Applied Scientist II, ASCS AI Lab Team

About the role

We are seeking an Applied Scientist II to join our team in developing pioneering AI research, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Diffusion and Flow Models, and other advanced Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions for Amazon Selection and Catalog Systems, within the AI Lab Team.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement novel AI solutions for Amazon catalog of products
• Develop and train state-of-the-art LLMs, Diffusion Models, and other Generative AI models
• Build and deploy autonomous AI Agents in Amazon production ecosystem
• Scale AI models to handle billions of diverse products across multiple languages and geographies
• Conduct research in areas such as Autonomous AI Agents, Generative AI, Language Modeling, Multi-modality Computer Vision, Diffusion Models, Reinforcement Learning
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI models into Amazon's production ecosystem
• Contribute to the scientific community through publications and conference presentations

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Unix/Linux
• Experience in professional software development

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Pay

$171,600.00 - $222,200.00 USD annually

Schedule

Full-time