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US, MD, Jessup
Are you excited to help the US Intelligence Community design, build, and implement artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, including advanced Generative AI solutions, to augment decision making while meeting the highest standards for reliability, transparency, and scalability? The Amazon Web Services (AWS) US Federal Professional Services team works directly with US Intelligence Community agencies and other public sector entities to achieve their mission goals through the adoption of Machine Learning (ML) and Generative AI (GenAI) methods. We build models and Machine Learning Operations pipelines for text, image, video, audio, and multi-modal use cases, leveraging both traditional ML approaches and state-of-the-art generative models including Large Language Models (LLMs). Our team collaborates across the entire AWS organization to bring access to product and service teams, to get the right solution delivered and drive feature innovation based on customer needs. At AWS, we're hiring experienced Data Scientists with a background in both traditional and generative AI who understand the unique challenges of the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Cyber Operations domains, with experience applying data science and machine learning to transform Intelligence Community production chains. In this role, you will work at the intersection of SIGINT, Cyber Operations, and cloud computing, helping customers understand the opportunities their data presents, applying the full suite of AWS's AI/ML services to transform missions, and building solutions that earn the customer trust needed for deployment to production systems. You will work closely with customers to deeply understand their data challenges and requirements, and design tailored solutions that best fit their use cases. You should have broad experience building models using all kinds of data sources, and building data-intensive applications at scale. You should possess excellent business acumen and communication skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, develop key business questions, and translate requirements into actionable solutions. You will provide guidance and support to other engineers, sharing industry best practices and driving innovation in the field of data science and AI. This position is expected to work within the Ft. Meade/CMD location, and requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI Security Clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work. It is expected to work from one of the above locations (or customer sites) at least 1+ days in a week. This is not a remote position. You are expected to be in the office or with customers as needed. 10040 Key job responsibilities As a Data Scientist, you will: - Collaborate with AI/ML Scientists and Architects to research, design, develop, and evaluate AI algorithms to address real world challenges. - Participate in the design and construction of Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) pipelines and architectures. - Interact with customers directly to understand the business problem, help and aid them in implementation of AI solutions, deliver briefing and deep dive sessions to customers and guide customer on adoption patterns and paths to production. - Create and deliver best practice recommendations, tutorials, blog posts, sample code, and presentations adapted to technical, business, and executive stakeholders. - Provide customer and market feedback to Product and Engineering teams to help define product direction. - This position may require up to 25% local travel. About the team 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. Diverse Experiences AWS 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. Inclusive Team Culture Here 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 (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Work/Life Balance We 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 in the cloud. Mentorship & Career Growth We’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.
US, MD, Jessup
Are you excited to help the US Intelligence Community design, build, and implement artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, including advanced Generative AI solutions, to augment decision making while meeting the highest standards for reliability, transparency, and scalability? The Amazon Web Services (AWS) US Federal Professional Services team works directly with US Intelligence Community agencies and other public sector entities to achieve their mission goals through the adoption of Machine Learning (ML) and Generative AI (GenAI) methods. We build models and Machine Learning Operations pipelines for text, image, video, audio, and multi-modal use cases, leveraging both traditional ML approaches and state-of-the-art generative models including Large Language Models (LLMs). Our team collaborates across the entire AWS organization to bring access to product and service teams, to get the right solution delivered and drive feature innovation based on customer needs. At AWS, we're hiring experienced Data Scientists with a background in both traditional and generative AI who understand the unique challenges of the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Cyber Operations domains, with experience applying data science and machine learning to transform Intelligence Community production chains. In this role, you will work at the intersection of SIGINT, Cyber Operations, and cloud computing, helping customers understand the opportunities their data presents, applying the full suite of AWS's AI/ML services to transform missions, and building solutions that earn the customer trust needed for deployment to production systems. You will work closely with customers to deeply understand their data challenges and requirements, and design tailored solutions that best fit their use cases. You should have broad experience building models using all kinds of data sources, and building data-intensive applications at scale. You should possess excellent business acumen and communication skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, develop key business questions, and translate requirements into actionable solutions. You will provide guidance and support to other engineers, sharing industry best practices and driving innovation in the field of data science and AI. This position is expected to work within the Ft. Meade/CMD location, and requires that the candidate selected must currently possess and maintain an active TS/SCI Security Clearance with polygraph. The position further requires the candidate to opt into a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work. It is expected to work from one of the above locations (or customer sites) at least 1+ days in a week. This is not a remote position. You are expected to be in the office or with customers as needed. 10040 Key job responsibilities As a Data Scientist, you will: - Collaborate with AI/ML Scientists and Architects to research, design, develop, and evaluate AI algorithms to address real world challenges. - Participate in the design and construction of Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) pipelines and architectures. - Interact with customers directly to understand the business problem, help and aid them in implementation of AI solutions, deliver briefing and deep dive sessions to customers and guide customer on adoption patterns and paths to production. - Create and deliver best practice recommendations, tutorials, blog posts, sample code, and presentations adapted to technical, business, and executive stakeholders. - Provide customer and market feedback to Product and Engineering teams to help define product direction. - This position may require up to 25% local travel. About the team 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. Diverse Experiences AWS 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. Inclusive Team Culture Here 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 (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Work/Life Balance We 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 in the cloud. Mentorship & Career Growth We’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.
