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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 in artificial intelligence and related fields.
  • 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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  • IN, KA, Bengaluru
    Job ID: 3131500
    (Updated 2 days ago)
    Are you passionate about building data-driven applied science solutions to drive the profitability of the business? Are you excited about solving complex real world problems? Do you have proven analytical capabilities, exceptional communication, project management skills, and the ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment? Join us a Senior Applied Scientist to deliver applied science solutions for Amazon Payment Products. Amazon Payment Products team creates and manages a global portfolio of payment products, including co-branded credit cards, instalment financing, etc. Within this team, we are looking for a Senior Applied Scientist who will be responsible for the following: Key job responsibilities As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will be responsible for designing and deploying scalable ML, GenAI, Agentic AI solutions that will impact the payments of millions of customers and solve key customer experience issues. You will develop novel deep learning, LLM for task automation, text processing, pattern recognition, and anomaly detection problems. You will define the research and experiments strategy with an iterative execution approach to develop AI/ML models and progressively improve the results over time. You will partner with business and engineering teams to identify and solve large and significantly complex problems that require scientific innovation. You will help the team leverage your expertise, by coaching and mentoring. You will contribute to the professional development of colleagues, improving their technical knowledge and the engineering practices. You will independently as well as guide team to file for patents and/or publish research work where opportunities arise. As the Payment Products organization deals with problems that are directly related to payments of customers, the Senior Applied Scientist role will impact the large product strategy, identify new business opportunities and provides strategic direction, which will be very exciting.
  • US, CA, San Francisco
    Job ID: 3131558
    (Updated 2 days ago)
    Are you interested in a unique opportunity to advance the accuracy and efficiency of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) systems? If so, you're at the right place! We are the AGI Autonomy organization, and we are looking for a driven and talented Member of Technical Staff to join us to build state-of-the art agents. Our lab is a small, talent-dense team with the resources and scale of Amazon. Each team in the lab has the autonomy to move fast and the long-term commitment to pursue high-risk, high-payoff research. We’re entering an exciting new era where agents can redefine what AI makes possible. We’d love for you to join our lab and build it from the ground up! Key job responsibilities * Design and implement a modern, fast, and ergonomic development environment for AI researchers, eliminating current pain points in build times, testing workflows, and iteration speed * Build and manage CI/CD pipelines (CodePipeline, Jenkins, etc.) that support large-scale AI research workflows, including pipelines capable of orchestrating thousands of simultaneous agentic experiments * Develop tooling that bridges local development environments with remote supercomputing resources, enabling researchers to seamlessly leverage massive compute from their IDEs * Manage and optimize code repository infrastructure (GitLab, Phabricator, or similar) to support collaborative research at scale * Implement release management processes and automation to ensure reliable, repeatable deployments of research code and models * Optimize container build systems for GPU workloads, ensuring fast iteration cycles and efficient resource utilization * Work directly with researchers to understand workflow pain points and translate them into infrastructure improvements * Build monitoring and observability into development tooling to identify bottlenecks and continuously improve developer experience * Design and maintain build systems optimized for ML frameworks, CUDA code, and distributed training workloads About the team The team is shaping developer experience from the ground up. Building tools that enable researchers to move at the speed of thought: IDEs that seamlessly shell out to supercomputers, CI/CD pipelines that orchestrate thousands of agentic commands simultaneously, and build systems optimized for GPU-accelerated workflows. Your infrastructure will be the foundation that enables the next generation of AI research, directly contributing to our mission of building the most capable agents in the world.
