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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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  • (Updated 3 days ago)
    We are working on improving shopping on Amazon using the conversational capabilities of large language models and through customer behavioral data to make them more personalized for each customer. We are searching for pioneers who are passionate about technology, innovation, and customer experience, and are ready to make a lasting impact on the industry. In this role, you will be managing a team working on Large Language Model (LLM) and/or Vision-Language Model (VLM) post-training and alignment for new shopping experiences. You’ll be working with talented scientists, engineers, and technical program managers (TPM) to innovate on behalf of our customers. If you’re fired up about being part of a dynamic, driven team, then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey!
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10382644
    (Updated 1 days ago)
    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
  • (Updated 0 days ago)
    The People eXperience and Technology Central Science (PXTCS) team uses economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms and process improvements which simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives, well-being, and the value of work to Amazonians. The Benefits Science team is looking for an economist to transform complex business challenges into actionable scientific insights. In this role, you will partner directly with business leaders to design and evaluate pilots, build models using large-scale data, and scale successful prototypes into company-wide policies and programs. We're looking for someone who can combine rigorous scientific thinking with practical business acumen and is passionate about using economics to improve employee experiences at scale. The ideal candidate will thrive in interdisciplinary environments, working alongside engineers, data scientists, and business leaders from diverse backgrounds. Key job responsibilities - Design and conduct rigorous evaluations of benefits programs - Support the development and application of structural models - Develop experiments to evaluate the impact of benefits initiatives - Communicate complex findings to business stakeholders in clear, actionable terms - Work with engineering teams to develop scalable tools that automate and streamline evaluation processes A day in the life Work with teammates to apply economic methods to business problems. This might include identifying the appropriate research questions, writing code to implement a DID analysis or estimate a structural model, or writing and presenting a document with findings to business leaders. Our economists also collaborate with partner teams throughout the process, from understanding their challenges, to developing a research agenda that will address those challenges, to help them implement solutions.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10380757
    (Updated 3 days ago)
    Device Economics is looking for a senior economist experienced in causal inference, machine learning, empirical industrial organization, and scaled systems to work on business problems to advance critical resource allocation and pricing decisions in the Amazon Devices org. Senior roles lead vision setting, methods innovation, and act as thought leaders to Devices finance and business executives. Output will be included in scaled systems to automate existing processes and to maximize business and customer objectives. Amazon Devices designs and builds Amazon first-party consumer electronics products to delight and engage customers. Amazon Devices represents a highly complex space with 100+ products across several product categories (e-readers [Kindle], tablets [Fire Tablets], smart speakers and audio assistants [Echo], wifi routers [eero], and video doorbells and cameras [Ring and Blink]), for sale both online and in offline retailers in several regions. The space becomes more complex with dynamic product offering with new product launches and new marketplace launches. The Device Economics team leads in analyzing these complex marketplace dynamics to enable science-driven decision making in the Devices org. Device Economics achieves this through scientific applications that provide deep understanding of customer preferences. Our team’s outputs inform product development decisions, investments in future product categories, and product pricing and promotion. We have achieved substantial impact on the Devices business, and will achieve more. Device Economics seeks an experienced economist adept in measuring customer preferences and behaviors with proven capacity to innovate, scale measurement, drive rigor, and mentor talent. Key job responsibilities The candidate will work with Amazon Devices science leadership to refine science roadmaps, models, and priorities for innovation and simplification, and advance adoption of insights to influence important resource allocation and prioritization decisions. Effective communication skills (verbal and written) are required to ensure success of this collaboration. The candidate must be passionate about advancing science for business and customer impact.
  • US, CA, Santa Monica
    Job ID: 10380762
    (Updated 3 days ago)
    Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, offering a rich array of advertising solutions with the goal of helping our customers find and discover anything they want to buy. We help advertisers reach Amazon customers on Amazon owned and operated sites, other high quality sites across the web, and on millions of TV, tablet, and mobile devices. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do, including advertising. If you're interested in working in a world-class organization with a relentless focus on the customer, you've come to the right place! Our team within the CreativeX organization drives engaging user experiences through content and interactivity enrichment, enabling advertisers to reach target audiences at scale. We are looking for a passionate, talented, and resourceful Senior Applied Scientist in the field of Personalization and Recommender Systems to invent and build scalable solutions for more engaging and customized ads for brands of all sizes across the marketing funnel. Key job responsibilities The scientist will lead research and development for streaming TV dynamic creative optimization and content personalization to drive measurable improvements in user engagement and advertising performance. Partner with cross-functional engineering, product, and business teams to execute our product vision, design and implement scalable machine learning solutions that leverage generative AI capabilities, drive innovation in AI-powered content optimization and audience engagement, and demonstrate strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and project execution skills.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10378626
    (Updated 7 days ago)
    Are you a MS or PhD student interested in a 2024 Applied Science Internship in the fields of Speech, Robotics, Computer Vision, or Machine Learning/Deep Learning? Do you enjoy diving deep into hard technical problems and coming up with solutions that enable successful products that improve the lives of people in a meaningful way? If this describes you, come join our research teams at Amazon. Key job responsibilities As an Applied Scientist, you will have access to large datasets with billions of images and video to build large-scale machine learning systems. Additionally, you will analyze and model terabytes of text, images, and other types of data to solve real-world problems and translate business and functional requirements into quick prototypes or proofs of concept. We are looking for smart scientists capable of using a variety of domain expertise combined with machine learning and statistical techniques to invent, design, evangelize, and implement state-of-the-art solutions for never-before-solved problems.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10383243
    (Updated 0 days ago)
    As part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazon's unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers' businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon's real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use. The Applied Scientist will contribute to the development of AI systems for a new product area within Amazon Connect Analytics space. The role requires extending existing scientific techniques and inventing new ones to address specific customer needs at a project level. You should be comfortable working semi-autonomously on difficult problems with visible risks or roadblocks. You'll work closely with technical leaders within the team. We're looking for scientists who can maintain high standards while moving quickly, prioritizing both rapid experimentation and responsible AI development to deliver measurable customer impact. Key job responsibilities * Design and implement solutions that extend or adapt scientific approaches for customer needs at the project level * Deliver components into production that meet high quality standards (efficient, reproducible, testable code) * Produce research reports demonstrating correctness, scholarship, and scientific rigor * Work with product and science teams to deliver impactful AI features * Contribute to operational excellence in the team's deliverables About the team Amazon Connect is a highly disruptive cloud-based contact center that enables businesses to deliver engaging, dynamic, and personal customer service experiences. Amazon Connect is the result of the ten years of development that went into building the tools Amazon uses to provide its award winning customer service at massive scale and launching it as a publicly available AWS service. With Amazon Connect, you can create your own cloud-based contact center and be taking calls in minutes. Amazon Connect leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence and the large ecosystem of AWS services such as Amazon Lex, Amazon Polly, AWS Lambda, Amazon S3 and Amazon Kinesis to provide a truly frustration free, easy-to-use, extensible, and natural customer experience. With this technology, we are transforming an industry and the way customers interact with businesses and how agents service them. 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.
