If you are excited about this space and want to enlighten your peers with new capabilities, this is the team for you.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Santa Clara, CA, USAAbout the teamAbout the teamAWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.Diverse ExperiencesAWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.Why AWS?Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.Inclusive Team CultureHere at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.Mentorship & Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.Work/Life BalanceWe value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing ...

Our mission is to create best-in-class AI agents that seamlessly integrate multimodal inputs like speech, images, and video, enabling natural, empathetic, and adaptive interactions. We develop cutting-edge Large Language Models (LLMs) that leverage advanced architectures, cross-modal learning, interpretability, and responsible AI techniques to provide coherent, context-aware responses augmented by real-time knowledge retrieval.We seek a talented Applied Scientist with expertise in LLMs, speech, audio, NLP, or multimodal learning to pioneer innovations in data simulation, representation, model pre-training/fine-tuning, generation, reasoning, retrieval, and evaluation. The ideal candidate will build scalable solutions for a variety of applications, such as streaming real-time conversational experiences, talking avatar interactions, customizable personalities, and conversational turn-taking. With a passion for pushing boundaries and rapid experimentation, you'll deliver high-impact solutions from research to customer-facing products and services.Key job responsibilitiesAs an Applied Scientist, you'll leverage your expertise to research novel algorithms and modeling techniques to develop systems for real-world interactions with a focus on the speech modality. You'll develop neural efficiency algorithms, acquire and curate large, diverse datasets while ensuring privacy, creating robust evaluation metrics and test sets to comprehensively assess LLM performance. Integrating human-in-the-loop feedback, you'll iterate on data selection, sampling, and enhancement techniques to improve the core model performance. Your innovations will directly impact customers through new AI products and services.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing ...

Amazon’s Automated Inventory Management (AIM) team is looking for passionate, hard-working, and talented individuals to join our fast paced, stimulating environment to help invent the future of business ownership with Technology, and to translate big data into actionable insights.The AIM team is part of the Supply Chain Optimization Technology (SCOT) Team within the Operations Organization.As an Applied Scientist on the AIM team, you will design quantitative systems, prediction models and solve real world problems using the latest machine learning techniques. You will also work with a team of Product Managers, Business Intelligence Engineers and Software Engineers to research and build solutions to provide insights to business leaders at the most senior levels throughout the company.Key job responsibilitiesImplement statistical and machine learning methods to solve complex business problemsResearch new ways to improve predictive and explanatory modelsDirectly contribute to the design and development of automated prediction systems and ML infrastructureBuild models that can detect supply chain defects and explain variance to the optimal stateCollaborate with other researchers, software developers, and business leaders to define the scientific roadmap for this teamBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 1+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing ...

The Smart Home team is focused on making Alexa the user interface for the home. From the simplest voice commands (turn on the lights, turn down the heat) to use cases spanning home security, home entertainment, and the home environment, we are evolving Alexa into intelligent, indispensable companion that automates daily routines, simplifies interaction with appliances and electronics, and alerts when something unusual is detected. You will be part of a team delivering features that are highly anticipated by media and well received by our customers.As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will work with other scientists and software developers to design and build the next generation of Smart Home voice control using the latest Large Language Models. And, you will have the satisfaction of working on a product your friends and family can relate to, and want to use every day. Key job responsibilitiesDeveloping new inference and training techniques to improve the performance of Large Language Models for Smart Home control and Automation.Developing robust techniques for synthetic data generation for training large models and maintaining model generalization.Mentoring junior scientists to improve their skills, knowledge, and their ability to get things done.About the teamWe are a team of Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, and Software Developers that work together to make Alexa more insightful and proactive through ambient intelligence - with features like Alexa Hunches that automatically control Smart Home devices.We are interdisciplinary and we act like it -- we ask each other questions and value our different perspectives.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning ...

