Machine Learning Science

Amazon's Global Logistics (GL) team is seeking an experienced Senior Applied Scientist to research and deploy production solutions for transportation Pricing, Downstream Impact (DSI), and Network Flow. In this role, you will contribute to our vision of offering best-in-class global transportation capabilities for FBA Sellers and Retail Vendors, enabling them to ship efficiently from their locations to Amazon warehouses worldwide. Your work will help lower the cost structure for Amazon and our shippers, while also improving selection and availability for Amazon's consumers by simplifying complex global supply chains and replenishing inventories faster.Key job responsibilities- Collaborate closely with product managers, research scientists, operations leaders, and technical leadership to build cutting-edge transportation capabilities.- Analyze large datasets, develop end-to-end workflows, prototype optimization and machine learning models, and launch production-ready solutions.- Communicate your research findings and provide scientific guidance to the business, influencing our product strategy and roadmap.- Conduct experimental research that will inform future investment areas for the transportation business.A day in the life- Reviewing and refining the requirements for a new transportation pricing model with the product management team.- Conducting exploratory data analysis to uncover insights that can inform the design of the pricing algorithm.- Building and testing optimization prototypes, iterating on the model based on performance metrics.- Presenting your progress and initial findings to senior leadership, soliciting feedback to shape the next phase of development.- Collaborating with the engineering team to ensure a smooth transition of the model into production.About the teamYou will be joining the Network Economics, Research and Data Science (NERDS) Team, which supports GL's transportation business for North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico). The team's research focuses on developing solutions to improve transportation pricing, costs, speed, shipper support, fraud/theft prevention, shipment visibility, and delivery appointment scheduling for Amazon warehouses.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 Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan Learn more about our benefits here: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/internal/benefits/us-benefits-and-stockBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of building machine learning models or developing algorithms 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 ...

Amazon Next Generation Developer Experience (NGDE) Organization is looking for world class scientists and engineers to join its team working on AI4Code, LLM, and natural language processing. This group is entrusted with developing core algorithms/capabilities for Amazon Q Developer. At NGDE you will invent, implement, and deploy state of the art AI algorithms and systems for developers. You will build prototypes and explore conceptually new large scale AI solutions. You will interact closely with our customers and with the academic community. You will be at the heart of a growing and exciting focus area for AWS and work with other acclaimed engineers and world famous scientists.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, 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- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning ...

Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses, responsible for defining and delivering a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. 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 Customer - Advertiser Success & Insights (CASI) team is seeking an Applied Scientist to help increase the effectiveness of online advertising. You will leverage computer vision, generative AI, natural language processing, casual inference, and machine learning to enhance the customer experience with online advertising. In this role, you will collaborate closely with business leaders, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to drive success for our customers through data-driven solutions. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically-minded individual to make a tangible impact on the online advertising landscape. The role offers the chance to work with state-of-the-art technologies and contribute to the evolution of a rapidly changing industry.Key job responsibilitiesAs an Applied Scientist in CASI, you will:-> Shape the science roadmap for CASI, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making.-> Deliver significant business impact through advanced ML models, generative AI, and cutting-edge causal inference methodologies.-> Produce and deliver models that help drive best-in-class customer experiences and build systems that allow us to deploy these models to production with low latency and high throughput.-> Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, data scientists, and product managers, to define project requirements, establish success metrics, and deliver high-quality solutions.-> Research new and innovative machine learning approaches.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 ...

We are Stores Foundational AI - M5 team, and we build LLM foundation models that serves a broad spectrum of areas in shopping. Imagine every shopping experience you have on Amazon has our models in the backend. We’re working to improve shopping on Amazon using LLMs, and are searching for a science leader who is passionate about technology, innovation, customer experience, and ready to make a lasting impact on the industry. You'll be working with talented scientists and engineers to innovate on behalf of our customers. You will lead a high performing team to work on cutting edge LLM technologies that makes broad customer impact. If you're fired up about being part of a dynamic, data driven team, then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey!BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management experience- Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval and Analytics- Knowledge of machine learning approaches and algorithms ...

