Program Manager, Automation & Risk-based Friction, Payment Risk

Wanting to make a difference? Join the team protecting Amazon customers from payment related fraud, misuse, and abuse. Have you ever thought about what it takes to detect and prevent fraudulent purchases among hundreds of millions of e-Commerce transactions in different countries? How to help our Amazon Business continue to grow and where millions of businesses can safely transact online? What kinds of processes and systems would you build to maximize customer satisfaction?A team comprised of software development engineers, machine learning scientists, operation specialists, product and program managers, and many other team members; together focused on a mission that is customer-focused and innovative in solving complex challenges and promoting exceptional value through innovation and superior technical know-how.Our greatest strength is our team members, who through diverse backgrounds are appreciated and collectively strengthen our organization’s capabilities to deliver for our customers. Be part of a team where your actions as a Senior Program Manager could enhance systems and processes that minimize risk and maximize trust in Amazon.com. Not only do we protect all aspects of the Amazon shopping experience, we also deliver services to large and small merchants hosted on the Amazon platform. In addition, we evaluate new business opportunities from across the company to determine how we can minimize the risk associated with new initiatives.We are seeking a Program Manager who can provide leadership to cross-functional teams and drive key initiatives while supporting our customers and key stakeholders.We are an agile team, moving quickly in collaboration within our business to bring new features while having fun along the way. If you can Think Big (make sure to check out the Amazon Blog reading about the Think Big and other Leadership Principles) and want to join a fast moving team, we would like to speak with you!Key job responsibilitiesStakeholder Management: Engage with machine learning and product leaders to influence and guide use of risk-based friction levers. Partner with leaders across Buyer Risk Prevention to minimize the friction experienced by genuine customers from risk mitigation actions such as CAPTCHA, One-Time Passwords, etc.Project Management: Lead projects for cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of a new feature, service, product, or system. Gather business requirements, identify appropriate resources needed, assemble the right project team, assign individual responsibilities, and develop the milestones and launch schedule to ensure timely and successful delivery of the project. Program Managers contribute cross-functional business and technical skills, assess and manage risks, measure and report on progress, anticipate and resolve bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs with the technical constraints.Change Management & Innovation: Develops and/or influences new ideas/approaches. Establishes procedures, plans and practices which promote the adoption of appropriate solutions and sustainability of desired results in complex operational environments. Develops strategies to enhance decision making.Results & Accountability: Ensures that effective controls are developed and maintained across the organization. Takes corrective action, as appropriate. Strong commitment towards goals and outcomes and to ensure the completion within established time frames. Drives and facilitates moderately complex projects; focuses on results and measuring attainment of outcomes.Collaboration: Partners with (advises and supports) the global process owners, Site leaders, Operation managers in identifying, defining and executing various process improvement projectsStandard Operating Procedure (SOP) Development: Build and document the SOP specific to the investigation and quality assurance processes, and work to deploy globally.Communication: Drive weekly meetings to review metrics including investigation quality, service level agreements, and system misses. Identify root causes and create action plans to address. Hold team members accountable for progress on key program actions.About the teamPayment Risk's mission is to protect our Customers and Amazon from payment related fraud, misuse, and abuse. The Automation & Risk-based Friction team owns the product suite, mechanisms, and strategic initiatives designed to improve Payment Risk’s ability to (1) automate risk decisions on buyer orders and contacts, and (2) leverage risk-based friction to deliver a seamless experience that mitigates risk while building trust with genuine Customers.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of program or project management experience- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams ...

Risk Manager, Selling Partner Risk - Special Projects & Investigations

Selling Partner Trust and Store Integrity (TSI) is responsible for creating a trustworthy shopping experience across Amazon stores worldwide by protecting customers, brands, selling partners, vendors and Amazon from fraud, counterfeit, and abuse as well as providing world‐class support and building loyalty with Amazon’s millions of selling partners.The Special Projects and Investigations (SPI) team within TSI protects Amazon customers and stores by launching investigative projects and detection mechanisms aligned to the seller journey to deep dive proactive key events within the bad actor lifecycle. Our growth requires highly skilled candidates who move fast, have an entrepreneurial spirit to create new solutions, a tenacity to get things done, thrive in an environment of ambiguity and change, and are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems. We value individual expression, respect different opinions, and work together to create a culture where each of us is able to contribute fully. Our unique backgrounds and perspectives strengthen our ability to achieve Amazon's mission of being Earth's most customer-centric company.We catch bad actors and stop online fraud. It’s fun! It’s hard! It matters! We are passionate about protecting our selling partners and customers from bad actors and want a candidate that shares that passion. Amazon is one of the world’s most trusted companies, help us keep it that way! To achieve this, we are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to join our team with a background in risk and data analytics to identity and scale new bad actor behavior trends. The ideal candidate should be passionate about using and understanding data to discover both known and emerging bad actor trends. You will help ensure customers make great purchase decisions and our selling partners using Amazon are successful listing and selling their products. Your support is not only fundamental to helping protect customers and selling partners but will help maintain the health of Amazon’s catalog and product listings ecosystem.Key job responsibilities• Use high-level judgment to identify trends, correlations and anomalies within the selling lifecycle• Create, validate and scale detection mechanisms through data• Complete risk analyses using complex data sets (SQL, Python, R etc.)• Conduct large scale deep dives to derive insights about tactics used to conduct abuse on our stores• Identifying gaps and risk in Amazon's current mechanisms, systems, and policies• Break problems into manageable pieces, ruthlessly prioritizing, and delivering results in an ambiguous and fast-moving environment• Own and/or manage projects designed to improve operational and process efficiencyA day in the lifeThis role is focused on delivering results through identifying bad actors. Each day is different as new behaviors and trends are constantly discovered. You will be making high judgement decisions and implementing direct mechanisms to stop bad actors on WW stores as early as possible. While identifying commonalities of abuse, you will need to share your observations and trends with partner teams to increase detection coverage. You and the team are on the front lines of protecting Amazon customers and stopping abuse in our stores.About the teamOur team is comprised of experts in the risk domains like fraud, cybersecurity, data security, internal risk, threat intelligence, regulatory compliance, vendor risk, etc. with strong data analysis and investigation skills. We complement specialized skills with broad risk experiences gathered through years of experience to deliver results - we wear a lot of hats, move quickly, and are frugal to the core by conducting tasks ourselves whenever possible. We speak 15 different languages, value diverse experiences and natural curiosity, and celebrate learning and taking risks. We make mistakes, learn from them, and support each other.Our work is to solve hard puzzles - typically with data and always with a lot persistence and curiosity. If you like the sound of that, come join us.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree or equivalent- 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience- Experience with SQL and Excel- Experience handling confidential information- Experience implementing repeatable processes and automation or standardization- Experience working in fast paced e-commerce organizations- Proven ability to deliver complex projects across multiple teams ...