About Amazon Advertising:Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, offering a rich array of digital display advertising solutions with the goal of helping our customers find and discover anything they want to buy. We help advertisers of all types to reach Amazon customers on Amazon.com, across our other owned and operated sites, on other high quality sites across the web, and on millions of mobile devices. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do, including advertising. If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, world-class advertising group with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place.About our team:SPB Brand Identity Team is on a mission to make Amazon the best in class destination for all brand needs. Our team builds a centralized brand identity datastore responsible for creating brands, mapping advertisers, products, and ads to brands. This enables our advertisers and customers to tell engaging brand stories through mappings generated and delivered by our team. We also enables customer-brand engagement enhancement through a UI allowing advertisers to self-manage and correct any mappings. Together these mappings are used by dozens of internal teams to generate measurement reports, brand intelligence, similar brands (i.e. substitutes), shopper/brand signals, etc. About this Role:We are looking for a passionate, talented Applied Scientist in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Model (LLM), Ads Recommender Systems, Data Mining and Feature Engineering, and/or Information Retrieval, to invent and build scalable solutions for a state-of-the-art context-aware Brand Understanding. A successful candidate will have strong machine learning background and a desire to push the boundary of one or more of the above areas. The ideal candidate is expected to leading the effort of building key ML features, contribute to the collaborative and innovative spirit within the team, and bring cutting-edge applied research to raise the bar within the team.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 3+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing ...

Are you passionate about leveraging AI to revolutionize healthcare and life sciences? AWS Health AI is seeking a visionary Principal Applied Scientist to lead the research and development of applications that reimagine the experiences life sciences researchers and healthcare practitioners. As part of the AWS Solutions organization, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazon’s unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers’ businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon’s real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use. As Principal Applied Scientist, you'll lead pioneering research in AI-driven protein design and antibody engineering. You’ll guide a team of scientists to invent and simplify on behalf of life sciences researchers and define novel, generative AI agent based experiences to help those researchers accelerate drug discovery. You will also drive innovation by integrating computational design pipelines with laboratory workflows, creating efficient systems for rational therapeutic design. This is a highly visible and impactful role within AWS, offering the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare technology and drive innovation at a global scale. You will be responsible for defining key research directions, adopting or inventing new machine learning techniques, conducting rigorous experiments, publishing results, and ensuring that research is translated into practice. You will be technically fearless, with a passion for building scalable science and engineering solutions.Key job responsibilitiesWhat You'll Do:* Lead a team of talented applied scientists in solving complex healthcare challenges* Develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques for multimodal systems* Drive the science roadmap and innovation strategy for AWS Health AI* Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create impactful products and services* Conduct cutting-edge research and publish in top-tier conferences and journalsAbout the team* Work on meaningful problems that improve lives globally* Access to cutting-edge technology and vast resources* Collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers* Opportunity to publish and present at top conferences* Shape the future of AI in healthcareBASIC QUALIFICATIONSBASIC QUALIFICATIONSWhat We're Looking For:* Strong background in deep learning and multimodal systems* Passion for applying AI to healthcare challenges* Ability to lead and mentor research teams* Experience in developing scalable, secure AI/ML systems* Expertise in areas such as medical imaging, genomics, or clinical decision support* Excellent communication and collaboration skills* PhD with specialization in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, biomedical engineering, bioinformatics, medical imaging, genomics, or computational cognitive science* 8+ years of combined academic and research experience using ML to solve problems in natural language processing (NLP), computer vision (CV), computer speech (ASR), and/or other AI domains. Health-domain preferred.* Be a thought-leader: bring passion for innovation and a drive to solve challenging problems that can have a significant impact on healthcare and human well-being* Can successfully sell ideas to an executive level decision maker.* Mentors and trains the research scientist community on complex technical issues.* Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.* Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch)* Experience with cloud computing platforms, preferably AWS ...

