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At Amazon, we believe that scientific innovation is essential to being the most customer-centric company in the world. Our scientists' ability to have an impact at scale allows us to attract some of the brightest minds across diverse fields including artificial intelligence, robotics, computer vision, economics, and sustainability. Join us in pioneering solutions to complex challenges that not only delight our customers but also help define the future of technology.
  • The program is designed for academics from universities around the globe who want to work on large-scale technical challenges while continuing to teach and conduct research at their universities.
  • The program offers recent PhD graduates an opportunity to advance research while working alongside experienced scientists with backgrounds in industry and academia.
  • Our internship roles span research areas to provide hands-on experience working alongside world-class scientists and engineers to advance the state of the art in your field.
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  • US, NY, New York
    Job ID: 3208028
    (Updated 14 days ago)
    Advertising at Amazon is growing incredibly fast and we are responsible for defining and delivering a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Amazon Business Ads is equally growing fast ($XXXMs to $XBs) and owns engineering and science for the AB WW ad experience. We build business-to-business (“B2B”) specific ad solutions distributed across retail and ad systems for shopper and advertiser experiences. Some include new ad placements or widgets, creatives, sourcing techniques, ad campaign management capabilities and much more! We consider unique AB qualities which are differentiated from the consumer experience such as varying shopper role types, purchasing complexities based on business size and industry (eg education vs healthcare), AB specific features (eg business discounts, buying policies to restrict and prefer products), and AB buyer behaviors (eg buying in bulk). We are seeking a scientific leader who can drive innovation in complex problem areas and new business initiatives. The ideal candidate will: Technical & Research Requirements: * Demonstrate fluency in Python, R, Matlab or other statistical languages and familiarity with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow * Lead end-to-end solution development from research to prototyping and experimentation * Write and deploy significant parts of scientifically novel software solutions into production Leadership & Influence: * Drive team's scientific agenda by proposing new initiatives and securing management buy-in including PM, SDM * Build consensus on large projects and influence decisions across different teams in Ads Key Leadership Principles: * Dive Deep: Uncover non-obvious insights in data * Deliver Results: Create solutions aligned with customer and product needs * Learn and Be Curious: Demonstrate self-driven desire to explore new research areas * Earn Trust: Build relationships with stakeholders through understanding business needs
  • IN, TN, Chennai
    Job ID: 3205211
    (Updated 6 days ago)
    Are you excited about the digital media revolution and passionate about designing and delivering advanced analytics that directly influence the product decisions of Amazon's digital businesses. Do you see yourself as a champion of innovating on behalf of the customer by turning data insights into action? The Amazon Digital Acceleration Analytics team is looking for an analytical and technically skilled individual to join our team. In this role, you will invent, build and deploy state of the art machine-learning models and systems to enable and enhance the team's mission This role offers wide scope, autonomy, and ownership. You will work closely with software engineers & data engineers to put algorithms into practice. You should have strong business judgement, excellent written and verbal communication skills. The candidate should be willing to take on challenging initiatives and be capable of working both independently and with others as a team. Key job responsibilities We are looking for an experienced data scientist with strong foundations in mathematics, statistics & machine learning with exceptional communication and leadership skills, and a proven track record of delivery. In this role, You will Define a long-term science vision and roadmap for the team, driven fundamentally from our customers' needs, translating those directions into specific plans for engineering teams. Design and execute machine learning projects/products end-to-end: from ideation, analysis, prototyping, development, metrics, and monitoring. Drive end-to-end statistical analysis that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, and complexity. Research and develop advanced Generative AI based solutions to solve diverse customer problems. About the team The MIDAS team operates within Amazon's Digital Analytics (DA) engineering organization, building analytics and data engineering solutions that support cross-digital teams. Our platform delivers a wide range of capabilities, including metadata discovery, data lineage, customer segmentation, compliance automation, AI-driven data access through generative AI and LLMs, and advanced data quality monitoring. Today, more than 100 Amazon business and technology teams rely on MIDAS, with over 20,000 monthly active users leveraging our mission-critical tools to drive data-driven decisions at Amazon scale.
