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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, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10501347
    (Updated 4 days ago)
    Data Scientist We are seeking a talented Data Scientist to join our growing science team. In this role, you will leverage your analytical and technical expertise to extract valuable insights from complex datasets, develop machine learning models, and drive data-informed decision-making across the organization. Key Responsibilities: Design and execute end-to-end data science projects, from problem definition to solution deployment Develop and implement machine learning models to solve business problems and improve operational efficiency Create and maintain data pipelines for model training and deployment Conduct exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns and trends Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences Monitor and optimize model performance Key job responsibilities We are looking for talented Data Scientists who are adept at predictive modeling, reinforcement learning, recommendations, and familiarity with LLMs, latent diffusion, or related foundational models that will accelerate our plans to dynamically optimize ad 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 raise the research bar within the team. * Rapidly design, prototype and test many possible hypotheses in a high-ambiguity environment, perform hands-on analysis and modeling of enormous data sets to develop insights that improve shopper experiences and merchandise sales * Drive end-to-end Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity. * Build 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. * Research new and innovative machine learning approaches. * Promote the culture of experimentation and data science at Amazon About the team Our team, CreativeX Optimization, is responsible for personalizing the visual experience of ads in real time. We apply advanced machine learning and generative AI to help advertisers build, identify, and understand what ad creatives work with their audiences. We develop customized CTR and CVR prediction models to help advertisers efficiently connect with shoppers across the web. We develop generative models to understand shopper preferences across text, images, and videos. We have a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, as we seek to leapfrog the competition and impact billions of impressions daily.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10501346
    (Updated 4 days ago)
    Data Scientist We are seeking a talented Data Scientist to join our growing science team. In this role, you will leverage your analytical and technical expertise to extract valuable insights from complex datasets, develop machine learning models, and drive data-informed decision-making across the organization. Key Responsibilities: Design and execute end-to-end data science projects, from problem definition to solution deployment Develop and implement machine learning models to solve business problems and improve operational efficiency Create and maintain data pipelines for model training and deployment Conduct exploratory data analysis to uncover patterns and trends Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences Monitor and optimize model performance Key job responsibilities We are looking for talented Data Scientists who are adept at predictive modeling, reinforcement learning, recommendations, and familiarity with LLMs, latent diffusion, or related foundational models that will accelerate our plans to dynamically optimize ad 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 raise the research bar within the team. * Rapidly design, prototype and test many possible hypotheses in a high-ambiguity environment, perform hands-on analysis and modeling of enormous data sets to develop insights that improve shopper experiences and merchandise sales * Drive end-to-end Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity. * Build 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. * Research new and innovative machine learning approaches. * Promote the culture of experimentation and data science at Amazon About the team Our team, CreativeX Optimization, is responsible for personalizing the visual experience of ads in real time. We apply advanced machine learning and generative AI to help advertisers build, identify, and understand what ad creatives work with their audiences. We develop customized CTR and CVR prediction models to help advertisers efficiently connect with shoppers across the web. We develop generative models to understand shopper preferences across text, images, and videos. We have a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, as we seek to leapfrog the competition and impact billions of impressions daily.
  • US, WA, Bellevue
    Job ID: 10501450
    (Updated 4 days ago)
    Are you passionate about shaping the future of Amazon's long-term success with Generative AI and Reinforcement Learning (RL)? We are looking for a strong Applied Scientist to join Long-Term Planning and Forecasting (LTPF) within Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT). Our mission is to accelerate the Amazon flywheel and ensure Amazon's long-term success by leveraging GenAI and RL to build the forecasting, optimization, and analytics products that plan Amazon's Topline, Inventory, and Fulfillment Capacity and Topology. In this role, you will develop our next-generation forecasting, planning and insight generation products powered by GenAI and reinforcement learning. You will design and implement novel, sophisticated scientific solutions to large-scale problems that directly shape how Amazon plans for the years ahead. You will collaborate closely with applied scientists, research scientists, economists, product managers, and software engineers. We are seeking innovative thinkers who can balance theoretical rigor with practical implementation. Your ability to communicate complex technical concepts and drive data-driven decisions at massive scale will be crucial to your success.