Security Engineer - Hardware, Firmware, Virtualization, Secure Hardware And Foundational Technologies Team

Help us protect not only the Amazon Security (AmSec) cloud computing environment but all of our customers as well! Since 2006, our great team at AmSec has been enabling our customers to bring great ideas to life in ways that aren’t possible in traditional IT environments. With AmSec you can flexibly harness compute, storage, security, and other services from across the globe as your business demands them.Amazon Security is on the cutting edge of many security issues for a wide variety of platforms and technologies including cloud services, Internet of things (IoT), identity and access management, mobile devices, virtualization and custom hardware, all operating at massive scale. Similarly, our highly collaborative team is committed to each team member’s growth as our business grows.As a part of the Secure Hardware and Foundational Technologies group, we help Amazon launch brand new products and invest in emerging technologies securely. We are looking for a technically deep Senior Security Engineer to help secure our foundational platforms such as OS kernels, virtualization, device emulation, firmware and hardware. You will be responsible for conducting security reviews, threat modeling, developing tooling that will help detect security issues at scale and hands-on security evaluations (pen-testing).The successful candidate must be comfortable diving into complex engineering discussions, and leveraging deep security expertise to ensure proper risk assessment and threat analysis is performed. You will provide crystal-clear technical direction and risk mitigation guidance for diverse engineering and business leaders at all levels.By applying your hard-earned years of practical security engineering expertise in projects related to enterprise networking, hardware-rooted security, operating system hardening, and cloud-scale administrative infrastructure, you will literally shape the future of cloud computing.You are expected to be strong in multiple domains and provide significant contributions to the IT Security team and to multiple groups throughout AmSec. Security engineers are expected to develop elegant solutions to complex business problems and apply appropriate technologies while following security engineering best practices. You are also expected to mentor more junior engineers and be a security thought leader for the organization.You should foster constructive dialogue and seek resolution when confronted with discordant views. Engineers in this role are expected to participate fully in the planning of the IT Security team's work and constantly seek opportunities for process improvement. They should also have a deep understanding of at least one specialty for which they are a sought out resource (both within AmSec and by groups throughout Amazon), while having an understanding of the application of information security in a broad range of technical areas.You will need a combination of troubleshooting, technical, and communication skills, as well as the ability to handle a mix of disparate tasks which may include project and software development work. This role will provide career growth opportunities as you gain new security skills in the course of your duties.Key job responsibilities- Security reviews for hardware including servers and devices- Penetration testing & vulnerability research- Threat modeling- Security training and outreach to internal development teams- Security guidance documentation- Assistance with recruiting activitiesAbout the teamAbout Amazon SecurityDiverse ExperiencesAmazon Security 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 Amazon Security?At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.Inclusive Team CultureIn Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.Training & 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, training, 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience- 5+ years of experience in Security Engineering or Development of Security capabilities, supporting engineering projects from concept to delivery, and 2 years in two or more of the following technical categories: Virtualization security (Xen, KVM, QEMU) - Hardware security (PCB, JTAG, UART, SPI, ROM, microcode, custom ASIC/FPGA) - x86 and/or ARM chipset and firmware security (TPM, UEFI, TrustZone, Secure Boot, JTAG, PCIe) - Physical security testing at the machine level- Security testing of compute platforms (Server, PC or Mobile) - Working with diverse physical tamper resistance and/or tamper detection techniques ...

Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer, Amazon Games

Amazon is all-in on games, with the mission to be the most customer-obsessed company in the games industry. Our Anti Team at Amazon Games is responsible for protecting the multiplayer experience of millions of players by providing anti-cheat, anti-fraud, and anti-bot solutions. We are seeking a highly talented Senior Security Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding the integrity of Amazon's current and upcoming game titles.As a Senior Security Engineer, you will leverage your expertise in anti-cheat development to identify and address threats to the competitive integrity of player experiences across a wide range of game genres. You will iteratively build technology that prevents cheats at scale, always staying a step ahead of emerging techniques. This role involves deep technical work, including developing kernel mode detection methods, reverse engineering cheats, and collaborating closely with other engineers to integrate robust anti-cheat measures into multiplayer games.Key job responsibilities- Architect, develop, and maintain a software pipeline for detecting and preventing cheats on PC game clients, ensuring scalability and reliability.- Proactively identify emerging cheats and exploits, and devise preemptive strategies to defeat them.- Stay up to date on Windows internals and new features, integrating them where relevant or ensuring compliance.- Reverse engineer existing cheats to understand their mechanics and identify applicable detection vectors.- Advocate for best practices in Windows driver and service development, and mentor fellow engineers to raise the team's overall technical bar.- Make existing systems and solutions simpler, influencing team strategy and guiding decisions that impact both short- and long-term goals.- Work efficiently in an agile environment, delivering incrementally and frequently, with a focus on quick iteration and experimentation to stay ahead of threats.A day in the lifeAs a Senior Security Engineer, you will have a significant impact on the multiplayer experiences of millions of players daily. You'll work within a cross-discipline team of engineers and data scientists, driving forward the mission to make cheaters miserable and preserve the integrity of gaming.About the teamThe Anti Team is a new initiative within Amazon Games dedicated to building industry-leading, multi-game anti-cheat solutions from the ground up. Leveraging Amazon's platform and compute capabilities, our goal is to create innovative software that makes cheating so challenging and frustrating that it is no longer viable. Our team operates at the intersection of engineering, data science, and game security, constantly iterating on our solutions to protect the player experience and enforce a level playing field for all players.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Proven track record of successfully shipping products, including experience with full product life cycles from design and development to deployment and maintenance- 7+ years in C++ professional software development- 5+ years of experience with reverse engineering and development tools (IDA Pro, WinDbg, etc)- 3+ years of Windows kernel mode development experience- 3+ years contributing to the architecture, design, or analysis of anti-cheat systems ...

Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon Games Generative AI

Amazon Games is seeking a highly effective generative AI scientist to build and integrate new groundbreaking AI into our game pipelines and customer experiences. Our mission to be the most customer obsessed video game company requires exploration into these cutting-edge tools to improve the quality and quantity of fun gameplay for our players; while ensuring their ethical and responsible implementation. At Amazon Games we are creating games like the open world MMO New World and working with partners to publish hit games like Lost Ark. Amazon is working on unannounced titles for PC, console, and mobile platforms.We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to building the best games for our players. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills and value your passion to discover, invent, simplify, and build.Key job responsibilities- Drive, design, develop, and support highly ambiguous and complex generative AI services for games using AWS or local hardware resources.- Collaborate with game team engineers to integrate generative AI tools into developer workflows.- Stay up to date with and analyze the latest advancements in generative AI technology and continuously improve product features where meaningful improvements in cost, scalability, quality, or functionality can be achieved.- Work with other game teams in the organization to expose sharable pieces of generative AI technology.- Consult and contribute to evaluations of other internal or 3rd party generative AI services that could be leveraged by the project or the organization.- Proactively identify and solve problems that affect the quality of life for players, operations, and other developers.- Assess costs (both monetary and environmental) of generative AI features.- Be an advocate for players and developers: Insist on the highest standards, drive to operational excellence, help create functional and engaging customer-centric features.A day in the life- You thrive in a collaborative environment where your decisions have significant impact and influence.- You are passionate about building game experiences that delight players.- You deliver great workflows and tools to your fellow developers and constantly seek improvement.- You want to be part of something exciting and unique in the gaming ecosystem.- Your day-to-day involves working closely with designers and artists to unlock generative AI features and tools; this involves a few regular meetings but mostly a lot of interaction either face-to-face or invirtual channels - the structure of your day includes these interactions but also a lot of focus time in implementing these ideas.About the teamOur product is an unannounced game built by a team with veterans from many popular titles like Destiny, Bioshock, Bioshock Infinite, Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat, World of Warcraft, EverQuest, EverQuest 2, PlanetSide 2, and H1Z1. Come join our passionate team and help make the next game that everyone will be downloading to their PCs and consoles!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- PhD or Masters of Science degree in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), or a related quantitative field and 6+ years of Research Experience- Experience utilizing ML frameworks (i.e. PyTorch, TensorFlow, Keras, or similar)- Extensive knowledge and practical experience in at least one of these areas of machine learning: Deep Learning systems, NLP, Reinforcement Learning- Experience in designing, deploying ML/AI services and making them ready for production ...

Senior Applied Scientist, Minerva

Are you passionate about automation, optimization, knowledge extraction, and artificial intelligence through the use of Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Optimization, Natural Language Processing, and Recommender systems? We have a team of experienced scientists with a critical business mission making revolutionary leaps forward in these spaces. On this team you will work with large multimodal datasets to build generative and discriminative models for optimizing large-scale manufacturing and fulfillment processes, analyze and model customer reading behavior to measure engagement and detect risks, and build AI-based systems for helping indie authors make their businesses successful.This will involve combining methods from several science domains with domain knowledge across multiple businesses into sophisticated ML workflows. Our team has mature areas and green-field opportunities. We offer scientific autonomy, value end-to-end ownership, and have a strong customer-focused culture.As a Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon, you will connect with world leaders in your field working on similar problems. You will be working with large distributed systems of data and providing technical leadership to the product managers, teams, and organizations building machine learning solutions. You will be tackling Machine Learning challenges in Supervised, Unsupervised, and Semi-supervised Learning; utilizing modern methods such as deep learning and classical methods from statistical learning theory, detection, estimation. Senior Applied Scientists are specialists with the deep expertise to drive the scientific vision for our products. They are externally aware of the state-of-the-art in their respective field of expertise and are constantly focused on advancing that state-of-the-art for improving Amazon’s products and services. Come join us as we revolutionize the book industry and deliver an amazing experience to our Kindle authors and readers.Key job responsibilitiesGreat candidates for this position will be experts in the areas of data science, machine learning, computer vision, optimization, NLP, or statistics. You will have hands-on experience with multiple science initiatives as well as be able to balance technical leadership with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology, models and methodological choices. You will strive for simplicity, and demonstrate significant creativity and high judgment.About the teamKindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and Print On Demand (POD) have empowered a new wave of self-motivated creators, tearing down barriers that once blocked writers from reaching readers. Our team builds rich applications and systems that empower anyone to realize their dream of becoming a published author. We strive to provide an experience that is powerful, yet simple to use and accessible to all. We focus on building systems that enable authors to design high quality digital and print books, reaching readers all around the world. This role will help ensure we maintain the trust of both our Authors and Readers by ensuring all books published to Amazon meet our standards.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 ...