Amazon Photos is looking for a leader to head the Applied Science team for the business. This leader will report directly to the GM of the business and be part of the leadership team. Amazon Photos provides unlimited photo storage and 5 GB for videos to Prime members and is a top Prime benefit in multiple marketplaces. AI-driven experiences based on image and video understanding are core to customer delight for the business. These experiences are delivered in our mobile, web and desktop apps and on Echo Show and Fire TV. With all the recent advancements in AI, Amazon Photos has completely re-thought the product roadmap and is now looking for a hands-on technical leader who can guide a team of Applied Scientists to deliver both the short-term roadmap working closely with Product and Engineering and make investments for the long-term. The ideal candidate has a PhD in CS or related fields, 15+ years of work experience in Computer Vision / AI fields, with a demonstrated ability to successfully lead a team and interface with product and business leaders. Key job responsibilities- Work closely with Product to understand the short-to-long-term roadmap to uncover Applied Science needs for supporting the business- Manage a team of Applied Scientists and prioritize their work- Work closely with engineering to deliver AI features at scale- Work closely with engineering to build the AI infrastructure needed to deliver on applied science features worldwide- Work closely with Product and Engineering to prototype new product ideas for consideration- Be part of the leadership team and participate in key debates around product roadmap including influencing the business strategy BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- MS in CS or related fields- Technical experience in CV/ML/AI fields- Demonstrated ability to manage a team of applied scientists ...

Are you excited to work on cutting edge product-driven generative AI solutions to help customers discover the hottest and best reviewed products? The Discovery Tech team helps customers discover and engage with new customer experience with popular and relevant products across Amazon worldwide. We do this by combining technology, science, and innovation to build new customer-facing features and experiences alongside cutting edge tools for marketers. You will be responsible for creating and building critical services that automatically generate, target, and optimize Amazon’s cross-category marketing and merchandising. Through the enablement of intelligent marketing campaigns that leverage machine-learning models, you will help to deliver the best possible shopping experience for Amazon’s customers all over the globe. We are looking for analytical problem solvers who enjoy diving into data, excited about data science and statistics, can multi-task, and can credibly interface between engineering teams and business stakeholders. Your analytical abilities, business understanding, and technical savvy will be used to identify specific and actionable opportunities to solve existing business problems and look around corners for future opportunities. Your domain spans the design, development, testing, and deployment of data-driven and highly scalable machine learning solutions in product recommendation. As an Applied Scientist III, you bring business and industry context to science and technology decisions. You set the standard for scientific excellence and make decisions that affect the way we build and integrate algorithms. Your solutions are exemplary in terms of algorithm design, clarity, model structure, efficiency, and extensibility. You tackle intrinsically hard problems, acquiring expertise as needed. You decompose complex problems into straightforward solutions. To know more about Amazon science, please visit https://www.amazon.scienceBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning ...

The Next Generation Developer Experience (NGDE) Science team is looking for an Applied Scientist who is passionate about building services and tools for developers that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). You will be part of a team building AI-based services for Amazon Q Developer with the focus on redefining the way developer work. The team works in close collaboration with other AWS AI services such as AWS Bedrock, the AWS IDE Toolkit, and Amazon Sagemaker. If you are excited about working in cloud computing and building new AWS services, then we'd love to talk to you.Key job responsibilitiesAs an Applied Scientist, you are recognized for your expertise, advise team members on a range of machine learning topics, and work closely with software engineers to drive the delivery of end-to-end modeling solutions. Your work focuses on ambiguous problem areas where the business problem or opportunity may not yet be defined. The problems that you take on require scientific breakthroughs.A day in the lifeDiverse ExperiencesAWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS?Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.Inclusive Team CultureHere at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.Mentorship & Career GrowthWe’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life BalanceWe value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. This team is part of AWS Utility Computing: Utility Computing (UC) AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.About the teamThe Amazon Web Services (AWS) Next Gen DevX (NGDE) team is building Amazon Q for Developers to re-imagine all aspects of how builders create applications. We build AI products that are deployed in the IDE, the AWS console, and in web-based tools and services. We provide developers with AI assistants to generate code, features, and entire applications as well as to interact with AWS. We explore new technologies and find creative solutions, produce original research and bring cutting edge innovation to our customers. Curiosity and an explorative mindset can find a place here to impact the life of engineers around the world. If you are excited about this space, this is the team for you.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- 5+ years of building models for business application experience- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing- Experience in any of the following areas: Deep-learning, Generative AI, and Large Language Models ...

