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Have you ever wondered how Amazon launches and maintains a consistent customer experience across hundreds of countries and languages it serves its customers? Are you passionate about data and mathematics, and hope to impact the experience of millions of customers? Are you obsessed with designing simple algorithmic solutions to very challenging problems? If so, we look forward to hearing from you! At Amazon, we strive to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where both internal and external customers can find and discover anything they want in their own language of preference. Our Translations Services (TS) team plays a pivotal role in expanding the reach of our marketplace worldwide and enables thousands of developers and other stakeholders (Product Managers, Program Managers, Linguists) in developing locale specific solutions. Amazon Translations Services (TS) is seeking an Applied Scientist to be based in our Seattle office. As a key member of the Science and Engineering team of TS, this person will be responsible for designing algorithmic solutions based on data and mathematics for translating billions of words annually across 130+ and expanding set of locales. The successful applicant will ensure that there is minimal human touch involved in any language translation and accurate translated text is available to our worldwide customers in a streamlined and optimized manner. With access to vast amounts of data, State-of-the-art technology, and a diverse community of talented individuals, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the way customers and stakeholders engage with Amazon and our platform worldwide. Together, we will drive innovation, solve complex problems, and shape the future of e-commerce. Key job responsibilities * Apply your expertise in LLM models to design, develop, and implement scalable machine learning solutions that address complex language translation-related challenges in the eCommerce space. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, data scientists, and product managers, to define project requirements, establish success metrics, and deliver high-quality solutions. * Conduct thorough data analysis to gain insights, identify patterns, and drive actionable recommendations that enhance seller performance and customer experiences across various international marketplaces. * Continuously explore and evaluate state-of-the-art modeling techniques and methodologies to improve the accuracy and efficiency of language translation-related systems. * Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing clear explanations and guidance on proposed solutions and their potential impact. About the team We are a start-up mindset team. As the long-term technical strategy is still taking shape, there is a lot of opportunity for this fresh Science team to innovate by leveraging Gen AI technoligies to build scalable solutions from scratch. Our Vision: Language will not stand in the way of anyone on earth using Amazon products and services. Our Mission: We are the enablers and guardians of translation for Amazon's customers. We do this by offering hands-off-the-wheel service to all Amazon teams, optimizing translation quality and speed at the lowest cost possible.

Amazon Rufus Experience Science is seeking a highly motivated Scientist who is passionate about building next-generation shopping experiences. In this role, you will help create conversational shopping journeys where customers can express any shopping need—discovering products, comparing options, finding inspiration, or resolving post-purchase issues. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver these experiences across multiple Rufus customer-facing features.
You will thrive in this role if you enjoy bringing latest research into everyday life—both for customers and for yourself. There’s nothing quite like realizing that a model you deployed yesterday is already improving your own shopping experience today. You will work side by side with scientists and engineers in a fast-paced environment, driving rapid model development and experimentation. You’ll also have access to Amazon’s rich datasets, AWS’s massive computational resources, and a network of world-class science and engineering leaders across the company. Key job responsibilities Translate the science roadmap into technical milestones, ensuring research efforts align with long-term business goals.

 Develop end-to-end data-driven solutions for the real-world, large scale problems.

 Deliver and maintain software and models in the production environment.
 
Collaborate cross-functionally between product, design, and engineering.

We are looking for detail-oriented, organized, and responsible individuals who are eager to apply causal-inference techniques to business-relevant engineering problems. These are full-time positions at 40 hours per week, with compensation awarded on an hourly basis. You will learn how to apply theoretical econometrics techniques to real-world problems and collaborate with economists, scientists, and product managers. These skills will translate well into writing applied chapters in your dissertation and provide you with work experience that may help with placement. Key job responsibilities Well versed with power analysis in experimentation so that they can quickly apply them to our our problem space. About the team Central Latency own the latency program for Stores and are responsible for: Vision: Setting a long-term architecture plan to reduce latency Goals: establishing Store-wide latency goals Guardrails: monitoring customer latency with automated tooling Science: understand the impact of latency