  • CA, BC, Vancouver
    Job ID: 10499244
    (Updated 4 days ago)
    Success in any organization begins with its people and having a comprehensive understanding of our workforce and how we best utilize their unique skills and experience is paramount to our future success. WISE (Workforce Intelligence powered by Scientific Engineering) delivers the scientific and engineering foundation that powers Amazon's enterprise-wide workforce planning ecosystem. Addressing the critical need for precise workforce planning, WISE enables a closed-loop mechanism essential for ensuring Amazon has the right workforce composition, organizational structure, and geographical footprint to support long-term business needs with a sustainable cost structure. We are looking for a Sr. Applied Scientist to join our ML/AI team to work on Advanced Optimization and LLM solutions. You will partner with Software Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers and other Scientists, TPMs, Product Managers and Senior Management to help create world-class solutions. We're looking for people who are passionate about innovating on behalf of customers, demonstrate a high degree of product ownership, and want to have fun while they make history. You will leverage your knowledge in machine learning, advanced analytics, metrics, reporting, and analytic tooling/languages to analyze and translate the data into meaningful insights. You will have end-to-end ownership of operational and technical aspects of the insights you are building for the business, and will play an integral role in strategic decision-making. Further, you will build solutions leveraging advanced analytics that enable stakeholders to manage the business and make effective decisions, partner with internal teams to identify process and system improvement opportunities. As a tech expert, you will be an advocate for compelling user experiences and will demonstrate the value of automation and data-driven planning tools in the People Experience and Technology space. Key job responsibilities * Engineering execution - drive crisp and timely execution of milestones, consider and advise on key design and technology trade-offs with engineering teams * Priority management - manage diverse requests and dependencies from teams * Process improvements – define, implement and continuously improve delivery and operational efficiency * Stakeholder management – interface with and influence your stakeholders, balancing business needs vs. technical constraints and driving clarity in ambiguous situations * Operational Excellence – monitor metrics and program health, anticipate and clear blockers, manage escalations To be successful on this journey, you love having high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and always look for opportunities to make our services better.
  • US, NY, New York
    Job ID: 10499064
    (Updated 6 days ago)
    We are seeking an Research Scientist to lead the development of evaluation frameworks and data collection protocols for robotic capabilities. In this role, you will focus on designing how we measure, stress-test, and improve robot behavior across a wide range of real-world tasks. Your work will play a critical role in shaping how policies are validated and how high-quality datasets are generated to accelerate system performance. You will operate at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and human-in-the-loop systems, building the infrastructure and methodologies that connect teleoperation, evaluation, and learning. This includes developing evaluation policies, defining task structures, and contributing to operator-facing interfaces that enable scalable and reliable data collection. The ideal candidate is highly experimental, systems-oriented, and comfortable working across software, robotics, and data pipelines, with a strong focus on turning ambiguous capability goals into measurable and actionable evaluation systems. Key job responsibilities - Design and implement evaluation frameworks to measure robot capabilities across structured tasks, edge cases, and real-world scenarios - Develop task definitions, success criteria, and benchmarking methodologies that enable consistent and reproducible evaluation of policies - Create and refine data collection protocols that generate high-quality, task-relevant datasets aligned with model development needs - Build and iterate on teleoperation workflows and operator interfaces to support efficient, reliable, and scalable data collection - Analyze evaluation results and collected data to identify performance gaps, failure modes, and opportunities for targeted data collection - Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate evaluation tooling, logging systems, and data pipelines into the broader robotics stack - Stay current with advances in robotics, evaluation methodologies, and human-in-the-loop learning to continuously improve internal approaches - Lead technical projects from conception through production deployment - Mentor junior scientists and engineers
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10500084
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements that support Amazon's long-term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. We are looking for a Research Scientist to join our growing Sustainability team to drive the science behind value chain decarbonization. This role will establish Amazon's scientific methodologies for sector- and cross-sectoral decarbonization mechanisms, and establish benchmarks for automated validation and risk assessment. As a Research Scientist, you will be responsible for independently leading assessments of environmental issues across the full spectrum of Amazon businesses and evaluating sustainability impacts across the value chain. You will independently develop quality frameworks and methodologies that enable Amazon to scale procurement of high-quality environmental interventions while maintaining scientific rigor and environmental integrity. Key job responsibilities - Develop quality assessment frameworks for complex environmental interventions, baseline-setting approaches, and measurement methodologies - Build quantitative benchmark and statistical models that enable scalable evaluation across heterogeneous data sources - Create attribution methodologies for supply chain interventions across Amazon's diverse footprint - Develop social and environmental safeguard criteria that integrate community impact assessments - Collaborate with cross-functional teams including procurement, sustainability operations, and business units to translate scientific methodologies into operational requirements - Work under the direction of senior business leaders while acting as lead Subject Matter Expert for value chain decarbonization science, including designing and leading research, data collection, modeling, documentation, interpretation, and validation About the team Diverse Experiences: World Wide Sustainability 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: 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 (inclusive 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.
  • (Updated 0 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! Our Prime Air Drone Vehicle Design and Test team within Flight Sciences is looking for an engineer to help us rapidly configure, design, analyze, prototype, and test innovative drone vehicles. You’ll be responsible for developing, improving, and maintaining a suite of multi-disciplinary optimization (MDO) tools across all aircraft design disciplines. You’ll use these to explore new and novel drone vehicle conceptual designs in both focused and wide open design spaces, with the ultimate goal of meeting our customer requirements. You’ll have the opportunity to prototype vehicle designs and support wind tunnel and other testing of vehicle designs. You will directly support the Office of the Chief Program Engineer, and work closely across all vehicle subsystem teams to ensure integrated designs that meet performance, reliability, operability, manufacturing, and cost requirements. In addition, you’ll own the Flight Sciences assessments and analysis methods for the drone vehicle design as it progresses through later stages of development. About the team Our Flight Sciences Vehicle Design & Test organization includes teams that span the following disciplines: Aerodynamics, Performance, Stability & Control, Configuration & Spatial Integration, Loads, Structures, Mass Properties, Multi-disciplinary Optimization (MDO), Wind Tunnel Testing, Noise Testing, Flight Test Instrumentation, and Rapid Prototyping.
  • US, WA, Bellevue
    Job ID: 10501914
    (Updated 4 days ago)
    Are you a passionate scientist in the computer vision area who is aspired to apply your skills to bring value to millions of customers? Here at Ring, we have a unique opportunity to innovate and see how the results of our work improve the lives of millions of people and make neighborhoods safer. You will be part of a team committed to pushing the frontier of computer vision and machine learning technology to deliver the best experience for our neighbors. This is a great opportunity for you to innovate in this space by developing highly optimized algorithms that will work on scale. This position requires experience with developing Multi-modal LLMs and Vision Language Models. You will collaborate with different Amazon teams to make informed decisions on the best practices in machine learning to build highly-optimized integrated hardware and software platforms. Key job responsibilities - Participate in the design, development, evaluation, deployment and updating of data-driven models for computer vision applications. - Research and implement the state-of-the-art computer vision and Vision Language models algorithms. - Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams to design and implement computer vision and machine learning based features for Ring devices - Influence system design and product vision by making informed decisions on the selection of technology, data sources, algorithms, and sensors.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10501429
    (Updated 4 days ago)
    At AWS, we use Artificial Intelligence to be able to identify every need of a customer across all AWS services before they have to tell us about it and help customers adopt best practices while architecting on the cloud. We are looking for Applied Scientists to drive innovation with Gen AI to bring paradigm shift to how the business operates and build “best in the world” experience that customers will love! Some of the science challenges we work on include building Agentic AI systems, fine-tuning Large language models for domain specific use cases, Reinforcement Learning, automated cloud optimization, generating strategic insights and recommendations from very large datasets. You will have an opportunity to lead, invent, and design tech that will directly impact every customer across all AWS services. We are building industry-leading technology that cuts across a wide range of ML techniques from Natural Language Processing to Deep Learning and Generative Artificial Intelligence. You will be a key driver in taking something from an idea to an experiment to a prototype and finally to a live production system. Our team packs a punch with principal level product, science, engineering, and leadership talent. We are a results focused team and you have the opportunity to lead and establish a culture for the big things to come. We combine the culture of a startup, the innovation and creativity of a R&D Lab, the work-life balance of a mature organization, and technical challenges at the scale of AWS. We offer a playground of opportunities for builders to build, have fun, and make history! About the team ABOUT AWS: 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. 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. 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. 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 and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. 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.
  • IN, KA, Bengaluru
    Job ID: 10497886
    (Updated 4 days ago)
    We are embarking on a multi-year journey to improve the shopping experience for customers globally. Amazon Search team creates customer-focused search solutions and technologies that make shopping delightful and effortless for our customers. Our goal is to understand what customers are looking for in whatever language happens to be their choice at the moment and help them find what they need in Amazon's vast catalog of billions of products — starting from the very first keystroke. As Amazon expands to new interfaces, we are faced with the unique challenge of maintaining the bar on Search Results Quality and Search Autocomplete. We are looking for a Applied Scientist II to work on improving search on Amazon using NLP, ML, and DL technology. As an Applied Scientist, you will lead our efforts in query understanding, semantic matching, and ranking. You will build systems that anticipate search query intent and surface the right results. As part of this role, you will develop high precision, high recall, and low latency solutions for search. Your solutions should work for all languages that Amazon supports and will be used in all Amazon locales world-wide. You will develop scalable science and engineering solutions that work successfully in production. Key job responsibilities As an Applied Scientist on the team, you will lead science innovation to improve the customer search experience through higher-quality search results. You will: - Develop and deploy ML models to produce relevant search results. - Design and train semantic matching models (bi-encoders, cross-encoders, and distillation from large foundation models) for ranking and relevance. - Develop reinforcement learning and reward-modeling approaches to continuously improve search results quality. - Train multi-objective ranking and scoring systems that balance suggestion diversity, specificity, and relevance. - Design and implement scalable model architectures optimized for strict latency constraints, including knowledge distillation, quantization, and efficient inference strategies for production deployment. - Lead end-to-end science projects from problem formulation through production launch, collaborating closely with engineers and scientists within and outside the team to deliver customer-facing impact.

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