  • US, CA, San Francisco
    Job ID: 3131559
    (Updated 2 days ago)
    Are you interested in a unique opportunity to advance the accuracy and efficiency of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) systems? If so, you're at the right place! We are the AGI Autonomy organization, and we are looking for a driven and talented Member of Technical Staff to join us to build state-of-the art agents. Our lab is a small, talent-dense team with the resources and scale of Amazon. Each team in the lab has the autonomy to move fast and the long-term commitment to pursue high-risk, high-payoff research. We’re entering an exciting new era where agents can redefine what AI makes possible. We’d love for you to join our lab and build it from the ground up! Key job responsibilities * Design, build, and maintain the compute platform that powers all AI research at the SF AI Lab, managing large-scale GPU pools and ensuring optimal resource utilization * Partner directly with research scientists to understand experimental requirements and develop infrastructure solutions that accelerate research velocity * Implement and maintain robust security controls and hardening measures while enabling researcher productivity and flexibility * Modernize and scale existing infrastructure by converting manual deployments into reproducible Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK * Optimize system performance across multiple GPU architectures, becoming an expert in extracting maximum computational efficiency * Design and implement monitoring, orchestration, and automation solutions for GPU workloads at scale * Ensure infrastructure is compliant with Amazon security standards while creatively solving for research-specific requirements * Collaborate with AWS teams to leverage and influence cloud services that support AI workloads * Build distributed systems infrastructure, including Kubernetes-based orchestration, to support multi-tenant research environments * Serve as the bridge between traditional systems engineering and ML infrastructure, bringing enterprise-grade reliability to research computing About the team This role is part of the foundational infrastructure team at the SF AI Lab, responsible for the platform that enables all research across the organization. Our team serves as the critical link between Amazon's enterprise infrastructure and the Lab's research needs. We are experts in performance optimization, systems architecture, and creative problem-solving—finding ways to push the boundaries of what's possible while maintaining security and reliability standards. We work closely with research scientists, understanding their experimental needs and translating them into robust, scalable infrastructure solutions. Our team has deep expertise in ML framework internals and GPU optimization, but we're also pragmatic systems engineers who build traditional infrastructure with enterprise-grade quality. We value engineers who can balance research velocity with operational excellence, who bring curiosity about ML while maintaining strong fundamentals in systems engineering. This is a small, high-impact team where your work directly enables breakthrough AI research. You'll have the opportunity to work with some of the most advanced AI infrastructure in the world while building the skills that define the future of ML systems engineering.
  • (Updated 2 days ago)
    About Sponsored Products and Brands The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through industry leading generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising. About our team The Search Ranking and Interleaving (R&I) team within Sponsored Products and Brands is responsible for determining which ads to show and the quality of ads shown on the search page (e.g., relevance, personalized and contextualized ranking to improve shopper experience, where to place them, and how many ads to show on the search page. This helps shoppers discover new products while helping advertisers put their products in front of the right customers, aligning shoppers’, advertisers’, and Amazon’s interests. To do this, we apply a broad range of GenAI and ML techniques to continuously explore, learn, and optimize the ranking and allocation of ads on the search page. We are an interdisciplinary team with a focus on improving the SP experience in search by gaining a deep understanding of shopper pain points and developing new innovative solutions to address them. A day in the life As an Applied Scientist on this team, you will identify big opportunities for the team to make a direct impact on customers and the search experience. You will work closely with with search and retail partner teams, software engineers and product managers to build scalable real-time GenAI and ML solutions. You will have the opportunity to design, run, and analyze A/B experiments that improve the experience of millions of Amazon shoppers while driving quantifiable revenue impact while broadening your technical skillset. Key job responsibilities - Solve challenging science and business problems that balance the interests of advertisers, shoppers, and Amazon. - Drive end-to-end GenAI & Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity. - Develop real-time machine learning algorithms to allocate billions of ads per day in advertising auctions. - Develop efficient algorithms for multi-objective optimization using deep learning methods to find operating points for the ad marketplace then evolve them - Research new and innovative machine learning approaches. - Recruit Scientists to the team and provide mentorship.
  • (Updated 2 days ago)
    The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Senior Applied Scientist with a strong deep learning background, to build industry-leading technology with Large Language Models (LLMs) and multimodal systems. Key job responsibilities As a Senior Applied Scientist with the AGI team, you will work with talented peers to lead the development of novel algorithms and modeling techniques, to advance the state of the art with LLMs. Your work will directly impact our customers in the form of products and services that make use of speech and language technology. You will leverage Amazon’s heterogeneous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). About the team The AGI team has a mission to push the envelope in LLMs and multimodal systems, in order to provide the best-possible experience for our customers.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3131177
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the limits. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you. As a Data Scientist on our team, you'll analyze complex data, develop statistical methodologies, and provide critical insights that shape how we optimize our solutions. Working closely with our Applied Science team, you'll help build robust analytical frameworks to improve healthcare outcomes. This role offers a unique opportunity to impact healthcare through data-driven innovation. Key job responsibilities In this role, you will: - Analyze complex healthcare data to identify patterns, trends, and insights - Develop and validate statistical methodologies - Create and maintain analytical frameworks - Provide recommendations on data collection strategies - Collaborate with Applied Scientists to support model development efforts - Design and implement statistical analyses to validate analytical approaches - Present findings to stakeholders and contribute to scientific publications - Work with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions are built on sound statistical foundations - Design and implement causal inference analyses to understand underlying mechanisms - Develop frameworks for identifying and validating causal relationships in complex systems - Work with stakeholders to translate causal insights into actionable recommendations A day in the life You'll work with large-scale healthcare datasets, conducting sophisticated statistical analyses to generate actionable insights. You'll collaborate with Applied Scientists to validate model predictions and ensure statistical rigor in our approach. Regular interaction with product teams will help translate analytical findings into practical improvements for our services. About the team We represent Amazon's ambitious vision to solve the world's most pressing challenges. We are exploring new approaches to enhance research practices in the healthcare space, leveraging Amazon's scale and technological expertise. We operate with the agility of a startup while backed by Amazon's resources and operational excellence. We're looking for builders who are excited about working on ambitious, undefined problems and are comfortable with ambiguity.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3131178
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the limits. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you. As an Applied Scientist on our team, you will focus on building state-of-the-art ML models for healthcare. Our team rewards curiosity while maintaining a laser-focus in bringing products to market. Competitive candidates are responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup-like environment. At the forefront of both academic and applied research in this product area, you have the opportunity to work together with a diverse and talented team of scientists, engineers, and product managers and collaborate with other teams. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on projects that could fundamentally transform healthcare outcomes. Key job responsibilities In this role, you will: • Design and implement novel AI/ML solutions for complex healthcare challenges • Drive advancements in machine learning and data science • Balance theoretical knowledge with practical implementation • Work closely with customers and partners to understand their requirements • Navigate ambiguity and create clarity in early-stage product development • Collaborate with cross-functional teams while fostering innovation in a collaborative work environment to deliver impactful solutions • Establish best practices for ML experimentation, evaluation, development and deployment • Partner with leadership to define roadmap and strategic initiatives You’ll need a strong background in AI/ML, proven leadership skills, and the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable plans. You’ll also need to effectively translate research findings into practical solutions. A day in the life You will solve real-world problems by getting and analyzing large amounts of data, generate insights and opportunities, design simulations and experiments, and develop statistical and ML models. The team is driven by business needs, which requires collaboration with other Scientists, Engineers, and Product Managers across the Special Projects organization. You will prepare written and verbal presentations to share insights to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication. About the team We represent Amazon's ambitious vision to solve the world's most pressing challenges. We are exploring new approaches to enhance research practices in the healthcare space, leveraging Amazon's scale and technological expertise. We operate with the agility of a startup while backed by Amazon's resources and operational excellence. We're looking for builders who are excited about working on ambitious, undefined problems and are comfortable with ambiguity.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3131179
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the limits. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you. As an Applied Scientist on our team, you will focus on building state-of-the-art ML models for healthcare. Our team rewards curiosity while maintaining a laser-focus in bringing products to market. Competitive candidates are responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup-like environment. At the forefront of both academic and applied research in this product area, you have the opportunity to work together with a diverse and talented team of scientists, engineers, and product managers and collaborate with other teams. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on projects that could fundamentally transform healthcare outcomes. Key job responsibilities In this role, you will: • Design and implement novel AI/ML solutions for complex healthcare challenges • Drive advancements in machine learning and data science • Balance theoretical knowledge with practical implementation • Work closely with customers and partners to understand their requirements • Navigate ambiguity and create clarity in early-stage product development • Collaborate with cross-functional teams while fostering innovation in a collaborative work environment to deliver impactful solutions • Establish best practices for ML experimentation, evaluation, development and deployment • Partner with leadership to define roadmap and strategic initiatives You’ll need a strong background in AI/ML, proven leadership skills, and the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable plans. You’ll also need to effectively translate research findings into practical solutions. A day in the life You will solve real-world problems by getting and analyzing large amounts of data, generate insights and opportunities, design simulations and experiments, and develop statistical and ML models. The team is driven by business needs, which requires collaboration with other Scientists, Engineers, and Product Managers across the Special Projects organization. You will prepare written and verbal presentations to share insights to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication. About the team We represent Amazon's ambitious vision to solve the world's most pressing challenges. We are exploring new approaches to enhance research practices in the healthcare space, leveraging Amazon's scale and technological expertise. We operate with the agility of a startup while backed by Amazon's resources and operational excellence. We're looking for builders who are excited about working on ambitious, undefined problems and are comfortable with ambiguity.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3131180
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the limits. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you. As an Applied Scientist on our team, you will focus on building state-of-the-art ML models for healthcare. Our team rewards curiosity while maintaining a laser-focus in bringing products to market. Competitive candidates are responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup-like environment. At the forefront of both academic and applied research in this product area, you have the opportunity to work together with a diverse and talented team of scientists, engineers, and product managers and collaborate with other teams. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on projects that could fundamentally transform healthcare outcomes. Key job responsibilities In this role, you will: • Design and implement novel AI/ML solutions for complex healthcare challenges • Drive advancements in machine learning and data science • Balance theoretical knowledge with practical implementation • Work closely with customers and partners to understand their requirements • Navigate ambiguity and create clarity in early-stage product development • Collaborate with cross-functional teams while fostering innovation in a collaborative work environment to deliver impactful solutions • Establish best practices for ML experimentation, evaluation, development and deployment • Partner with leadership to define roadmap and strategic initiatives You’ll need a strong background in AI/ML, proven leadership skills, and the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable plans. You’ll also need to effectively translate research findings into practical solutions. A day in the life You will solve real-world problems by getting and analyzing large amounts of data, generate insights and opportunities, design simulations and experiments, and develop statistical and ML models. The team is driven by business needs, which requires collaboration with other Scientists, Engineers, and Product Managers across the Special Projects organization. You will prepare written and verbal presentations to share insights to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication. About the team We represent Amazon's ambitious vision to solve the world's most pressing challenges. We are exploring new approaches to enhance research practices in the healthcare space, leveraging Amazon's scale and technological expertise. We operate with the agility of a startup while backed by Amazon's resources and operational excellence. We're looking for builders who are excited about working on ambitious, undefined problems and are comfortable with ambiguity.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3131181
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the limits. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you. As a Senior Applied Scientist on our team, you will focus on building state-of-the-art ML models for healthcare. Our team rewards curiosity while maintaining a laser-focus in bringing products to market. Competitive candidates are responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative, entrepreneurial, startup-like environment. At the forefront of both academic and applied research in this product area, you have the opportunity to work together with a diverse and talented team of scientists, engineers, and product managers and collaborate with other teams. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on projects that could fundamentally transform healthcare outcomes. Key job responsibilities In this role, you will: • Design and implement novel AI/ML solutions for complex healthcare challenges • Drive advancements in machine learning and data science • Balance theoretical knowledge with practical implementation • Work closely with customers and partners to understand their requirements • Navigate ambiguity and create clarity in early-stage product development • Collaborate with cross-functional teams while fostering innovation in a collaborative work environment to deliver impactful solutions • Establish best practices for ML experimentation, evaluation, development and deployment • Partner with leadership to define roadmap and strategic initiatives You’ll need a strong background in AI/ML, proven leadership skills, and the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable plans. You’ll also need to effectively translate research findings into practical solutions. A day in the life You will solve real-world problems by getting and analyzing large amounts of data, generate insights and opportunities, design simulations and experiments, and develop statistical and ML models. The team is driven by business needs, which requires collaboration with other Scientists, Engineers, and Product Managers across the Special Projects organization. You will prepare written and verbal presentations to share insights to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication. About the team We represent Amazon's ambitious vision to solve the world's most pressing challenges. We are exploring new approaches to enhance research practices in the healthcare space, leveraging Amazon's scale and technological expertise. We operate with the agility of a startup while backed by Amazon's resources and operational excellence. We're looking for builders who are excited about working on ambitious, undefined problems and are comfortable with ambiguity.

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