Senior Economist, Amazon Private Brand

Join our Amazon Private Brands Intelligence organization in building science and tech solutions at scale to delight our customers with products across our leading private brands such as Amazon Basics, Amazon Essentials, and by Amazon.Our team uses Machine Learning, Statistics, and Econometrics to develop scalable data-driven solutions to drive strategic business decisions and optimize product inputs. You will be working in an interdisciplinary team of Scientists, Economists, Engineers, and Product Managers incubating and building day one solutions using cutting-edge technology, to solve some of the toughest business problems at Amazon.As a Senior Economist at Private Brand Intelligence, you will have the opportunity to invent novel solutions and prototypes, and directly contribute to bringing your ideas to life through production implementation. You will also work closely with economists/scientists across the org on their model designs and implementations, and find synergy in science research and prototypes across different projects.This is a unique, high visibility opportunity for someone who wants to develop cutting edge science solutions and have direct business and customer impact.A day in the lifeBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- PhD in economics or equivalent- Experience in causal inference modelling ...

Senior ML Scientist, Amazon Games AI Research

Amazon Games is seeking a highly effective Senior Machine Learning Scientist to build and integrate novel ML, RL and Generative AI (Gen AI) approaches into our game pipelines and customer experiences. In this role, you will work closely with our game development studios and operations teams to research and develop generative AI-powered tools, pipelines and features across Amazon Games.At Amazon Games, our ambition is to create bold new experiences that foster community in and around our games. Our team of game industry veterans develops AAA multiplayer games and original IPs, with teams in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego, Montreal, and Bucharest. Amazon Games, through its Studios, Publishing, and Prime Gaming divisions collaborating with external partners, aims to develop, publish, and deliver compelling AAA games and content experiences for gamers to discover.Key job responsibilities- Drive the research, implementation, and productionizing for ambitious and complex AI/ML initiatives for Amazon Games.- Collaborate with game team engineers, designers and artists to design, develop, and integrate new generative AI tools into developer workflows.- Proactively identify and solve problems that affect the quality of life for players, operations, and other developers.- Stay up to date with and analyze the latest advancements, in generative AI technology, and continuously improve product features where meaningful improvements in cost, scalability, quality, or functionality can be achieved.- Consult and contribute to evaluations of other internal or 3rd ML, RL and Gen AI services that could be leveraged by the project or the organization.A day in the life- You thrive in a collaborative environment where your decisions have significant impact and influence.- You are passionate about building game experiences that delight players.- You deliver great workflows, tools, and game innovations to your fellow developers and constantly seek improvement.- You want to be part of something exciting and unique in the gaming ecosystem.About the teamThe Amazon Games Studio AI Research team focuses on artificial intelligence innovation in gaming. Our highly skilled, multi-discipline team works across Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, and Generative AI to reimagine game development. We work closely with first-party game developers and partner studios to bring creative visions to life. Our mission is to use AI responsibly to transform gameplay experiences, enrich narratives, and provide creators with practical tools to optimize their production pipelines.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Master's degree in engineering, technology, computer science, machine learning, robotics, operations research, statistics, mathematics or equivalent quantitative field- 5+ 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- 6+ years of applied research experience- 3+ years of experience in mentoring junior colleagues or contributing as a leader by interviewing, managing a team or similar- 1+ years of experience in Game development (or similar entertainment field) including working with game designers and artists ...

Senior Software Developer, Amazon Games AI

Amazon Games is seeking a highly effective Senior Software Development Engineer to lead the implementation of innovative Machine Learning (ML), Reinforcement Learning (RL), and Generative AI techniques for game development applications. In this role, you will bridge the gap between our AI/ML science advancements and practical game development, creating reusable engine components and middleware. You will drive the development of AI technologies to enhance gameplay, optimize development workflows, and push the boundaries of interactive entertainment.At Amazon Games, our ambition is to create bold new experiences that foster community in and around our games. Our team of game industry veterans develops AAA multiplayer games and original IPs, with teams in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego, Montreal, and Bucharest. Amazon Games, through its Studios, Publishing, and Prime Gaming divisions collaborating with external partners, aims to develop, publish, and deliver compelling AAA games and content experiences for gamers to discover.Key job responsibilities- Lead the design and development of robust, scalable, and reusable engine components that implement ML, RL, and Gen AI techniques that will be used by game teams using engines such as Unreal and Unity.- Collaborate closely with Applied Scientists to translate their research and prototypes into production-ready game engine features.- Develop a reusable middleware layer that facilitates the integration of AI technologies across multiple game projects and platforms.- Collaborate with game teams to deliver AI-driven features into their workflows and game systems.- Optimize AI implementation for performance, ensuring they meet the real-time requirements of game engines- Contribute to the architecture and design of game systems that leverage AI technologies.- Collaborate with other Amazon teams to identify and develop sharable AI technologies and tools.- Stay current with advancements in game engine technologies, ML/RL/Gen AI, and their applications in gaming.- Evaluate and integrate third-party AI solutions when appropriate, ensuring they meet our quality and performance standards.- Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in software engineering and AI implementation within the game development context.- Champion the responsible implementation of AI in games, considering player experience, fairness, and potential biases.A day in the life- You thrive in a collaborative environment where your decisions have significant impact and influence.- You are passionate about building game experiences that delight players.- You deliver great workflows, tools, and game innovations to your fellow developers and constantly seek improvement.- You want to be part of something exciting and unique in the gaming ecosystem.About the teamThe Amazon Games Studio AI Research team focuses on artificial intelligence innovation in gaming. Our highly skilled, multi-discipline team works across Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, and Generative AI to reimagine game development. We work closely with first-party game developers and partner studios to bring creative visions to life. Our mission is to use AI responsibly to transform gameplay experiences, enrich narratives, and provide creators with practical tools to optimize their production pipelines.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 3 years in game development- Proficiency in C++ and experience with game engines (Unreal, Unity, or proprietary)- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience in designing and developing reusable software components and APIs- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team ...