The Automated Reasoning Group in AWS Cloud Operations is looking for an Applied Scientist to work on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and program analysis to automate the management of cloud compute resources, with an initial view towards reactive, incident-driven remediation, and a longer-term view towards preventative action taken. You will be part of a larger organization that develops tooling for managing a full range of cloud resources with an application-centric view.Each day, hundreds of thousands of developers make billions of transactions worldwide on AWS. They harness the power of the cloud to enable innovative applications, websites, and businesses. Using automated reasoning technology and mathematical proofs, AWS allows customers to answer questions about security, availability, durability, and functional correctness. We call this provable security, absolute assurance in security of the cloud and in the cloud. https://aws.amazon.com/security/provable-security/About the teamYou will be working with a team of automated reasoning specialists as well as software development engineers. We develop automated tools and techniques for code synthesis and analysis.Why AWSAmazon 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.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.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.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.Mentorship and 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.Diverse ExperiencesAmazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- PhD, or Master's degree- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- 3+ years of building models for business application experience- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing ...

Unlock the Future with Amazon Science!Calling all visionary minds passionate about the transformative power of machine learning! Amazon is seeking boundary-pushing graduate student scientists who can turn revolutionary theory into awe-inspiring reality. Join our team of visionary scientists and embark on a journey to revolutionize the field by harnessing the power of cutting-edge techniques in bayesian optimization, time series, multi-armed bandits and more. At Amazon, we don't just talk about innovation – we live and breathe it. You'll conducting research into the theory and application of deep reinforcement learning. You will work on some of the most difficult problems in the industry with some of the best product managers, scientists, and software engineers in the industry. You will propose and deploy solutions that will likely draw from a range of scientific areas such as supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, advanced statistical modeling, and graph models.Throughout your journey, you'll have access to unparalleled resources, including state-of-the-art computing infrastructure, cutting-edge research papers, and mentorship from industry luminaries. This immersive experience will not only sharpen your technical skills but also cultivate your ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment where bold ideas are celebrated.Join us at the forefront of applied science, where your contributions will shape the future of AI and propel humanity forward. Seize this extraordinary opportunity to learn, grow, and leave an indelible mark on the world of technology.Amazon has positions available for Machine Learning Applied Science Internships in, but not limited to Arlington, VA; Bellevue, WA; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; San Diego, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Seattle, WA.Key job responsibilitiesWe are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in: Optimization, Programming/Scripting Languages, Statistics, Reinforcement Learning, Causal Inference, Large Language Models, Time Series, Graph Modeling, Supervised/Unsupervised Learning, Deep Learning, Predictive Modeling In this role, you will work alongside global experts to develop and implement novel, scalable algorithms and modeling techniques that advance the state-of-the-art in areas at the intersection of Reinforcement Learning and Optimization within Machine Learning. You will tackle challenging, groundbreaking research problems on production-scale data, with a focus on developing novel RL algorithms and applying them to complex, real-world challenges.The ideal candidate should possess the ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups and cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems. A successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, with strong attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.A day in the life- Develop scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation.- Design, development and evaluation of highly innovative ML models for solving complex business problems.- Research and apply the latest ML techniques and best practices from both academia and industry.- Think about customers and how to improve the customer delivery experience.- Use and analytical techniques to create scalable solutions for business problems. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Are enrolled in a PhD- Are 18 years of age or older- Work 40 hours/week minimum and commit to 12 week internship maximum- Can relocate to where the internship is based- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with one or more of the following: Optimization, Programming/Scripting Languages, Statistics, Reinforcement Learning, Causal Inference, Large Language Models, Time Series, Graph Modeling, Supervised/Unsupervised Learning, Deep Learning, Predictive Modeling ...