  • (Updated 1 days ago)
    Come be a part of a rapidly expanding $35 billion-dollar global business. At Amazon Business, a fast-growing startup passionate about building solutions, we set out every day to innovate and disrupt the status quo. We stand at the intersection of tech & retail in the B2B space developing innovative purchasing and procurement solutions to help businesses and organizations thrive. At Amazon Business, we strive to be the most recognized and preferred strategic partner for smart business buying. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Join us in building and celebrating the value of Amazon Business to buyers and sellers of all sizes and industries. Unlock your career potential. The AB Go-To-Market Operations Science team (GTMO - Science) is revolutionizing sales productivity through AI-powered solutions. We develop transformative tools that help Account Executives (AEs) to prioritize accounts, recommend product features, and engage more effectively with customers. We partner closely with Product, tech, BI, sales, and marketing teams to launch and scale high-impact global AI products. We're seeking an Applied Scientist to join our team to improve the productivity and efficiency of AEs. You'll be part of expanding GenAI capabilities and scaling its impact across global markets. A successful Applied Scientist at Amazon demonstrates bias for action and operates in a startup environment, with leadership skills, and proven ability to build and manage medium-scale modeling projects, identify data requirements, build methodology and tools that are statistically grounded. We need great leaders to think big and design new solutions to solve complex problems using machine learning (ML) and Generative AI techniques to improve our customers’ experience when using AB. You have hands-on experience making the right decisions about technology, models and methodology choices. Key job responsibilities As an Applied Scientist, you will primarily leverage machine learning techniques and generative AI to outreach customers based on their life cycle stage, behavioral patterns, and purchase history. You may also perform text mining and insight analysis of real-time customer conversations and make the model learn and recommend the solutions. Your work will directly impact the trust customers place in Amazon Business. You will partner with product management and technical leadership to identify opportunities to innovate customer journey experiences. Additional responsibilities include: - Ability to understand a business problem and the available data and identify what statistical or ML techniques can be applied to answer a business question - Design and lead large projects and experiments from beginning to end, and drive solutions to complex or ambiguous problems - Use broad expertise to recommend the right strategies, methodologies, and solve challenges using statistical modeling, machine learning, optimization, and/or other approaches for quantifiable impact on the business - Build models that measure incremental value, predict growth, define and conduct experiments to optimize engagement of AB customers, and communicate insights and recommendations to product, sales, and finance partners. A day in the life In this role, you will be a technical expert with significant scope and impact. You will work with Technical Product Managers, Data Engineers, other Scientists, and Salesforce developers, to build new and enhance existing ML models to optimize customer experience. You will prototype and test new ideas, iterate quickly, and deploy models to production. Also, you will conduct in-depth data analysis and feature engineering to build robust ML models.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3204867
    (Updated 18 days ago)
    Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads. Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience. As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people. We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you! We are forming a new organization within Prime Video to redefine our operational landscape through the power of artificial intelligence. As a Applied Scientist within this initiative, you will be a technical leader helping to design and build the intelligent systems that power our vision. You will tackle complex and ambiguous problems, designing and delivering scalable and resilient agentic AI and ML solutions from the ground up. You will not only write high-quality, maintainable software and models, but also mentor other scientists, influence our technical strategy, and drive engineering best practices across the team. Your work will directly contribute to making Prime Video's operations more efficient and will set the technical foundation for years to come. We're seeking candidates with strong experience in computer vision and generative AI technologies. In this role, you'll apply cutting-edge techniques in image and video understanding, visual content generation, and multimodal AI systems to transform how Prime Video operates at scale. Key job responsibilities • Lead the design and architecture of highly scalable, available, and resilient services for our AI automation platform. • Write high-quality, maintainable, and robust code to solve complex business problems, building flexible systems without over-engineering. • Act as a technical leader and mentor for other engineers on the team, assisting with career growth and encouraging excellence. • Work through ambiguous requirements, cut through complexity, and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions. • Take ownership of the full software development lifecycle, including design, testing, deployment, and operations. • Work closely with product managers, scientists, and other engineers to build and launch new features and systems. About the team This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of one of Amazon's most exciting businesses through the application of AI technologies. If you're passionate about leveraging AI to drive real-world impact at massive scale, we want to hear from you.