Senior Software Engineer, Amazon Games AI Research

Amazon Games is seeking a highly effective Senior Game Developer - AI/ML to build and integrate innovative AI systems and tools into our game pipelines and customer experiences. Our mission to be the most customer obsessed video game company requires exploration into these cutting-edge tools to improve the quality and quantity of fun gameplay for our players; while ensuring their ethical and responsible implementation.At Amazon Games, our ambition is to create bold new experiences that foster community in and around our games. Our team of game industry veterans develops AAA multiplayer games and original IPs, with teams in Seattle, Orange County, San Diego, Montreal, and Bucharest. Amazon Games, through its Studios, Publishing, and Prime Gaming divisions collaborating with external partners, aims to develop, publish, and deliver compelling AAA games and content experiences for gamers to discover.Key job responsibilities- Implement libraries and middleware for advanced ML and AI use cases using a combination of cloud services and embedded models provided by our scientists.- Collaborate with game teams—directly embedding when required—to deliver the generative AI & ML features their game designs require.A day in the life- You thrive in a collaborative environment where your decisions have significant impact and influence.- You are passionate about building game experiences that delight players.- You deliver great workflows, tools, and game innovations to your fellow developers and constantly seek improvement.- You want to be part of something exciting and unique in the gaming ecosystem.About the teamThe Amazon Games Studio AI Research team focuses on artificial intelligence innovation in gaming. Our highly skilled, multi-discipline team works across Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, and Generative AI to reimagine game development. We work closely with first-party game developers and partner studios to bring creative visions to life. Our mission is to use AI responsibly to transform gameplay experiences, enrich narratives, and provide creators with practical tools to optimize their production pipelines.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 5+ years of Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops) experience- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team- Experience with Unity, Unreal, CryEngine, Lumberyard or proprietary 3D game engine, or industry-equivalent technology (3D animation, simulation, etc)- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent- Proficiency in C++- 1+ year of AI/ML integrations in games. ...

Site Procurement Manager - San Diego, CA

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.As a Site Procurement Manager for the Amazon Fulfillment Center team, you will own the site’s indirect procurement operation responsibilities, including forecasting, inventory management, purchase order management and Vendor management of 3rd party service providers. You will lead supplier management KPI and metrics reporting, and work with stakeholders to find and understand deviation and improvement areas. You will provide procurement leadership and align with the building leadership team to drive efficiencies and improvements at the site(s).MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:· In partnership with the Procurement Operations Manager, provide procurement operations support for the fulfillment center, including: forecasting of non-inventory products, inventory management, non-inventory flow and space models, cycle counts, supplier management, procurement transaction and expediting support· Lead team of non-inventory receivers to ensure building has adequate resources and is set up for success· Develop deep knowledge of non-inventory items and align with like buildings to drive best practices· Manage KPI to measure, control and benchmark procurement processes including creation of recurring metrics reports to drive improvements for the Operations network· Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented· Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and other category metrics· Using input from the category team, build the category metrics model to track and monitor performance in relationship to the category strategy· Measure actual vs planned savings; as savings trends are identified, own action plans to meet goals and develop solutions · Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network· Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement on behalf of Amazon· Coordinate the demand identification, procurement, and inventory management of all non-merchandise items required for building operation. This includes corrugate, packing materials, labor and janitorial services, etc.· Partner with Category team to manage and maintain supplier scorecards. Partner with AP, Suppliers and various internal teams to ensure timely resolution of vendor payment issues · Support the procurement operations and category management teams· Work is done in a warehouse environment that requires frequent walking around the building. You should feel comfortable working in an environment with varying temperatures as many buildings have dock doors that open throughout shifts. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 1+ years of Excel or Tableau (data manipulation, macros, charts and pivot tables) experience- 1+ years of employee and performance management experience- 3+ years of supply chain experience- 3+ years of supply chain operations experience- Bachelor's degree, or 2+ years of Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience- Experience with supplier or vendor relationship management ...

Software Development Engineer (ML)

Do you want to join an innovative team of engineers and scientists who use terabytes of data and create state-of-the-art algorithms to push the boundaries of AI? We are building the foundational behavioral model for Amazon Stores using LLM and Large Model training techniques that fuses general world knowledge with Amazon e-commerce domain knowledge. We are searching for engineers who are passionate about technology, innovation, and customer experience, and are ready to make a lasting impact on the industry. So, if you're passionate about pushing the limits of AI, thrive in a fast-paced and innovative environment, and are ready to make a lasting impact on the world, this is your chance! Join us on this revolutionizing adventure!Key job responsibilities- Ability to quickly learn cutting-edge technologies and algorithms in the field of Generative AI and LLMs.- Responsible for the development and maintenance of key platforms needed for developing, evaluating and deploying LLM for real-world applications.- Work with other team members to investigate design approaches, prototype new technology and evaluate technical feasibility.- Work closely with Applied scientists to process massive data, scale machine learning models while optimizingBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent- Experience with ML framework, e.g., PyTorch, Spark MMLib, Tensorflow, developing machine learning models- Experience with ML model training/inference optimization ...