Amazon is investing heavily in building a world class advertising business and we are responsible for defining and delivering a collection of self-service performance advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our products are strategically important to our Retail and Marketplace businesses driving long term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily and are breaking fresh ground to create world-class products. We are highly motivated, collaborative and fun-loving with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. With a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, we are growing at an unprecedented rate with a seemingly endless range of new opportunities.This position will be part of the Conversational Ad Experiences team within the Amazon Advertising organization. Our cross-functional team focuses on designing, developing and launching innovative ad experiences delivered to shoppers in conversational contexts. We utilize leading-edge engineering and science technologies in generative AI to help shoppers discover new products and brands through intuitive, conversational, multi-turn interfaces. We also empower advertisers to reach shoppers, using their own voice to explain and demonstrate how their products meet shoppers' needs. We collaborate with various teams across multiple Amazon organizations to push the boundary of what's possible in these fields.As an Applied Scientist on our team, you will be working with talented scientists, engineers, and technical program managers to innovate on behalf of our customers. An ideal candidate is able to navigate through ambiguous requirements and has experience in Natural Language Processing, Ads recommendation systems, information/evidence retrieval and/or LLM prompt engineering. If you're fired up about being part of a dynamic, driven team, then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey!We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Seattle, WA and New-York, NYKey job responsibilities- Serve as the Science lead in defining the Science charter for the team (for an entirely new space using LLMs) & leading other AS on the team- Build POCs, experiment, optimize and deploy models into production- Partner with other Science teams within the org to deliver features for a net new shopper experience - Run experiments/weblabs and be able to perform statistical analysis- Mentor other scientists on the team- Partnering with Principal PMT and SDM to influence the Product strategyNice to have - Experience in Ads recommendations & information / evidence retrieval - Experience working with Large Language Models & Prompt EngineeringBASIC 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 ...

When customers search for products on the Amazon website, they often see brand advertisements displayed right below the search bar. These ads are part of the Sponsored Brands (SB) program. Our team, the SB Search and Relevance team, works on solving challenges to retrieve the most relevant ads for a customer's search query. A customer's search query is typically a short, free-form text consisting of just a few words. Our algorithm needs to understand the customer's underlying intention from this limited information. At the same time, each advertisement consists of various elements like text descriptions, images, videos, and more. Our algorithm also needs to comprehend the content of these ads and identify the most relevant one from the large pool of ad candidates.As Amazon's advertising business is growing rapidly, we are looking for experienced applied scientists. As an Applied Scientist on this team, you will:Build deep learning models to improve our search relevance for online advertising.- Apply deep learning and natural language processing to improve information retrieval and relevance.- Design and run A/B experiments. Evaluate the impact of your optimizations and communicate your results to various business stakeholders.- Optimize deep learning inference latency by utilizing methods like knowledge distillation.- Work with software development engineers and write code to bring models into production.Impact and Career Growth- You will invent new experiences and influence customer-facing shopping experiences to help suppliers grow their retail business and the auction dynamics that leverage native advertising; this is your opportunity to work within the fastest-growing businesses across all of Amazon! - Define a long-term science vision for our advertising business, driven fundamentally from our customers' needs, translating that direction into specific plans for research and applied scientists, as well as engineering and product teams. - This role combines science leadership, organizational ability, technical strength, product focus, and business understanding.Team video https://youtu.be/zD_6Lzw8raEBASIC 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 ...

We’re working to improve shopping on Amazon using the conversational capabilities of large language models, and are searching for pioneers who are passionate about technology, innovation, and customer experience, and are ready to make a lasting impact on the industry. You'll be working with talented scientists, engineers, and technical program managers (TPM) to innovate on behalf of our customers. If you're fired up about being part of a dynamic, driven team, then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey!Key job responsibilitiesWe seek strong Applied Scientists with domain expertise in machine learning and deep learning, transformers, generative models, large language models, computer vision and multimodal models. You will devise innovative solutions at scale, pushing the technological and science boundaries. You will guide the design, modeling, and architectural choices of state-of-the-art large language models and multimodal models. You will devise and implement new algorithms and new learning strategies and paradigms. You will be technically hands-on and drive the execution from ideation to productionization. You will work in collaborative environment with other technical and business leaders, to innovate on behalf of the customer.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 ...