Are you seeking an environment where you can drive innovation? Do you want to be at the forefront of applying machine learning to solve real world problems? Do you want to play a key role in the future of Amazon's Stores business? Come and join us!The Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) group is seeking a Principal Applied Scientist to join our Reinforcement Learning team. Our research team, which includes Sham Kakade and Dean Foster, has published research in top journals and conferences and has a significant impact on the field. Through the launch of several Deep RL models into production, our work also affects decision making in the real world.Key job responsibilitiesKey job responsibilities include:- Design, implement and evaluate models, agents and software prototypes- Technical leadership for a group of highly motivated and talented scientists- Engage key business stakeholders and scientists to surface opportunities for improvement and identify business requirements. - Work closely with partner teams to develop solutions to ambiguous business problems and integrate novel methodology into our team and business.- Work closely with senior science advisor, collaborate with other scientists and engineers, and be part of Amazon’s vibrant and diverse global science community.- Raise the bar of scientific research by innovating and publishingAbout the teamSupply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) owns Amazon’s global inventory planning systems. We decide what, when, where, and how much we should buy to meet Amazon’s business goals and to make our customers happy. We decide how to place and move inventory within Amazon’s fulfillment network. We do this for hundreds of millions of items and hundreds of product lines worth billions of dollars of world-wide. Venturing beyond traditional operations research methods for sequential decision-making in inventory planning, the Reinforcement Learning team is pioneering the application of reinforcement learning techniques for these applications. The team combines empirical research and real world testing, backed by a robust theoretical foundation. Some research publications include:- Deep Inventory Management [https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.03137, NeurIPS 2022 Workshop Presentation] - Learning an Inventory Control Policy with General Inventory Arrival Dynamics [https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.17168]- Meta-Analysis of Randomized Experiments with Applications to Heavy-Tailed Response Data [https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.07602]- What are the Statistical Limits of Offline RL with Linear Function Approximation? [https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.11895, NeurIPS 2021 Workshop Presentation]- A Study on the Calibration of In-context Learning [https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.04021]We encourage collaboration across teammates and recognizes the need to take chances and try new ideas that may fail. Furthermore, our builder culture means that Scientists and Software Development Engineers work closely together to invent and construct at a massive scale.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- PhD in one of the following disciplines: Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Applied Math or a related quantitative field- 10+ years of relevant, broad research experience after PhD- Publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals in one of these areas: reinforcement learning, deep learning, and machine learning- Fluency in Python, SQL or similar scripting languages and skilled at Java, C++, or other programing languages.- Strong algorithm development experience- Depth and breadth in state-of-the-art machine learning technologies- Strong prior experience with mentorship and/or management of senior scientists and engineers. ...

Do you want to create the greatest-possible worldwide impact in Robotics? Amazon has the world's most exciting treasure trove of robotics challenges. At Amazon Robotics we build high-performance, real-time robotic systems that can perceive, learn, and act intelligently alongside humans—at Amazon scale. Amazon Robotics invents and scales AI systems for robotics in fulfillment. Our mission is to enable robots to interact safely, efficiently, and fluently high density real-world fulfillment centers. Our AI solutions enable robots to learn from their own experiences, from each other, and from humans to build intelligence that feeds itself.We hire and develop collaborative subject matter experts in AI with a focus on computer vision, deep learning, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning. We target high-impact algorithmic unlocks in areas such as scene and activity understanding, large scale generative models, closed-loop control, robotic grasping and manipulation—all of which have high-value impact for our current and future fulfillment networks.We are seeking a hands-on, seasoned Applied Scientists who will be deep in code and algorithms; who are technically strong in building scalable vision systems across item understanding, pose estimation, class imbalanced classifiers, identification and segmentation. As a Applied Scientist, you will contribute to the research and development of advanced robotic systems; your work along with other top-notch scientists and engineers will deliver the world's most scalable and robust robotic systems. You will drive ideas to products using paradigms such as deep learning, semi supervised learning and active learning.As a Applied Scientist, you will also help lead and mentor our team of applied scientists and engineers. You will take on challenging customer problems, distill customer requirements, and then deliver solutions that either leverage existing academic and industrial research or utilize your own out-of-the-box but pragmatic thinking. In addition to coming up with novel solutions and prototypes, you will directly contribute to implementation while you lead. A successful candidate has excellent technical depth, scientific vision, project management skills, great communication skills, and a drive to achieve results in a collaborative team environment.You should enjoy the process of solving real-world problems that, quite frankly, haven’t been solved at scale anywhere before. Along the way, we guarantee you’ll get opportunities to be a fearless disruptor, prolific innovator, and a reputed problem solver—someone who truly enables AI and robotics to significantly impact the lives of millions of consumers.Key job responsibilitiesArchitect, design, and implement Machine Learning models for vision systems on robotic platformsOptimize, deploy, and support at scale ML models on the edge. Influence the team's strategy and contribute to long-term vision and roadmap.Work with stakeholders across , science, and operations teams to iterate on design and implementation.Maintain high standards by participating in reviews, designing for fault tolerance and operational excellence, and creating mechanisms for continuous improvement.Prototype and test concepts or features, both through simulation and emulators and with live robotic equipmentWork directly with customers and partners to test prototypes and incorporate feedbackMentor other engineer team members.A day in the lifeAmazon offers a full range of benefits for you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience- Experience developing and implementing deep learning algorithms, particularly with respect to computer vision algorithms- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language ...