Software Development Engineer, Stores Security

Would you like to help one of AWS’s largest customers - Amazon - to architect and build its next generation of services securely in the cloud? How about working with customers and peers from the entire range of Amazon's business on cool new features? Whether you're passionate about building highly scalable and reliable systems in the cloud or a software developer who likes to solve business problems, Amazon Stores Security engineering tech is the place for you.We are looking for a Software Development Engineer who is excited about leading the technical vision and architecture Security solutions. You will innovate in areas such as enterprise scale resource management in the cloud, real time cloud intelligence, and build systems that make it easy for global teams to define build requirements, regardless of where their service or dependencies are hosted. Your expertise will extend to shaping AI/ML-driven solutions, driving us towards the forefront of technological excellence.You will partner with the leadership team to drive key engineering and business decisions that will influence and impact Amazon’s software stack on AWS. You will also have the unique opportunity to provide inputs to the next generation of AWS services by representing one of its largest enterprise customers, Amazon.The successful candidate is expected to contribute to all parts of the software development and deployment lifecycle, including design, development, documentation, testing and operations. They must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, be self-driven and deliver high quality results in a fast paced environment. They need to really enjoy working closely with their peers in a group of very talented engineers.Key job responsibilities1. Full Stack Engineering: Ability to work on both frontend and backend development tasks. Proficiency in multiple programming languages, frameworks, and technologies related to web development.2. Tech Design Decisions: Participating in tech designs and discussions and making informed decisions about technology choices. Evaluating trade-offs between different design options and proposing optimal solutions.3. Code Review: Conducting thorough code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards. Providing constructive feedback to team members and helping them improve their coding skills.4. Best Practices: Promoting best practices in software development, including code organization, documentation, testing, and version control.About the teamAbout Amazon SecurityDiverse ExperiencesAmazon Security 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 Amazon Security?At Amazon, security is central to maintaining customer trust and delivering delightful customer experiences. Our organization is responsible for creating and maintaining a high bar for security across all of Amazon’s products and services. We offer talented security professionals the chance to accelerate their careers with opportunities to build experience in a wide variety of areas including cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores.Inclusive Team CultureIn Amazon Security, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Ongoing DEI events and learning experiences inspire us to continue learning and to embrace our uniqueness. Addressing the toughest security challenges requires that we seek out and celebrate a diversity of ideas, perspectives, and voices.Training & 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, training, 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 flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent ...

Software Development Engineer, VPC

Do you want to shape the future of virtualized (SDN) networking in one of the world’s biggest public clouds?The Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) VPC Dataplane team owns the packet pipeline that runs right beneath all our customer's EC2 VPC instances, adding features like firewalls (security groups), routing, billing and monitoring as we touch every single packet on every single host across our worldwide fleet in more than 30 regions. Our vision is to combine the performance of bare metal networking while maintaining all the benefits of the cloud, including delivering features not possible on bare metal leading to true Software Defined Networking (SDN).We continue to grow, and are looking for kernel/embedded C programmers who can deliver ultra-high performance for our EC2 customers - our goal is to be processing many millions of packets per second on embedded CPU cores. This requires both being able to implement highly optimized data structures, but also low level tuning to our hardware. If you have good experience in C/C++, and a passion for systems software engineering such as kernel or embedded software development, then this is a unique opportunity to join us in building the platform which is the basis for all new EC2 VPC features in the years to come.You can have an immediate impact for all of our customers including internal customers such as AWS Lambda, and external customers that run on Amazon EC2 as we deploy new features and updates regularly and often.With the extensive network and access to Principal, Sr. Principal and Distinguished Engineers across EC2, AWS and Amazon, there are many stretch opportunities to grow your skills and knowledge.This role requires experience working with embedded systems, mostly C code with a focus on optimizing for constrained CPU memory.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.About 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.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 & 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.Key job responsibilities- Being an engineer on a small team, mentoring junior engineers, ensuring the right development practices are followed.- Be very hands-on; work with the engineering team to manage the day-to-day development activities by leading architecture decisions, participating in designs, design review, code review, and implementation.- Maintain current technical knowledge to support rapidly changing technology, always on a look out for new technologies and work with management and development team in bringing new technologies.- Communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategyAbout the teamOur team puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here.Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior engineers truly enjoy mentoring more junior engineers and engineers from non-traditional backgrounds through one-on-one mentoring and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth. We try to assign projects and tasks based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience programming with at least one software programming language ...