Do you want to be part of a team that's revolutionizing Amazon's fulfillment and packaging technology? Can you commit to optimizing systems that process tens-of-millions of customer packages daily with the lowest cost to serve and a defect-free customer experience? Do you have a passion for solving complex science challenges and building a sustainable e-commerce experience?Your Deep Learning skills can help make that a reality on the Mechatronics and Sustainable Packaging team. We are looking for a talented Senior Applied Scientist to join our team. You will join a team of Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers (MLEs) to directly improve the packaging experience of Amazon customers in the fulfillment technology space. The team consists of experts in the field of Statistics, Operational Research, Machine Learning (ML), Computer Vision and Generative AI who work together to break new ground in the world of automated packaging solutions. You'll work in a collaborative environment where you will deploy and scale ML solutions to peta-bytes of data, work on problems that haven’t been solved before, and understand whether they succeed via statistically relevant experiments across millions of customers. You'll see the work you do directly improve the packaging experience of Amazon customers in the fulfillment technology space. If you are interested in robotics, computer vision, machine learning, big data, and building scalable solutions, this role is for you.The successful candidate will have a PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or Engineering with a strong focus on data analysis, machine learning, generative AI or a related field, and 5+ years of practical experience solving complex problems in computer vision, anomaly detection, robotics. or multi-modal classification systems. Manufacturing, packaging and/or logistic experience is a plus, but not a requirement.Key job responsibilities- Advance exploratory research projects in machine learning, statistics and related fields to create defect-free packaging customer experiences- Analyze large amounts of Amazon shipments to discover patterns, find opportunities, and develop highly innovative, scalable algorithms to seize these opportunities- Validate new or improved models via statistically relevant experiments across millions of customers- Work closely with software engineering teams to build scalable prototypes for testing, and integrate successful models and algorithms in production systems at very large scaleBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, or a related field with publications in refereed academic conferences and journals- 5+ years of experience of solving difficult machine learning, optimization, or statistical business problems- Experience programming in Python, Java, C++ or a related language- Proven track record of bringing advanced science solutions to production ...

Shape the Future of Human-Machine InteractionAre you a master of natural language processing, eager to push the boundaries of conversational AI? Amazon is seeking exceptional graduate students to join our cutting-edge research team, where they will have the opportunity to explore and push the boundaries of natural language processing (NLP), natural language understanding (NLU), and speech recognition technologies. Imagine waking up each morning, fueled by the excitement of tackling complex research problems that have the potential to reshape the world. You'll dive into production-scale data, exploring innovative approaches to natural language understanding, large language models, reinforcement learning with human feedback, conversational AI, and multimodal learning. Your days will be filled with brainstorming sessions, coding sprints, and lively discussions with brilliant minds from diverse backgrounds.Throughout your journey, you'll have access to unparalleled resources, including state-of-the-art computing infrastructure, cutting-edge research papers, and mentorship from industry luminaries. This immersive experience will not only sharpen your technical skills but also cultivate your ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment where bold ideas are celebrated..Join us at the forefront of applied science, where your contributions will shape the future of AI and propel humanity forward. Seize this extraordinary opportunity to learn, grow, and leave an indelible mark on the world of technology.Amazon has positions available for Natural Language Processing & Speech Applied Science Internships in, but not limited to, Bellevue, WA; Boston, MA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY; Santa Clara, CA; Seattle, WA; Sunnyvale, CA. Key job responsibilitiesWe are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in: NLP/NLU, LLMs, Reinforcement Learning, Human Feedback/HITL, Deep Learning, Speech Recognition, Conversational AI, Natural Language Modeling, Multimodal Learning.In this role, you will work alongside global experts to develop and implement novel, scalable algorithms and modeling techniques that advance the state-of-the-art in areas at the intersection of Natural Language Processing and Speech Technologies. You will tackle challenging, groundbreaking research problems on production-scale data, with a focus on natural language processing, speech recognition, text-to-speech (TTS), text recognition, question answering, NLP models (e.g., LSTM, transformer-based models), signal processing, information extraction, conversational modeling, audio processing, speaker detection, large language models, multilingual modeling, and more.The ideal candidate should possess the ability to work collaboratively with diverse groups and cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems. A successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, with strong attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.A day in the life- Develop novel, scalable algorithms and modeling techniques that advance the state-of-the-art in natural language processing, speech recognition, text-to-speech, question answering, and conversational modeling.- Tackle groundbreaking research problems on production-scale data, leveraging techniques such as LSTM, transformer-based models, signal processing, information extraction, audio processing, speaker detection, large language models, and multilingual modeling.- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems, leveraging your expertise in NLP/NLU, LLMs, reinforcement learning, human feedback/HITL, deep learning, speech recognition, conversational AI, natural language modeling, and multimodal learning.- Thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, embracing ambiguity and demonstrating strong attention to detail.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Are enrolled in a PhD- Are 18 years of age or older- Work 40 hours/week minimum and commit to 12 week internship maximum- Can relocate to where the internship is based- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with one or more of the following: Natural Language Processing/Understanding, Large Language Models, Reinforcement Learning, Human Feedback/HITL, Deep Learning, Speech Recognition, Conversational AI, Natural Language Modeling, Multimodal Learning ...