Amazon Rufus Experience Science team is seeking a highly motivated Scientist who is passionate about building next-generation shopping experiences. In this role, you will help create conversational shopping journeys where customers can express any shopping need—discovering products, comparing options, finding inspiration, or resolving post-purchase issues. You will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team of scientists, engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver these experiences across multiple Rufus customer-facing features.
You will thrive in this role if you enjoy bringing research into everyday life—both for customers and for yourself. There’s nothing quite like realizing that a model you deployed yesterday is already improving your own shopping experience today. You will work side by side with scientists and engineers in a fast-paced environment, driving rapid model development and experimentation. You’ll also have access to Amazon’s rich datasets, AWS’s massive computational resources, and a network of world-class science and engineering leaders across the company. Key job responsibilities Execute the science vision and roadmap.

 Develop data-driven solutions for the real-world, large scale problems.

 Deliver and maintain software and models in the production environment.

 Collaborate cross-functionally between product, design, and engineering.

Are you inspired by invention? Is problem solving through teamwork in your DNA? Do you like the idea of seeing how your work impacts the bigger picture? Answer yes to any of these and you’ll fit right in here at Amazon Robotics. We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply state-of-the-art advances in robotics and software to solve real-world challenges that will transform our customers’ experiences in ways we can’t even imagine yet. We invent new improvements every day. We are Amazon Robotics and we will give you the tools and support you need to invent with us in ways that are rewarding, fulfilling, and fun. Key job responsibilities * Developing predictive models and simulations to analyze complex, large-scale datasets and uncover insights to improve customer experience, cost efficiency, capital investment effectiveness, and automation utilization. * Creating compelling data visualizations that communicate end-to-end system performance and identify optimization opportunities. * Establishing robust data analysis frameworks and KPIs to quantify the impact of your solutions and evaluate tradeoffs between potentially contending goals. * Collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to understand their needs, translate them into data-driven projects, and deliver impactful results. A day in the life You will collaborate cross-functionally with engineering teams, program managers, and leaders throughout the organization to deliver projects aimed at characterizing and improving the performance of new robotic automation technology in Amazon's network of warehouses. In this role, you will use a combination of unified and disparate data sources to uncover insights delivered through decision-driving analytics white-papers and automated data visualizations to influence the development and deployment of highly innovative robotic technology. You will collaborate with Business Intelligence Engineers, Data Engineers, and Program Managers to define and deliver world class models and insights to shape the robotic technology landscape. Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply! About the team The Amazon Robotics Sortation Analytics team discovers insights in vast and varied robotic data to help our engineering teams understand how their technologies operate across Amazon’s network of warehouses. We collaborate with designers, software and hardware engineers, and operations teams to understand product requirements, make feature trade-offs, design, and operate new applications of Amazon Robotics technology. We conduct relevant, insightful analysis and communicate the results through white papers and presentations. Our methods include design of experiments, statistical modeling, machine learning, financial analysis, and data visualization.