US, VA, Arlington
As a Survey Research Scientist within the Reputation Marketing & Insights team, your primary responsibility will be to help manage our employee communications research program, including a global tracking survey. The work will challenge you to be resourceful, think big while staying connected to the details, translate survey, focus group results, and advanced analytics into strategic direction, and embrace a high degree of change and ambiguity at speed. The scope and scale of what we strive to achieve is immense, but it is also meaningful and energizing. This is an individual contributor role. The right candidate possesses endless curiosity and passion for understanding employee perceptions and what drives them. You have end-to-end experience conducting qualitative research, robust large-scale surveys, campaign measurement, as well as advanced modeling skills to uncover perception drivers. You have proficiency in diving deep into large amounts of data and translating research into actionable insights/recommendations for internal communicators. You are an excellent writer who can effectively communicate data-driven insights and recommendations through written documents, presentations, and other internal communication channels. You are a creative problem-solver who seeks to deeply understand the business/communications so you can tailor research that informs stakeholder decision making and strategic messaging tactics. Key job responsibilities - Design and manage the execution of a global tracking survey focused on employee communications - Develop research to identify and test messages to drive employee perceptions - Use advanced statistical methodologies to better understand the relationship between key internal communications metrics and other related measures of perception (e.g., regression, structural equation modeling, latent growth curve modeling, Shapley analysis, etc.) - Develop causal and semi-causal measurement techniques to evaluate the perception impact of internal communications campaigns - Identify opportunities to simplify existing research processes and operate more nimbly - Engage in strategic discussions with internal partner teams to ensure our research generates actionable and on-point findings About the team This team sits within the Global Communications and Community Impact (GCCI) organization. Our focus is on conducting research that identifies messaging opportunities and informs communication strategies for Amazon as a brand.
US, MA, Boston
The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Senior Applied Scientist with a strong deep learning background, to build industry-leading technology with Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal systems. Key job responsibilities As a Senior Applied Scientist with the AGI team, you will work with talented peers to lead the development of novel algorithms and modeling techniques, to advance the state of the art with LLMs. Your work will directly impact our customers in the form of products and services that make use of speech and language technology. You will leverage Amazon’s heterogeneous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). About the team The AGI team has a mission to push the envelope in LLMs and multimodal systems, in order to provide the best-possible experience for our customers.
US, CA, Pasadena
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing (CQC) is developing fault-tolerant quantum computing hardware to bring quantum computing services to AWS’ customers. We are seeking to hire a Research Scientist to develop quantum computing system modeling and optimization capabilities, covering aspects of system specification and architectural, functional, and physical design. You will integrate prototype models developed by domain experts across the quantum computing stack into a common library for system modeling. You will assist in maintaining and updating these models as our understanding improves through experimental feedback and theoretical investigation. You will develop surrogate models and proxy metrics as needed to enable making speed/quality tradeoffs in the system modeling process. If successful, your work will be able to inform future architecture decisions, facilitate trade studies, identify scaling bottlenecks, and influence leaders where to make technical investments. A successful candidate will have experience with research software development and techniques such as differentiable programming, probabilistic programming, multi-objective optimization, multi-disciplinary design optimization, and surrogate modeling. Key job responsibilities - leverage software libraries for machine learning, optimization, and workflow orchestration to build system modeling capabilities - integrate modeling and simulation capabilities developed by yourself and others into a common library you maintain - seek to understand and improve our system modeling abstractions - develop surrogate models and proxy metrics using detailed models developed by domain experts, to enable speed/quality tradeoffs in system modeling - explore, benchmark, and integrate new modeling frameworks and techniques as appropriate - work with software development teams when infrastructure improvements are required, and to develop dashboards exposing modeling tradeoffs About the team Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be either 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, or be able to obtain a U.S export license. If you are unsure if you meet these requirements, please apply and Amazon will review your application for eligibility. Diverse Experiences AWS 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. 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 Culture AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do. Mentorship & Career Growth We’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 Balance We 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. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be either 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, or be able to obtain a U.S export license. If you are unsure if you meet these requirements, please apply and Amazon will review your application for eligibility.