Job SummaryAWS Support is looking for a high caliber Applied Scientist to build AI/GenAI experiences and foundations for the Cloud Optimization service portfolio (AWS Health, Well-Architected, Trusted Advisor). We are looking for a Principal Scientist to join us and lead/spearhead the AI revolution through innovative solutions inspired by customer needs. A Principal Scientist in Kumo is a hands-on contributor who 1/ Understands the latest trends and developments in AI/GenAI space and able to apply this innovation to solve customer challenges. 2/ Effectively partners across AWS AI/GenAI services to influence and drive investment prioritizations. 3/ Mentors to elevate the organization’s excellence in AI/GenAI. 4/ Represents the organization strategically in front of customers, partners, and other AWS leaders. Evangelize our AI/GenAI innovations, results, and impact. You will partner with go-to-market, support, and service leaders to identify, define, and shape the investment direction of our products with a vision, strategy, and develops innovative solutions for hard, previously unsolved problems. You will work closely with engineering teams to define the architectures and solutions that transform algorithms to services operating at AWS scale. This role will give you the opportunity to drive the design and delivery of large-scale cross-AWS projects while moving the needle disproportionately for the Support business. In this role, you’ll define and drive architectural innovation of existing and new services to help AWS customers optimally architect, develop, and operate for the cloud. You’ll think beyond the immediate team and project needs and focus on how to reduce operational complexity. You’ll provide technical vision in achieving business goals. Your responsibilities will include: * Influence at all levels – from business strategy to implementation. You will own direct technical contributions for some areas and in others you will influence and direct at the architectural level.* Lead by example, demonstrating technical excellence that other engineers aspire to follow. Taking time to mentor and develop members of each team.* Define the next generation of Cloud Optimization architecture, working closely with business owners, service teams, Principal Engineers, and Solution Architects to leverage proven design patterns and existing services to reduce existing complexity, duplication, and cost.* Solve ambiguous problems and deliver high impact customer driven products, such as real-time visibility into customers’ experiences and impacts during AWS service events, derive customer insights, generate summary of customers’ posture for security, cost, resilience, etc.* Drive operational excellence and best practices across the teams.* Work with minimal guidance, engaging engineering teams across the organization to deliver results, while responding efficiently to multiple program priorities. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to analyze the latest technologies and development trends, establishing and implementing standard practices for the organization’s engineering teams. The ideal candidate will be able to exercise strong judgment in balancing technical leadership and business goals.About the teamAWS Kumo is a global product and technical organization dedicated to helping AWS customers succeed in their cloud journey. Kumo owns critical cloud services used by all AWS customers to build, optimize, and operate at scale. Our broad portfolio of services includes AWS Health (https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/technology/aws-health-dashboard/), Trusted Advisor (https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/technology/trusted-advisor/), Well-Architected (https://aws.amazon.com/architecture/well-architected/), re:Post (https://repost.aws/), Recommendations & Insights, Self-service Automation, Support Center (https://console.aws.amazon.com/support/home/?nc2=h_ql_cu), and more, as well as all the internal tooling used by our global support organization to provide exceptional customer support.Kumo is a people-first organization doing world-class innovation at scale. We are globally distributed, with larger teams across the United States, Canada, South Africa, Costa Rica, Australia, and other geographies. We are always looking for exceptional technologists and leaders who would like to join us on this journey. By joining Kumo, you will work with all AWS customers, from big and diverse enterprises to small cutting-edge startups, helping them achieve success in their cloud journeys. We are delivering product and technological innovation that transform the way our customers run their businesses. Our industry-leading product portfolio cuts across a wide range of technologies — from Distributed Systems to Machine Learning — at Amazon scale. We are a fast-growing, agile and collaborative team of individuals with diverse backgrounds from all parts of the globe. We combine the culture of a startup, the innovation and creativity of an R&D lab, the work-life balance of a mature organization, and AWS-scale technical challenges. Join us!BASIC QUALIFICATIONS* Graduate degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or Physics or related field.* 7+ years of experience in AI and Machine Learning in industry.* Proven experience with a track record of thought leadership and contributions that have advanced the a business, customer experience. * Strong record of delivery in industry and ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. * Excellent written and verbal communication skills. ...