Sr ASIC Modem design Engineer (RTL,Wireless ), Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.Come work at Amazon!We're hiring a Sr. Modem Engineer within a high performance ASIC design team. This team is using industry leading methodologies to develop proprietary IP’s. The Role:Be part of Project Kuiper’s sub-team responsible for defining and implementing the digital chip SOCs for communications via Low Earth Orbit satellites and Amazon gateways. This is a unique opportunity to define a groundbreaking wireless solution with few legacy constraints. The team works with customer requirements and wireless system teams to define modems, high-speed interfaces, embedded processors, and DSP solutions in latest CMOS generation technologies.In this role you will: · Implement wireless system architecture in silicon from system specification to chip specification to RTL to optimizing timing / power to chip level validation.· Develop solutions optimizing customer experience (throughput, latency, and availability) while meeting power and cost constraints. · Drive high quality designs for first-time right silicon solutions, and meeting the power objectives· Create standalone verification test bench to verify the correctness of your block. · Work with the verification team and participate in System level verification using test benches constructed using UVM, System C and DPI-C. · Ensure that the block meets DFT, timing and power targets by working closely with the implementation team.· Learn about requirements and solutions for systems operating in space · Drive trade-off analysis to benefit customer experience and optimization of resources (costs, power, spectrum). Export Control Requirement:Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Key job responsibilities- Engage with architects and system engineers to drive hardware micro-architecture. - Able to interpret reference models in MATLAB. - Involve in control plane logic design and interfaces to bus fabrics. - Explore and propose innovative ideas and work towards optimization of the modem. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS. Bachelor's degree in Electrical / Communications Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.· 7+ years of experience in digital logic design, preferably in DSP or communication systems.· Experience in designing and implementing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms and systems in RTL. · Ability to convert DSP algorithms into RTL code and optimize for performance, power, and area. ...

Sr Data Engineer, Vulcan

Are you passionate about using Data as a way to enable automation, knowledge extraction, and artificial intelligence through the use of Machine Learning and Optimization? We are building a team of experienced Engineers to support this vision.On this team you will partner with a mature team of Software Engineers and Scientists to create the infrastructure and processes needed to support multiple use cases around our manufacture-on-demand processes. We produce units as they're ordered, which reduces excess production and we are using large datasets to properly support this optimization efforts.This team investment has green-field opportunities to create the right data infrastructure. We offer autonomy, value end-to-end, ownership, and a strong partnership with our experienced sister teams.As a Sr Data Engineer, you will help define, design, implement and test the data process and infrastructure to productionalize and monitor this use case.You will be working with a large and complex dataset. You should have deep expertise in the design, creation, management, and business use of extremely large datasets. You should be expert at designing, implementing, and maintaining stable, scalable, low cost data infrastructure.The successful candidate will be an expert with SQL, ETL (and general data wrangling) and have exemplary communication skills. The candidate will need to be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment, and able to think big while paying careful attention to detail.Come join us as we continue to revolutionize the book industry!Key job responsibilities Deliver large data solutions in difficult or ambiguous data areas (new or existing systems). Create data solutions that are easily usable by customers – inventive, secure, maintainable, scalable, and extensible. Build data solutions that are easy for others to contribute to. Know how to make data auditable, available, and accessible. Provide significant knowledge/experience with data design approaches and industry technologies. Evaluate end-to-end data designs for strengths and weaknesses (data quality, scalability, latency, security, performance, data integrity, etc.). Anticipate data access patterns and remove bottlenecks. Ask the right questions and drive the right technical solution(s). Split development work into parallel tasks that can be performed by them and others and reassembled successfully. Influence team technical strategy. Understand that not all problems are new (or require new data solutions). Make appropriate architectural trade-offs. Show good judgment when making technical trade-offs between short-term technology needs and long-term business needs Take ownership of team’s data architecture and make it simpler. Proactively fix an architecture deficiency. Resolve root cause. Drive data engineering best practices and set standards. Understand system limitations, scaling factors, boundary conditions, and/or the reasons for architectural decisions.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of data engineering experience- Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL pipelines- Experience with SQL- Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS- Experience mentoring team members on best practices ...

Sr Program Manager

Amazon is looking for a Senior Program Manager with a strong delivery record and proven project management experience to own strategic, tactical, cross-functional and technology projects and programs across multiple verticals. This role requires scoping and creating project plans, developing processes, coordinating and driving execution, and communicating to senior management on status, risks and process/product changes. Cross-team coordination, project management and executive presentation skills are essential. The ideal candidate will leverage extensive project management experience, combined with deep analytical capabilities and a keen sense of innovation, to lead complex projects from conception to completion.We are actively seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager with a strong background in strategic planning to lead key initiatives that align with our long-term business objectives. This role is ideal for individuals who excel in transforming strategic visions into actionable plans and guiding those plans to fruition. In this role, you will be responsible for program strategies, including the development and execution of detailed project roadmaps. Your expertise in strategic planning will be essential in identifying critical business opportunities and challenges, and in devising innovative solutions to address them. You will work closely with various internal teams and stakeholders, harmonizing different perspectives and ensuring cohesive efforts towards common goals.Key job responsibilities• Manage and oversee various cross-functional programs, ensuring successful delivery.• Develop and refine program strategies, effectively leading and motivating teams.• Set clear objectives for programs, leveraging data analytics to drive improvements and achieve metrics.• Navigate and resolve ambiguities in business scenarios, applying creative problem-solving skills.• Foster collaboration with internal and external partners to optimize resource allocation and project success.• Evaluate and prioritize projects in conjunction with customer needs and technical team inputs.• Bridge gaps in team dynamics, processes, and systems, preventing common project pitfalls.• Identify and mitigate risks, preventing them from escalating into major issues.• Regularly communicate with senior managers, business leaders, and other stakeholders to support key business initiatives.• Develop, implement, and oversee KPI reporting for a program portfolio, ensuring clear visibility of milestones and project performance.• Be able to deal with ambiguity while working with stakeholders.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of program or project management experience- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership ...