US, MA, Boston
The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Applied Scientist with a strong deep learning background, to build industry-leading Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technology with Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal systems. Key job responsibilities As an Applied Scientist with the AGI team, you will work with talented peers to lead the development of algorithms and modeling techniques, to advance the state of the art with LLMs. Your work will directly impact our customers in the form of products and services that make use of GenAI technology. You will leverage Amazon’s heterogeneous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in LLMs. About the team The AGI team has a mission to push the envelope in GenAI with LLMs and multimodal systems, in order to provide the best-possible experience for our customers.
IN, KA, Bengaluru
Amazon Devices is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineer high-profile devices like the Kindle family of products, Fire Tablets, Fire TV, Health Wellness, Amazon Echo & Astro products. This is an exciting opportunity to join Amazon in developing state-of-the-art techniques that bring Gen AI on edge for our consumer products. We are looking for exceptional early career research scientists to join our Applied Science team and help develop the next generation of edge models, and optimize them while doing co-designed with custom ML HW based on a revolutionary architecture. Work hard. Have Fun. Make History. Key job responsibilities Key Job Responsibilities: • Understand and contribute to model compression techniques (quantization, pruning, distillation, etc.) while developing theoretical understanding of Information Theory and Deep Learning fundamentals • Work with senior researchers to optimize Gen AI models for edge platforms using Amazon's Neural Edge Engine • Study and apply first principles of Information Theory, Scientific Computing, and Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics to model optimization problems • Assist in research projects involving custom Gen AI model development, aiming to improve SOTA under mentorship • Co-author research papers for top-tier conferences (NeurIPS, ICLR, MLSys) and present at internal research meetings • Collaborate with compiler engineers, Applied Scientists, and Hardware Architects while learning about production ML systems • Participate in reading groups and research discussions to build expertise in efficient AI and edge computing
US, WA, Seattle
Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the next level. We focus on creating entirely new products and services with a goal of positively impacting the lives of our customers. No industries or subject areas are out of bounds. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you. Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have thirteen employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We are constantly learning through programs that are local, regional, and global. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. Our team highly values work-life balance, mentorship and career growth. We believe striking the right balance between your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and fulfillment. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects and offer training that will challenge you to become your best.
JP, 13, Tokyo
Amazon is seeking a Principal Research Scientist with deep expertise in operations research, optimization, and supply chain systems to join Japan's Stores team. This leader will design and advance state-of-the-art models that power Amazon’s fulfillment, transportation, and inventory planning networks, directly impacting how we deliver for millions of customers worldwide. As a Principal Research Scientist, you will define and drive the research agenda for complex supply chain problems at global scale. You will apply operations research, optimization, and machine learning techniques to build solutions that reduce cost, improve speed, and increase resilience across Amazon’s fulfillment and logistics networks. You will partner with senior scientists, engineers, product managers, and business leaders across Retail, Operations, and Transportation to design and implement models that make Amazon’s supply chain smarter and more efficient every day. The ideal candidate has a track record of publishing and applying novel optimization methods to real-world, large-scale supply chain problems, and can influence both technical and business stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to innovate on some of the most complex supply chain challenges in the world.
US, WA, Seattle
Do you want to join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to help Amazon provide the best customer experience by protecting Amazon customers from hackers and bad actors? Do you want to build advanced algorithmic systems that help manage the trust and safety of millions of customer every day? Are you excited by the prospect of analyzing and modeling terabytes of data and create state-of-art algorithms to solve real world problems? Do you like to innovate and simplify? If yes, then you may be a great fit to join the Amazon Account Integrity team. The Amazon Account Integrity team works to ensure that customers are protected from scams and from bad actors trying to access their accounts. Our greatest challenge is protecting customer trust without unjustly harming good customers. To strike the right balance, we invest in mechanisms which allow us to accurately identify and mitigate risk, and to quickly correct and learn from our mistakes. This strategy includes continuously evolving enforcement policies, iterating our Machine Learning risk models, and exercising high‐judgement decision‐making where we cannot apply automation. Key job responsibilities - Use statistical and machine learning techniques to create scalable risk and scam detection systems - Analyzing and understanding large amounts of Amazon’s historical business data for specific instances of risk or broader fraud trends - Design, development and evaluation of highly innovative models for risk management - Working closely with software engineering teams to drive real-time model implementations and new feature creations - Working closely with operations staff to optimize risk management operations - Establishing scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation - Tracking general business activity and providing clear, compelling management reporting on a regular basis - Research and implement novel machine learning and statistical approaches