Amazon is hiring a Principal Applied Scientist (PAS) to join the Search and Conversational Shopping AI team. In this role, you will be responsible for the architectural design and technological advancements of the customer experience of Amazon Rufus, our next-generation, AI-driven search and shopping assistant. This innovative role focuses on developing innovative search and shopping experiences, utilizing large language models, generative AI, and advanced machine learning technologies.Key job responsibilitiesAs a Principal Applied Scientist in Search, you will possess deep expertise in machine learning and data science, with specializations in information retrieval, recommendations, ranking, large language models, and generative AI across various modalities. The role involves solution alignment across multiple partners, such as front-end, relevance, ranking, and personalization teams. You will collaborate with teams of scientists and engineers to translate business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables, leading strategic efforts to enhance upper funnel search customer experiences. You will design integrated solutions efficiently delivered across all contributing stakeholder teams, driving alignment among these tech teams in the short term and influencing their future roadmaps in the long term to support our experimentation roadmap. Responsible for overall solution quality, this role will focus on improving experimentation velocity and, in the future, facilitating partner development on upper funnel customer experiences. This role ensures we are building scalable solutions with smart checks on data quality centrally, navigating the ambiguity inherent in this new area. You will make critical judgements to select the best technical solutions for both short and long-term experimentation objectives, bringing clarity from ambiguity, structuring tradeoff decisions, and effectively communicating on technically contentious topics. Finally, you will engage with academic partners to augment our in-house talent with access to the latest research and expert mentoring.About the teamThe vision of the Search and Conversational Shopping AI Team is to revolutionize the search and shopping experience through technological innovations in advanced AI and machine learning. We focus on enhancing query understanding, navigational and upper funnel search, developing LLM-based AI assistants, and more. Our goal is to create intuitive, personalized search interfaces that seamlessly connect customers with products, enhancing satisfaction, engagement, and transforming e-commerce interactions.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS1. Graduate degree in Computer Science, Math, or a related field.2. Experience in developing AI, ML, and NLP systems, with a proven ability to deliver projects successfully.3. Skilled in managing large, cross-functional projects with evolving requirements from start to finish.4. Strong foundations in data structures, algorithm design, and complexity analysis.5. Ability to strategize for ML platforms focusing on recommender systems, ranking, and customer interaction features.6. Exceptional ability to understand customer needs, propose alternative technical and business solutions, and deliver on tight deadlines.7. Record of peer-reviewed scientific publications in applied science. ...