Sr Software Development Engineer, Vulcan

Are you passionate about using Software Engineering as a way to enable automation, knowledge extraction, and artificial intelligence through the use of Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Recommender systems, Computer Vision, and Optimization? We are building a team of experienced SW Engineers to support this vision.On this team you will partner with a mature team of Scientists to create the infrastructure and processes needed to support multiple use cases around our manufacture-on-demand processes. We produce units as they're ordered, which reduces excess production and we are using large datasets to properly support this optimization efforts..Our team has green-field opportunities to create the right infrastructure to support these use cases. We offer autonomy, value end-to-end, ownership, and a strong partnership with our experienced Science sister team.As a Software Development Engineer, you will define, design, implement and test the process and infrastructure to enable the Science community to develop, productionalize and monitor their models.You will be working with large distributed systems of data and providing technical leadership to product managers, teams, and organizations building infrastructure to support these machine learning solutions.As a SW Engineer, you will create solutions that are following the required Engineering rigor, building systems that follow the right level of performance, scalability, and availability standards.Come join us as we continue to revolutionize the book industry!Key job responsibilities Own the design, implementation, and verification of components leveraging standard software engineering methodologies Translate functional and technical requirements into detailed architecture and design Participate in code and design reviews to maintain our high development standards Work with other teams to deliver and operate large scale, distributed services in the cloud Work on overall system architecture, scalability, reliability, and performance Mentor other engineers, define our technical culture, and help to build a fast-growing teamBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team ...

Sr. Applied Scientist, Minerva

Are you passionate about automation, optimization, knowledge extraction, and artificial intelligence through the use of Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Optimization, Natural Language Processing, and Recommender systems? We have a team of experienced scientists with a critical business mission making revolutionary leaps forward in these spaces. On this team you will work with large multimodal datasets to build generative and discriminative models for optimizing large-scale manufacturing and fulfillment processes, analyze and model customer reading behavior to measure engagement and detect risks, and build AI-based systems for helping indie authors make their businesses successful. This will involve combining methods from several science domains with domain knowledge across multiple businesses into sophisticated ML workflows. Our team has mature areas and green-field opportunities. We offer scientific autonomy, value end-to-end ownership, and have a strong customer-focused culture.As an Applied Scientist at Amazon, you will connect with world leaders in your field working on similar problems. You will be working with large distributed systems of data and providing technical leadership to the product managers, teams, and organizations building machine learning solutions. You will be tackling Machine Learning challenges in Supervised, Unsupervised, and Semi-supervised Learning; utilizing modern methods such as deep learning and classical methods from statistical learning theory, detection, estimation. Senior Applied Scientists are specialists with the deep expertise to drive the scientific vision for our products. They are externally aware of the state-of-the-art in their respective field of expertise and are constantly focused on advancing that state-of-the-art for improving Amazon’s products and services. Come join us as we revolutionize the book industry and deliver an amazing experience to our Kindle authors and readers.Key job responsibilitiesGreat candidates for this position will be experts in the areas of data science, machine learning, computer vision, optimization, NLP, or statistics. You will have hands-on experience with multiple science initiatives as well as be able to balance technical leadership with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology, models and methodological choices. You will strive for simplicity, and demonstrate significant creativity and high judgment.About the teamKindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and Print On Demand (POD) have empowered a new wave of self-motivated creators, tearing down barriers that once blocked writers from reaching readers. Our team builds rich applications and systems that empower anyone to realize their dream of becoming a published author. We strive to provide an experience that is powerful, yet simple to use and accessible to all. We focus on building systems that enable authors to design high quality digital and print books, reaching readers all around the world. This role will help ensure we maintain the trust of both our Authors and Readers by ensuring all books published to Amazon meet our standards.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 ...

Sr. Applied Scientist, Minerva

Are you passionate about automation, optimization, knowledge extraction, and artificial intelligence through the use of Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Optimization, Natural Language Processing, and Recommender systems? We have a team of experienced scientists with a critical business mission making revolutionary leaps forward in these spaces. On this team you will work with large multimodal datasets to build generative and discriminative models for optimizing large-scale manufacturing and fulfillment processes, analyze and model customer reading behavior to measure engagement and detect risks, and build AI-based systems for helping indie authors make their businesses successful.This will involve combining methods from several science domains with domain knowledge across multiple businesses into sophisticated ML workflows. Our team has mature areas and green-field opportunities. We offer scientific autonomy, value end-to-end ownership, and have a strong customer-focused culture.As an Applied Scientist at Amazon, you will connect with world leaders in your field working on similar problems. You will be working with large distributed systems of data and providing technical leadership to the product managers, teams, and organizations building machine learning solutions. You will be tackling Machine Learning challenges in Supervised, Unsupervised, and Semi-supervised Learning; utilizing modern methods such as deep learning and classical methods from statistical learning theory, detection, estimation. Senior Applied Scientists are specialists with the deep expertise to drive the scientific vision for our products. They are externally aware of the state-of-the-art in their respective field of expertise and are constantly focused on advancing that state-of-the-art for improving Amazon’s products and services. Come join us as we revolutionize the book industry and deliver an amazing experience to our Kindle authors and readers.Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) and Print On Demand (POD) have empowered a new wave of self-motivated creators, tearing down barriers that once blocked writers from reaching readers. Our team builds rich applications and systems that empower anyone to realize their dream of becoming a published author. We strive to provide an experience that is powerful, yet simple to use and accessible to all. We focus on building tools that enable authors to design high quality digital and print books, reaching readers all around the world. This role will help ensure we maintain the trust of both our Authors and Readers by ensuring all books published to Amazon meet our standards. Great candidates for this position will be experts in the areas of data science, machine learning, computer vision, optimization, NLP, or statistics. You will have hands-on experience with multiple science initiatives as well as be able to balance technical leadership with strong business judgment to make the right decisions about technology, models and methodological choices. You will strive for simplicity, and demonstrate significant creativity and high judgment.Come join us as we continue to revolutionize the book industry!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- Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java or Perl- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language- Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning ...