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  • (Updated 5 days ago)
    Are you a brilliant mind seeking to push the boundaries of what's possible with intelligent robotics? Join our elite team of researchers and engineers - led by Pieter Abeel, Rocky Duan, and Peter Chen - at the forefront of applied science, where we're harnessing the latest advancements in large language models (LLMs) and generative AI to reshape the world of robotics and unlock new realms of innovation. As an Applied Science Intern, you'll have the unique opportunity to work alongside world-renowned experts, gaining invaluable hands-on experience with cutting-edge robotics technologies. You'll dive deep into exciting research projects at the intersection of AI and robotics. This internship is not just about executing tasks – it's about being a driving force behind groundbreaking discoveries. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, leveraging your expertise in areas such as deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision, and motion planning to tackle real-world problems and deliver impactful solutions. Throughout your journey, you'll have access to unparalleled resources, including state-of-the-art computing infrastructure, cutting-edge research papers, and mentorship from industry luminaries. This immersive experience will not only sharpen your technical skills but also cultivate your ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment where bold ideas are celebrated. Join us at the forefront of applied robotics and AI, where your contributions will shape the future of intelligent systems and propel humanity forward. Seize this extraordinary opportunity to learn, grow, and leave an indelible mark on the world of technology. Amazon has positions available in San Francisco, CA. The ideal candidate should possess: - Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and/or robotics - Publication record at science conferences such as NeurIPS, CVPR, ICRA, RSS, CoRL, and ICLR. - Experience in areas such as multimodal LLMs, world models, image/video tokenization, real2Sim/Sim2real transfer, bimanual manipulation, open-vocabulary panoptic scene understanding, scaling up multi-modal LLMs, and end-to-end vision-language-action models. - Proficiency in Python, Experience with PyTorch or JAX - Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team Join us at the forefront of applied robotics and AI, and be a part of the team that's reshaping the future of intelligent systems. Apply now and embark on an extraordinary journey of discovery and innovation! Key job responsibilities - Develop novel, scalable algorithms and modeling techniques that advance the state-of-the-art in areas at the intersection of LLMs and generative AI for robotics - Tackle challenging, groundbreaking research problems on production-scale data, with a focus on robotic perception, manipulation, and control - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems, leveraging your expertise in areas such as deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision, and motion planning - Demonstrate the ability to work independently, thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders
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    Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world leader in providing a highly reliable, scalable, low-cost infrastructure platform in the cloud that powers hundreds of thousands of businesses in 190 countries around the world! Passionate about building, owning and operating massively scalable systems? Want to make a billion-dollar impact? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you. The AWS Managed Operations (MO) organization was founded in April 2023, with the objective to reduce operational load and toil through long-term engineering projects. MO is building the best-in-class engineering and operations team that will own the day-to-day operations for AWS Regions; improving the availability, reliability, latency, performance and efficiency to operate AWS regions. The AWS Managed Operations Data Science (MODS) Team is looking for a Data Scientist to lead the research and thought leadership to drive our data and insight strategy for AWS. You will be expected to serve as a Full Stack Data Scientist. You will be responsible for driving data-driven transformation across the organization. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end data science lifecycle, from data exploration and feature engineering and ETL to model development. You will leverage a diverse set of tools and technologies, including SQL, Python, Spark, Hugging Face and various machine learning frameworks, to tackle complex business problems and uncover valuable insights. Your product analytics research will provide direction on the technology strategy of the Managed Operations organization. Your Decision Science artifacts will provide insights that inform AWS' Operations and Site Reliability Engineering teams. You will work on ambiguous and complex business and research science problems at scale. You are and comfortable working with cross-functional teams and systems. This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. citizen. 10012 Key job responsibilities - Collaboration & Cross Functional Relationships: Interact with business and software teams to understand their business requirements and operational processes - Data Exploration and Analysis: Conduct in-depth exploratory data analysis to understand the structure, quality, and patterns within complex datasets. Apply statistical and machine learning techniques to extract insights, identify trends, and uncover hidden relationships in the data. - Business Insights and Recommendations: Frame business problems into scalable solutions; translate complex data insights and model outputs into actionable recommendations that address the organization's strategic objectives. - Data Pipeline and Infrastructure: Contribute to the design and implementation of data pipelines, data lakes, and other data infrastructure components to support the organization's data-driven initiatives. - Metric Development and Monitoring: Define and develop advanced, customized metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) that capture the nuances of the organization's strategic objectives and operational complexities. Continuously monitor and evaluate the performance of metrics - Prototype models by using high-level modeling languages such as R or in software languages such as Python. A software team will be working with you to transform prototypes into production. - Documentation & Continuous Improvement: Create, enhance, and maintain technical documentation A day in the life 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. Utility Computing (UC) AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Inclusive Team 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 (gender 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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. Mentorship and Career 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. Diverse Experiences Amazon 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. About the team The MODS team is driven by a shared vision of achieving operational excellence through data analytics and machine learning. We provide actionable insights to allow our stakeholders to manage operational posture and operator experience and drive sustainable, safe, and efficient operations. We define, monitor, and predict metrics to provide recommendations on AWS operations that are diagnostic (why something happened), predictive (what will happen) and prescriptive (best course of action) in nature. We are a customer obsessed team driving lean operations in all of AWS through actionable insights and data strategies that drive process improvement. This position requires that the candidate selected be a U.S. citizen.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 2894805
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    We are hiring a Senior Economist with the ability to disambiguate very challenging structural problems in two and multi-sided markets. The right hire will be able to dive deep into the data to come up with stylized facts, build reduced form models that motivate structural assumptions, and build to more complex structural models. The main use case will be understanding how the incremental effects of subsidies to a two sided market relate to sales motions characterized by principal agent problems. Key job responsibilities This role with interface directly with product owners, scientists/economists, and leadership to create multi-year research agendas that drive step change growth for the business. This role is important for the development of the strategic direction of the AWS Central Economics and Science team. The role will also be an important collaborator with other science teams at AWS. A day in the life Our team takes big swings and works on hard cross organizational problems where the optimal success rate is not 100%. We also ask people to grow their skills and stretch and make sure we do it in a supportive and fun environment. It’s about empirically measured impact, advancement, and fun on our team. We work hard during work hours but we also don’t encourage working at nights or on weekends except in very rare, high stakes cases. Burn out isn’t a successful long run strategy. Because we invest in the long run success of our group it’s important to have hobbies, relax and then come to work refreshed, and excited. It makes for bigger impact and faster skill accrual and thus career advancement. About the team Our group is technically rigorous and encourages ongoing academic conference participation and publication. Our leaders are here for you and to enable you to be successful. We believe in being servant leaders focused on influence: good data work has little value if it doesn’t translate into actionable insights that are rolled out and impact the real economy. We are communication centric since being able to explain what we do ensures high success rates and lowers administrative churn. Also: we laugh a lot. If it’s not fun, what’s the point?
  • (Updated 12 days ago)
    Are you interested in building state-of-the-art machine learning systems for the most complex, and fastest growing, transportation network in the world? If so, Amazon has the most exciting, and never-before-seen, challenges at this scale (including those in sustainability, e.g. how to reach net zero carbon by 2040). Amazon’s transportation systems get millions of packages to customers worldwide faster and cheaper while providing world class customer experience – from online checkout, to shipment planning, fulfillment, and delivery. Our software systems include services that use tens of thousands of signals every second to make business decisions impacting billions of dollars a year, that integrate with a network of small and large carriers worldwide, that manage business rules for millions of unique products, and that improve experience of over hundreds of millions of online shoppers. As part of this team you will focus on the development and research of machine learning solutions and algorithms for core planning systems, as well as for other applications within Amazon Transportation Services, and impact the future of the Amazon delivery network. Current research and areas of work within our team include machine learning forecasting, planning systems and robust decision making on large networks, as well as uncertainty quantification, generative models on graphs and ml explainability, among others. We are looking for an Applied Scientist with a strong academic background in the areas of machine learning, time series forecasting, and/or optimization. At Amazon, we strive to continue being the most customer-centric company on earth. To stay there and continue improving, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, and deliver in the most efficient and greenest way possible, this is your chance to make history. About the team The EU ATS Science and Technology (SnT) team owns scalable algorithms, models and systems that improve customer experience in middle-mile. We work backwards from Amazon's customers aiming to make transportation faster, cheaper, safer, more reliable and ecologically sustainable.
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    Do you want to be part of a team that's revolutionizing Amazon's fulfillment and packaging technology? Can you commit to optimizing systems that process tens-of-millions of customer packages daily with the lowest cost to serve and a defect-free customer experience? Do you have a passion for solving complex science challenges and building a sustainable e-commerce experience? Your Optimization skills can help make that a reality on the Mechatronics and Sustainable Packaging team. We are seeking a Principal Applied Scientist/Operations Researcher who will join a team of experts in the field of Machine Learning (ML), Statistics, Operational Research, Computer Vision and Generative AI to work together to break new ground in the world of automated packaging solutions. You'll work in a collaborative environment where you can pursue ambitious research with many peta-bytes of data, work on problems that haven’t been solved before, quickly implement and deploy your algorithmic ideas at scale, understand whether they succeed via statistically relevant experiments across millions of customers, and publish your research. You'll see the work you do directly improve the packaging experience of Amazon customers in the fulfillment technology space. If you are interested in robotics, computer vision, machine learning, operations research, statistics, big data, and building scalable solutions, this role is for you. The successful candidate will have a PhD in Operations Research (OR), Computer Science, or Engineering with a strong focus on constrained optimization and 10+ years of practical experience solving complex OR problems. Manufacturing, packaging and/or logistic experience is a plus, but not a requirement Key job responsibilities - Advance exploratory research projects in operations research , machine learning, and related fields to create defect-free packaging customer experiences - Analyze large amounts of Amazon shipments to discover patterns, find opportunities, and develop highly innovative, scalable algorithms to seize these opportunities - Validate new or improved models via statistically relevant experiments across millions of customers - Work closely with software engineering teams to build scalable prototypes for testing, and integrate successful models and algorithms in production systems at very large scale
  • US, MN, Minneapolis
    Job ID: 2923410
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    Amazon Web Services is looking for an experienced Applied Science Manager to lead the EC2 Automated Reasoning Group team. You will be innovating, researching, and developing state-of-the-art automated reasoning techniques for network observability and verification, as well as other applications of automated reasoning across the organization. On this team, you will help guide and lead a team of scientists who invent and implement innovative solutions for never-before-solved problems. If you have passion for automated reasoning with managing scientists, this will be an exciting opportunity. This team of scientists works closely with engineers, product managers, and leadership to invent the future. You and your team will interact with the broader automated reasoning community at Amazon and in academia by giving talks and publishing papers, but also work closely to build innovative new services that delight customers. Key job responsibilities * Lead scientists and engineers on the team * Drive projects at various stages ranging from initial exploration to deployment into production systems. * Provide technical and scientific guidance to your team members. * Rapidly design, prototype and test many possible hypotheses in a high-ambiguity environment, making use of both quantitative and business judgment. * Collaborate with software engineering teams to integrate successful experiments into large scale, highly complex production services. * Report results in a scientifically rigorous way. * Interact with security engineers, product managers and related domain experts to dive deep into the types of challenges that we need innovative solutions for. About the team About AWS 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.
  • (Updated 5 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 looking for a self-motivated, passionate and resourceful Applied Scientist to bring diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. You will spend your time as a hands-on machine learning practitioner and a research leader. You will play a key role on the team, building and guiding machine learning models from the ground up. At the end of the day, you will have the reward of seeing your contributions benefit millions of Amazon.com customers worldwide. Key job responsibilities - Develop AI solutions for various Prime Video Search systems using Deep learning, GenAI, Reinforcement Learning, and optimization methods; - Understand problem space, identify gaps and opportunity for improvement, create roadmap and plans for delivering business goals; - Lead cross-team collaboration and work closely with engineers and product managers to deliver AI solutions end-to-end; - Design and conduct offline and online (A/B) experiments to evaluate proposed solutions based on in-depth data analyses; - Effectively communicate technical and non-technical ideas with teammates and stakeholders; - Stay up-to-date with advancements and the latest modeling techniques in the field; - Mentor and grow junior scientists and interns; - Publish your research findings in top conferences and journals. About the team Prime Video Personalization and Discovery science team owns different aspects of personalization algorithms, from user-item relevance, item-item relevance, and page composition, to name a few. We work closely with the engineering teams to put our models in production.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 2902763
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization. How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what’s to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-prime-air-delivery-drone-reveal-photos). If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you. Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team! We are seeking a highly skilled Navigation Scientist to help develop advanced algorithms and software for our Prime Air delivery drone program. In this role, you will conduct comprehensive navigation analysis to support cross-functional decision-making, define system architecture and requirements, contribute to the development of flight algorithms, and actively identify innovative technological opportunities that will drive significant enhancements to meet our customers' evolving demands. Export Control License: This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.
  • (Updated 5 days ago)
    The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Applied Scientist, to lead the development and implementation of state of the art customization and distillation algorithms and models for supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning through human feedback; with a focus across text, image, and video modalities. As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will play a critical role in driving the development of Generative AI (Gen AI) technologies that can handle Amazon-scale use cases and have a significant impact on our customers' experiences. Key job responsibilities - Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, product managers, and scientists to identify and solve complex problems in Gen AI - Design and execute experiments to evaluate the performance of different algorithms and models, and iterate quickly to improve results - Think big about the arc of development of GenAI over a multi-year horizon, and identify new opportunities to apply these technologies to solve real-world problems - Communicate results and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences, including through presentations and written reports - Mentor and guide junior scientists and engineers, and contribute to the overall growth and development of the team - Help Amazon lead the state of the art through scientific publications
  • (Updated 5 days ago)
    Are you passionate about creating digital experiments that validate innovative automation technologies? Do you excel at using simulation tools to optimize mechanical designs and processes before they're built? Does collaborating with hardware development engineers to revolutionize logistics automation excite you? The Worldwide Innovation and Design team is seeking a Simulation Engineer to lead discrete-event simulations for our Last Mile (AMZL) network technologies. We offer the opportunity to shape the future of automation through digital experimentation while working with world-class engineering teams. Come join us as we revolutionize logistics automation around the world! Key job responsibilities As a Simulation Engineer at Amazon, you will lead the creation of complex discrete-event simulations that validate new technologies early in their development cycle - focussing on process simulations to understand throughput requirements, bottlenecks and operator machine interactions. You will utilize your expertise in simulation software (FlexSim, Emulate 3D) and programming to create digital experiments that optimize processes and influence mechanical designs whether it be robotics, AGV's, conveyors or storage systems. You will have ownership of strategic modeling projects, establish best practices, and influence design decisions through data-driven insights. Your work will directly impact the success of revolutionary automation technologies in our logistics network. Note: there is a preference in this role for Flexsim experience, we will consider candidates without this skill if relevant process and system A day in the life As a Simulation Engineer, your day begins collaborating with Hardware Development Engineers to understand a new automation system's requirements. You'll design simulation experiments using tools like FlexSim or Emulate3D to test critical aspects of the technology: Do we want to validate operational metrics or maybe confirm physical reactions of parcels moving through our tech. Throughout the day, you'll program model parameters, run scenarios, and analyze results to validate design decisions. You'll meet with cross-functional teams to present findings and recommend optimizations. Your afternoon might involve mentoring junior engineers on simulation best practices or coordinating with vendors on complex multi-system simulations. Each day brings new challenges in digitally validating tomorrow's logistics solutions. About the team You will join the System Integration & Performance team within Innovation & Design Engineering, working alongside experts in Data Analytics, Physical Validation, and Integration. Together, these pillars provide essential tools for Hardware Developers to make informed design decisions. Innovation & Design's mission is to discover, test, and enhance new mechatronics technologies (Robots, Conveyors, Sorters) that transform Amazon's last mile logistics operations.

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