Alexa International Tech (AIT) team is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Applied Scientist to help build industry-leading technology with Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal systems, requiring strong deep learning and generative models knowledge. Key job responsibilitiesAs an Applied Scientist with the AIT team, you will work with talented peers to develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state of the art with LLMs. Your work will directly impact our international customers in the form of products and services that make use of digital assistance technology. You will leverage Amazon’s heterogeneous data sources, unique but diverse international customer nuances and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in voice domain in multi-modal setup. The ideal candidate possesses a solid understanding of machine learning fundamentals and a passion for pushing boundaries in this vast and quickly evolving field. They thrive in fast-paced environments to will tackle complex challenges, and excel at swiftly delivering impactful solutions while iterating based on user feedback. A day in the life· Analyze, understand, and model customer behavior and the customer experience based on large scale data. Especially showing passion towards solving for international customer-centric challenges.· Build novel online & offline evaluation metrics an methodologies for personal digital assistants and customer scenarios, on multi-modal devices.· innovate and deliver deep learning based innovation across life-cycle such as policy-based learning, international customer specific model performance tuning.· Quickly experiment and setup experimentation framework for agile model and data analysis or A/B testing· Contribute through industry first research to drive the innovation forward. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning ...

Lead the development of cutting-edge AI models to power Amazon's eCommerce ontology - the authoritative source of product knowledge driving exceptional customer experiences. Applied Scientists in this role solve problems related to product classification, attribute extraction, ontology modeling, data integration and enrichment, and scalable knowledge services. It's challenging due to the vast scale, heterogeneous data sources, and evolving domains, but exciting for pushing boundaries in ML, NLP, and knowledge representation research.If you're passionate about driving innovation at scale, we want to hear from you!Key job responsibilities- Lead the research and development of novel AI solutions to enrich and curate Amazon's product ontology (Product Knowledge) at scale- Develop scalable data processing pipelines and architectures to ingest, transform, and enrich product data from various sources (seller listings, customer reviews, etc.)- Collaborate with engineers to design and implement robust services- Work closely with product managers, stakeholders, and subject matter experts to identify opportunities for innovation and drive the roadmap for Product Knowledge- Mentor and upskill junior scientists and engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing- Communicate complex technical concepts and research findings effectively to diverse audiences, including leadership, cross-functional teams, and the wider scientific community- Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in machine learning, natural language processing, knowledge representation, and related fields, and identify opportunities to apply them to Product KnowledgeA day in the lifeThe Amazon product ontology is a structured knowledge base representing product types, attributes, classes, and relationships. It standardizes product data, enabling enhanced customer experiences through improved search and recommendations, streamlined selling processes, and internal data enrichment across Amazon's eCommerce ecosystem.You will work with following stakeholders:- Product Managers represent customer experiences and selling partner experiences- Category Leaders (e.g., apparel, electronics) provide domain knowledge and guidance as subject matter experts- Engineers build and maintain data pipelines and services in production- Ontologists design data models and define guidelines - Other Applied Scientists collaborate on research and innovationAbout the teamThe Product Knowledge team at Amazon is dedicated to creating the industry-standard eCommerce product and services ontology. Our diverse team of applied scientists, engineers, ontologists and subject matter experts build a comprehensive ontology enabling exceptional customer and selling partner experiences through high-quality, contextual product knowledge at scale.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 4+ years of applied research experience- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning ...

This is a unique opportunity for a postdoc to work on research projects that investigate state of the art NLP, IR, and LLM approaches for understanding retail products and their pricing. This will include working with billion-scale datasets and investigating how the world knowledge captured by LLMs reflects real world prices, and investigating more advanced prompting and reasoning techniques to construct large knowledge graphs that are specialized for various pricing use cases such as probabilistic price estimation, as well as error detection and correction.Key job responsibilitiesIn this role you will:• Work closely with a senior science advisor, collaborate with other scientists and engineers, and be part of Amazon’s vibrant and diverse global science community.• Publish your innovation in top-tier academic venues and hone your presentation skills.• Be inspired by challenges and opportunities to invent cutting-edge techniques in your area(s) of expertise. About the teamThe retail pricing science team is a centralized diverse team of STEM scientists that develop statistical, ML, RL, optimization and economic models that drive pricing for products sold by Amazon worldwide, as well as monitoring of prices and experimentations in pricing. The team has a dual focus on competitiveness and long term financial optimality.BASIC QUALIFICATIONSBasic qualifications include: - PhD in a relevant field, received within 2 years of starting the program- Proven publication record in Operation Research, Management Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Econ, or other related technical fields- Experience in data science and quantitative research- Proficiency in technologies relevant to the subfield ...