The AGI Information organization is at the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning innovation, developing AI systems used across AWS, Alexa, and other Amazon businesses that transform how customers interact with information, in particular integrating a broad range of structured and unstructured information into AI systems (e.g. with RAG techniques). Our team combines world-class research with production-scale engineering to deliver impactful AI-driven products and services. We're looking for an experienced leader who can drive scientific excellence while building and mentoring high-performing teams of applied scientists and machine learning engineers. If you are deeply familiar with LLMs, natural language processing, and machine learning and have experience managing high-performing research teams, this may be the right opportunity for you. Our fast-paced environment requires a high degree of independence in making decisions and driving ambitious research agendas all the way to production. You will work with other science and engineering teams as well as business stakeholders to maximize velocity and impact of your team's contributions. It's an exciting time to be a leader in AI research. In Amazon's AGI Information team, you can make your mark by improving information-driven experience of Amazon customers worldwide! Key job responsibilities * Lead and manage teams of applied scientists and machine learning engineers, providing mentorship, career development, and performance management * Define and execute the technical roadmap for applied science initiatives, balancing innovation with business impact * Work with new technologies and methodologies that improve model performance, usability, and scalability of ML systems * Translate complex business requirements into technical deliverables and deliver operationally stable solutions that provide exceptional customer experiences * Participate in the full development cycle, end-to-end, from research and design to implementation, testing, documentation, delivery, and maintenance * Evaluate and make strategic decisions around the use of new or existing ML frameworks, tools, and technologies * Collaborate with Senior Engineers, Principal Engineers, and Principal Scientists across the organization to define architecture and research plans for the next three years * Drive scientific rigor through experimentation, A/B testing, and data-driven decision making Partner with cross-functional teams including product management, engineering, and business stakeholders to align science initiatives with business objectives * Publish research findings and represent Amazon at top-tier conferences and in the scientific community * Establish best practices for ML development, including model evaluation, monitoring, and continuous improvement

The Automated Reasoning Group in Amazon Neuron Compiler team is looking for an Applied Scientist to work on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and program analysis to raise the code quality bar in our state-of-the-art deep learning compiler stack. This stack is designed to optimize application models across diverse domains, including Large Language and Vision, originating from leading frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and JAX. Your role will involve working closely with our custom-built Machine Learning accelerators, Inferentia and Trainium, which represent the forefront of Amazon innovation for advanced ML capabilities, and is the underpinning of Generative AI. In this role as an Applied Scientist, you'll be instrumental in designing, developing, and deploying analyzers for ML compiler stages and compiler IRs. You will architect and implement business-critical tooling, publish research, and mentor a brilliant team of experienced scientists and engineers. You will need to be technically capable, credible, and curious in your own right as a trusted AWS Neuron engineer, innovating on behalf of our customers. Your responsibilities will involve tackling crucial challenges alongside a talented engineering team, contributing to leading-edge design and research in compiler technology and deep-learning systems software. Strong experience in programming languages, compilers, program analyzers, and program synthesis engines will be a benefit in this role. A background in machine learning and AI accelerators is preferred but not required. A day in the life 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. 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. 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.

**This is an experimental role to support a business pilot and can potentially span up to 12 months** Embark on a transformative journey as our Expert Consultant, where intellectual rigor meets technological innovation. As an Expert Consultant, you will blend your advanced analytical skills and domain expertise to provide strategic oversight to our human-in-the-loop and model-in-the-loop data pipelines. You will also provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members. Your responsibilities will ensure data excellence through strategic oversight of high-quality data output, while delivering expert consultation throughout the pipeline and fostering iterative development. This position directly impacts the effectiveness and reliability of our AI solutions by maintaining the highest standards of data quality throughout the development process while building capability within the broader team. Key job responsibilities • Serve as a trusted domain advisor to cross-functional teams, providing strategic direction and specialized problem-solving support • Champion domain knowledge sharing across multiple channels and teams to maintain data quality excellence and standardization • Drive collaborative efforts with science teams to optimize output of complex data collections in your domain expertise, ensuring data excellence through iterative feedback loops • Foster team excellence through mentorship and motivation of peers and junior team members • Make informed decisions on behalf of our customers, ensuring that selected code meets industry standards, best practices, and specific client needs • Collaborate with AI teams to innovate model-in-the-loop and human-in-the-loop approaches, to ensure the collection of high-quality data, safeguarding data privacy and security for LLM training, and more. • Stay abreast of the latest developments in how LLMs and GenAI can be applied to your area of expertise to ensure our evaluations remain cutting-edge. • Develop and write demonstrations to illustrate "what good data looks like" in terms of meeting benchmarks for quality and efficiency • Provide detailed feedback and explanations for your evaluations, helping to refine and improve the LLM's understanding and output