  • (Updated 9 days ago)
    Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing businesses. Amazon's advertising portfolio helps merchants, retail vendors, and brand owners succeed via native advertising, which grows incremental sales of their products sold through Amazon. The primary goals are to help shoppers discover new products they love, be the most efficient way for advertisers to meet their business objectives, and build a sustainable business that continuously innovates on behalf of customers. Our products and solutions are strategically important to enable our Retail and Marketplace businesses to drive long-term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks and break fresh ground in product and technical innovations every day! The Creative X team within Amazon Advertising time aims to democratize access to high-quality creatives (audio, images, videos, text) by building AI-driven solutions for advertisers. To accomplish this, we are investing in understanding how best users can leverage Generative AI methods such as latent-diffusion models, large language models (LLM), generative audio (music and speech synthesis), computer vision (CV), reinforced learning (RL) and related. As an Applied Scientist you will be part of a close-knit team of other applied scientists and product managers, UX and engineers who are highly collaborative and at the top of their respective fields. We are looking for talented Applied Scientists who are adept at a variety of skills, especially at the Agentic AI, development and use of multi-modal Generative AI and can use state-of-the-art generative music and audio, computer vision, latent diffusion or related foundational models that will accelerate our plans to generate high-quality creatives on behalf of advertisers. Every member of the team is expected to build customer (advertiser) facing features, contribute to the collaborative spirit within the team, publish, patent, and bring SOTA research to raise the bar within the team. As an Applied Scientist on this team, you will: Drive the invention and development of novel AI Agent architectures and video/image/audio generation models in advertising. Strong expertise in AI agent evaluation methodologies and complex task decomposition; hands-on experience with AI-powered video generation pipelines; Deep knowledge in LLM/VLM fine tuning and reinforcement learning. Work closely and integrate end-to-end proof-of-concept Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale and complexity. Build interface-oriented systems that use Machine Learning models, perform proof-of-concept, experiment, optimize, and deploy your models into production; work closely with software engineers to assist in productionizing your ML models. Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large-scale data analysis, machine-learning model development, model validation and serving. Mentor and help recruit Applied Scientists to the team. Present results and explain methods to senior leadership. Willingness to publish research at internal and external top scientific venues. Write and pursue IP submissions. Key job responsibilities This role is focused on developing new multi-modal Generative AI methods to augment generative imagery and videos. You will develop AI agent, new multi-modal paradigms, models, datasets that will be at the core of advertising-facing tools that we are launching. You may also work on development of ML and GenAI models suitable for advertising. You will conduct literature reviews to stay on the SOTA of the field. You will regularly engage with product managers, UX designers and engineers who will partner with you to productize your work. For reference see our products: Enhanced Video Generator, Creative Agent and Creative Studio. A day in the life On a day-to-day basis, you will be doing your independent research and work to develop models, you will participate in sprint planning, collaborative sessions with your peers, and demo new models and share results with peers, other partner teams and leadership. About the team The team is a dynamic team of applied scientists, UX researchers, engineers and product leaders. We reside in the Creative X organization, which focuses on creating products for advertisers that will improve the quality of the creatives within Amazon Ads. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: USA (Seattle).
  • US, CA, Santa Clara
    Job ID: 10377546
    (Updated 6 days ago)
    Amazon is looking for a passionate and inventive scientist to advance the science in foundational models and Agentic AI. Specifically, as part of our science team in Amazon AWS Agentic AI, you will lead the research and development of techniques for efficient and effective Agent optimization/learning, through various techniques ranging from model fine-tuning (e.g. RL) to context optimization, as a foundational layer for AWS customers to build reliable and performant Agents. You will have the opportunity to take a product from zero to one by influencing directly the product and science roadmap, and impact millions of our customers. You will also gain hands on experience with Amazon’s large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in foundation models. Job Responsibility * Develop short-term and long-term science roadmap for research in the broad area of Agent optimization/learning, which could range from RL reward shaping, training efficiency optimization, to automatic prompt optimization and techniques to learn from agent memory. * Develop concrete science plan, implement and validate research idea before moving it to production * Collaborate across product and engineering teams to transfer science innovations into AWS customer facing product. About the team 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. 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 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) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. 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 in the cloud.
