Senior Applied Scientist, ASCS AI Lab Team

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join our team in developing pioneering AI research, including 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. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on AI research and products that will shape the future of online shopping experiences. Your work will directly influence how customers interact with the world's largest online store.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement novel AI solutions for Amazon's 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's 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, and 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

Requirements

• 3+ years of building machine learning models for business applications
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, TensorFlow, NumPy, SciPy, etc.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark, etc.

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $167,100.00 - $226,100.00 USD annually. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
• Medical Advice Line
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.