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 (images, videos) by building AI-driven solutions for advertisers. To accomplish this, we are investing in latent-diffusion models, large language models (LLM), computer vision (CV), reinforced learning (RL), and image + video and audio synthesis. We are looking for a talented Applied Science Manager who can help set the scientific agenda and provide best in class mentoring within the scope of advancing advertiser-facing generative AI. You will help lead scientists within a close-knit team who is highly collaborative and at the top of their respective fields. Our science team is adept at a variety of skills, especially with agentic AI, generative multi-modal models, LLMs, computer vision, latent diffusion and related foundational models. As a Science Manager you will: * Help set the scientific agenda in collaboration with org's leadership, product managers, engineering and relevant stakeholders. * You will guide the team to be world-class at developing large scale generative AI for advertising. * Help mentor scientists towards also contributing with patent submissions, potential peer-reviewed research publications and bar raising hiring. * Contribute and help establish mechanisms for science management, brainstorming, monitoring and validation of outputs. * Hire and develop the best science talent at Amazon. * Present strategy, methods and results to senior leadership. Why you will love this opportunity Amazon is investing heavily in building a world-class advertising business. This team defines and delivers a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our solutions generate billions in revenue and drive long-term growth for Amazon’s Retail and Marketplace businesses. We deliver billions of ad impressions, millions of clicks daily, and break fresh ground to create world-class products. We are a highly motivated, collaborative team with an entrepreneurial spirit - with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate. Key job responsibilities *Manage and lead science and AI software (/MLE) engineering talent to deliver world-class innovative generative AI for advertising. * Help set the scientific agenda in collaboration with org's leadership, product managers, engineering and relevant stakeholders. * Help mentor scientists & AI software talent towards contributing with patent submissions, potential peer-reviewed research publications and bar raising mentoring and hiring. * Contribute and help establish mechanisms for science and technical management, brainstorming, monitoring and validation of outputs. * Hire and develop the best technical talent at Amazon. * Write strategy and alignment documents for partners within and outside the org. * Present strategy, methods and results to senior leadership. A day in the life On a day-to-day basis, you will lead and mentor technical talent, engage and align with product, engineering and other stakeholders, dive deep on advertiser anecdotes and make sure that what the team delivers and is working on aligns with those needs and best practices. You will define and deliver mechanisms to create innovation at scale and engage with senior leadership to align on priorities and opportunities. About the team The team consists of applied scientists and AI software/machine learning engineers. 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.

The AWS Marketplace & Partner Services Science team seeks an Applied Scientist to drive innovation across multiple AI domains, including Context Engineering in Agent-based Systems, Agent Evaluations, and Next-generation Recommendations. This role will be instrumental in revolutionizing how customers discover solutions for cloud migrations and modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate thrives in an environment of practical application and scientific rigor, demonstrating both technical excellence and business acumen. They should be passionate about collaboration and contributing to a culture of continuous learning and innovation. This role directly influences how thousands of AWS customers discover and implement software solutions, making it crucial for AWS Marketplace's growth and customer success. The position offers the opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven customer solution recommendations while working with innovative technologies at AWS scale. Key job responsibilities - Design, develop, optimize, and deploy solutions for large language models and agent-based systems, by employing a wide range of methodologies, working from simple to complex - Establish innovative and useful evaluation strategies for measuring agent performance and effectiveness - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as Product and Engineering leaders, to translate scientific innovations into customer value - Publishing research or contributing to internal/external publications - Contribute to initiatives that employ the most recent advances in ML/AI in a fast-paced, experimental environment A day in the life We are at the forefront of developing and deploying AI/ML systems that serve multiple critical stakeholders: - AWS Customers: Through the AWS Marketplace, we support Discovery tools that streamline cloud adoption and innovation. - AWS Partners: Via Partner Central, we offer advanced tools and insights to enhance collaboration and drive mutual growth. - Internal AWS Sellers: We equip our sales force with data-driven recommendations to better serve our customers and partners. - Our primary objective is to accelerate cloud migrations and modernizations, fostering innovation for AWS customers while simultaneously supporting the growth and success of our extensive partner network. 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. 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. 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.