AWS is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Applied Scientists with a strong machine learning background to help build industry-leading technology. Our mission is to provide a delightful experience to Amazon’s customers by pushing the envelope in multimodal LLMs and VLMs in Computer Vision.Key job responsibilitiesAs 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 of speech and language technology. You will gain hands on experience with Amazon’s heterogeneous speech, text, and structured data sources, and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in spoken language understanding.About the teamWhy AWSAmazon 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.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.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.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.Mentorship and 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.Diverse ExperiencesAmazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred 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.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning ...

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 ...

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Applied Scientist with expertise in Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and Service Oriented Architecture. You should have a deep understanding of the digital advertising business and scaled marketing across communication channels. In this role, you will collaborate with a cross-functional team of talented scientists and engineers to innovate, iterate, and solve real-world marketing problems with cutting-edge AWS technologies. You will lead in-depth analyses of the key problems faced by Amazon Ads customers and the challenges faced by marketing teams in meeting customer needs at scale. To address these problems, you will build innovative large-scale ML/AI solutions such as bespoke omni-channel recommender systems, and specialized LLM-powered assistants for customers and marketers. You will independently drive research and prototyping to deliver functional proofs of concept (POCs), and then partner with engineers to inform the technology roadmap and deploy successful POCs as scalable batch and real-time applications in production.Key job responsibilities• Define and execute a research and development plan that enables data-driven marketing decisions and delivers inspiring customer experiences• Evaluate, evolve, and invent scientific techniques to effectively address customer needs and business problems• Establish and drive science prototyping best practices to ensure coherence and integrity of data feeding into production ML/AI solutions• Collaborate with colleagues across science and engineering disciplines for rapid prototyping at scale• Partner with engineering teams to solve complex technical problems, define system-level requirements, develop implementation plans, and guide the adaptation of techniques to meet production needs• Partner with product managers and stakeholders to define forward-looking product visions and prospective business use-cases• Drive and lead of culture of data-driven innovation within and outside across Amazon Ads Marketing organization• Influence organizational vision across Ads Marketing organizationAbout the teamThe Marketing Decisions Science team provides AI/ML products to enable Amazon Ads Marketing to deliver relevant and compelling guidance, education, and inspiration to prospective and active advertisers across marketing channels. We own the product, technology, and deployment roadmap for AI/ML products across Amazon Ads Marketing. We analyze the needs, experiences, and behaviors of Amazon advertisers at petabytes scale, to deliver the right marketing communications to the right advertiser at the right time. Our products enable applications and synergies across Ads organization, spanning marketing, product, and sales use cases.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- Experience with popular Generative AI (Gen-AI) methods, such as supervised funetuning, reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), direct preference optimization (DPO) ...