  • US, TX, Austin
    Job ID: 3203832
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Offered Position: Data Scientist III Job Location: Austin, Texas Job Number: AMZ9442227 Position Responsibilities: Own the data science elements of various products to help with data-based decision making, product performance optimization, and product performance tracking. Work directly with product managers to help drive the design of the product. Work with Technical Product Managers to help drive the build planning. Translate business problems and products into data requirements and metrics. Initiate the design, development, and implementation of scientific analysis projects or deliverables. Own the analysis, modelling, system design, and development of data science solutions for products. Write documents and make presentations that explain model/analysis results to the business. Bridge the degree of uncertainty in both problem definition and data scientific solution approaches. Build consensus on data, metrics, and analysis to drive business and system strategy. Position Requirements: Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science or a related field and two years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Master's degree and two years of experience. Must have one year of experience in the following skills: (1) building statistical models and machine learning models using large datasets from multiple resources; (2) building complex data analyses by leveraging scripting languages including Python, Java, or related scripting language; and (3) communicating with users, technical teams, and management to collect requirements, evaluate alternatives, and develop processes and tools to support the organization. Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation. 40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $159,200/year to $215,300/year. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit: https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.#0000
  • (Updated 20 days ago)
    Are you a scientist passionate about advancing the frontiers of computer vision, machine learning, or large language models? Do you want to work on innovative research projects that lead to innovative products and scientific publications? Would you value access to extensive datasets? If you answer yes to any of these questions, you'll find a great fit at Amazon. We're seeking a hands-on researcher eager to derive, implement, and test the next generation of Generative AI, computer vision, ML, and NLP algorithms. Our research is innovative, multidisciplinary, and far-reaching. We aim to define, deploy, and publish pioneering research that pushes the boundaries of what's possible. To achieve our vision, we think big and tackle complex technological challenges at the forefront of our field. Where technology doesn't exist, we create it. Where it does, we adapt it to function at Amazon's scale. We need team members who are passionate, curious, and willing to learn continuously. Key job responsibilities * Derive novel computer vision and ML models or LLMs/VLMs. * Design and develop scalable ML models. * Create and work with large datasets * Work with large GPU clusters. * Work closely with software engineering teams to deploy your innovations. * Publish your work at major conferences/journals. * Mentor team members in the use of your AI models. A day in the life As a Senior Applied Scientist at Amazon, your typical day might look like this: * Dive into coding, deriving new ML models for computer vision or NLP * Experiment with massive datasets on our GPU clusters * Brainstorm with your team to solve complex AI challenges * Collaborate with engineers to turn your research into real products * Write up your findings for publication in top journals or conferences * Mentor junior team members on AI concepts and implementation About the team DiscoVision, a science unit within Amazon's UPMT, focuses on advancing visual content capabilities through state-of-the-art AI technology. Our team specializes in developing state-of-the-art technologies in text-to-image/video Generative AI, 3D modeling, and multimodal Large Language Models (LLMs).
  • US, IL, Chicago
    Job ID: 3203679
    (Updated 15 days ago)
    MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC Offered Position: Applied Scientist III Job Location: Chicago, Illinois Job Number: AMZ9675101 Position Responsibilities: Participate in the design, development, evaluation, deployment and updating of data-driven models and analytical solutions for machine learning (ML) and/or natural language (NL) applications. Develop and/or apply statistical modeling techniques (e.g. Bayesian models and deep neural networks), optimization methods, and other ML techniques to different applications in business and engineering. Routinely build and deploy ML models on available data, and run and analyze experiments in a production environment. Identify new opportunities for research in order to meet business goals. Research and implement novel ML and statistical approaches to add value to the business. Mentor junior engineers and scientists. Position Requirements: Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, or a related field and two years of research or work experience in the job offered, or as a Research Scientist, Research Assistant, Software Engineer, or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, or a related field and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate research or work experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Master’s degree and two years of research or work experience. Must have one year of research or work experience in the following skill(s): (1) programming in Java, C++, Python, or equivalent programming language; and (2) conducting the analysis and development of various supervised and unsupervised machine learning models for moderately complex projects in business, science, or engineering. Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation. 40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $167,100/year to $226,100/year. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit: https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.#0000
  • IN, TS, Hyderabad
    Job ID: 3204092
    (Updated 20 days ago)
    Do you want to join an innovative team of scientists who leverage machine learning and statistical techniques to revolutionize how businesses discover and purchase products on Amazon? Are you passionate about building intelligent systems that understand and predict complex B2B customer needs? The Amazon Business team is looking for exceptional Applied Science to help shape the future of B2B commerce. Amazon Business is one of Amazon's fastest-growing initiatives focused on serving business customers, from individual professionals to large institutions, with unique and complex purchasing needs. Our customers require sophisticated solutions that go beyond traditional B2C experiences, including bulk purchasing, approval workflows, and business-grade service support. The AB-MSET Applied Science team focuses on building intelligent systems for delivering personalized, contextual service experiences throughout the customer lifecycle. We apply advanced machine learning techniques to develop sophisticated intent detection models for business customer service needs, create intelligent matching algorithms for optimal service routing based on multiple variables including customer value, maturity, effort, and issue complexity, build predictive models to enable proactive service interventions, design recommendation systems for self-service solutions, and develop ML models for automated service resolution. As an Applied Scientist on the team, you will design and develop state-of-the-art ML models for service intent classification, routing optimization, and customer experience personalization. You will analyze large-scale business customer interaction data to identify patterns and opportunities for automation, create scalable solutions for complex B2B service scenarios using advanced ML techniques, and work closely with engineering teams to implement and deploy models in production. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for ML applications, establish automated processes for model development, validation, and maintenance, lead research initiatives to advance the state-of-the-art in B2B service science, and mentor other scientists and engineers in applying ML techniques to business problems.

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