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 ...

When customers search for products on the Amazon website, they often see brand advertisements displayed right below the search bar. These ads are part of the Sponsored Brands (SB) program. Our team, the SB Search and Relevance team, works on solving challenges to retrieve the most relevant ads for a customer's search query. A customer's search query is typically a short, free-form text consisting of just a few words. Our algorithm needs to understand the customer's underlying intention from this limited information. At the same time, each advertisement consists of various elements like text descriptions, images, videos, and more. Our algorithm also needs to comprehend the content of these ads and identify the most relevant one from the large pool of ad candidates.As Amazon's advertising business is growing rapidly, we are looking for experienced applied scientists. As an Applied Scientist on this team, you will:- Drive end-to-end Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity.- Apply deep learning and natural language processing to improve information retrieval and relevance.- Design and run A/B experiments. Evaluate the impact of your optimizations and communicate your results to various business stakeholders.- Optimize deep learning inference latency by utilizing methods like knowledge distillation.- Work with software development engineers and write code to bring models into production.- Recruit Applied Scientists to the team and provide mentorship.Impact and Career Growth- You will invent new experiences and influence customer-facing shopping experiences to help suppliers grow their retail business and the auction dynamics that leverage native advertising; this is your opportunity to work within the fastest-growing businesses across all of Amazon!- Define a long-term science vision for our advertising business, driven fundamentally from our customers' needs, translating that direction into specific plans for research and applied scientists, as well as engineering and product teams.This role combines science leadership, organizational ability, technical strength, product focus, and business understanding.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 ...

Amazon is looking for world class senior applied scientist to join its AWS Fundamental Research Team working within a variety of machine learning disciplines. This group is entrusted with developing core machine learning solutions for AWS services. At the AWS Fundamental Research Team you will invent, implement, and deploy state of the art machine learning algorithms and systems. You will build prototypes and explore conceptually large scale ML solutions across different domains and computation platforms. You will interact closely with our customers and with the academic community. You will be at the heart of a growing and exciting focus area for AWS and work with other acclaimed engineers and world famous scientists.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 teamDiverse 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- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience- 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning ...

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 ...

Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses, responsible for defining and delivering a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. 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!We are looking for an accomplished and visionary machine learning expert to lead the Applied Science strategy for our Media Planning Science program. In this role, you will work closely with business leaders, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to drive program success through ML-driven solutions. You will shape the applied science roadmap, promote a culture of data-driven decision-making, and deliver significant business impact using advanced data techniques and cutting-edge applied science methodologies.Key job responsibilitiesAs an Applied Scientist on this team, you will:- Serve as the technical leader in Machine Learning, guiding efforts within the team and collaborating with other teams.- Conduct hands-on analysis and modeling of large-scale data to generate insights that boost traffic monetization and merchandise sales while maintaining a positive shopper experience.- Lead end-to-end Machine Learning projects that involve high levels of ambiguity, scale, and complexity.- Build, experiment, optimize, and deploy machine learning models, collaborating with software engineers to bring your models into production.- Run A/B experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysis to validate your models.- Develop scalable and automated processes for large-scale data analysis, model development, validation, and serving.- Explore and research innovative machine learning approaches to push the boundaries of what’s possible.About the teamThe Media Planning Science team builds and deploys models that provide insights and recommendations for media planning. Our mission is to assist advertisers in activating plans that align with their goals. Our insights and recommendations leverage heuristic and machine learning models to simplify the complex tasks of forecasting, outcome prediction, budget planning, optimized audience selection and measurements for media planners. We integrate our insights into user interfaces and programmatic integrations via APIs, ensuring reliable data, timely delivery, and optimal advertising outcomes for our advertisers. 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 ...