  • CN, 44, Shenzhen
    Job ID: 10376947
    (Updated 8 days ago)
    职位:Applied scientist 应用科学家实习生 毕业时间:2026年10月 - 2027年7月之间毕业的应届毕业生 · 入职日期:2026年6月及之前 · 实习时间:保证一周实习4-5天全职实习,至少持续3个月 · 工作地点:深圳福田区 投递须知: 1 填写简历申请时,请把必填和非必填项都填写完整。提交简历之后就无法修改了哦! 2 学校的英文全称请准确填写。中英文对应表请查这里(无法浏览请登录后浏览)https://docs.qq.com/sheet/DVmdaa1BCV0RBbnlR?tab=BB08J2 关于职位 Amazon Device &Services Asia团队正在寻找一位充满好奇心、善于沟通的应用科学家实习生,成为连接前沿AI研究与现实世界认知的桥梁。这是一个独特的角色——既需要动手参与机器学习项目,又要接受将复杂AI概念转化为通俗易懂内容的创意挑战。D&S Asia是亚马逊设备与服务业务在亚洲的支柱组织,自2009年支持Kindle制造起步,现已发展为横跨软硬件、AI(Alexa)及智能家居(Ring/Blink)的综合性团队,持续驱动区域业务创新与人才发展。 你将做什么 • 解密AI: 将复杂的技术发现转化为直观的解释、博客文章、教程或互动演示,让非技术背景的业务方和更广泛的社区都能理解 • 技术叙事: 与工程团队协作,以清晰、引人入胜的方式记录AI的能力与局限性 • 知识共享: 协助开发内部工作坊或"AI入门"课程,提升跨职能团队(产品、设计、商务)的AI素养 • 保持前沿: 持续学习并整合最新突破(如大语言模型、扩散模型、智能体),为团队输出简明易懂的趋势简报 • 研究与应用: 参与端到端的应用研究项目,从文献综述到原型开发,涵盖自然语言处理、计算机视觉或多模态AI领域
  • IN, KA, Bengaluru
    Job ID: 10377873
    (Updated 8 days ago)
    Do you want to join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to create state-of-the-art solutions for providing better value to Amazon’s customers? Do you want to build and deploy advanced algorithmic systems that help optimize millions of transactions every day? Are you excited by the prospect of analyzing and modeling terabytes of data to solve real world problems? Do you like to own end-to-end business problems/metrics and directly impact the profitability of the company? Do you like to innovate and simplify? If yes, then you may be a great fit to join the Machine Learning and Data Sciences team for India Consumer Businesses. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, know how to deliver, love to work with data, are deeply technical, highly innovative and long for the opportunity to build solutions to challenging problems that directly impact the company's bottom-line, we want to talk to you. Major responsibilities - Use machine learning and analytical techniques to create scalable solutions for business problems - Analyze and extract relevant information from large amounts of Amazon’s historical business data to help automate and optimize key processes - Design, development, evaluate and deploy innovative and highly scalable models for predictive learning - Research and implement novel machine learning and statistical approaches - Work closely with software engineering teams to drive real-time model implementations and new feature creations - Work closely with business owners and operations staff to optimize various business operations - Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation - Mentor other scientists and engineers in the use of ML techniques 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 International Emerging Stores organization. You will prepare written and verbal presentations to share insights to audiences of varying levels of technical sophistication. About the team Central Machine Learning team works closely with the IES business and engineering teams in building ML solutions that create an impact for Emerging Marketplaces. This is a great opportunity to leverage your machine learning and data mining skills to create a direct impact on millions of consumers and end users.
  • (Updated 8 days ago)
    Passionate about books? The Amazon Books team is looking for a talented Applied Scientist II to help invent, design, and deliver science solutions to make it easier for millions of customers to find the next book they will love. In this role, you will - Be a part of a growing team of scientists, economists, engineers, analysts, and business partners. - Use Amazon’s large-scale computing and data resources to generate deep understandings of our customers and products. - Build highly accurate models (and/or agentic systems) to enhance the book reading & discovery experiences. - Design, implement, and deliver novel solutions to some of Amazon’s oldest problems. Key job responsibilities - Inspect science initiatives across Amazon to identify opportunities for application and scaling within book reading and discovery experiences. - Participate in team design, scoping, and prioritization discussions while mapping business goals to scientific problems and aligning business metrics with technical metrics. - Spearhead the design and implementation of new features through thorough research and collaboration with cross-functional teams. - Initiate the design, development, execution, and implementation of project components with input and guidance from team members. - Work with Software Development Engineers (SDEs) to deliver production-ready solutions that benefit customers and business operations. - Invent, refine, and develop solutions to ensure they meet customer needs and team objectives. - Demonstrate ability to use reasonable assumptions, data analysis, and customer requirements to solve complex problems. - Write secure, stable, testable, and maintainable code with minimal defects while taking full responsibility for your components. - Possess strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, model evaluation techniques, performance optimization, and trade-off analysis. - Follow engineering and scientific method best practices, including design reviews, model validation, and comprehensive testing. - Maintain current knowledge of research trends in your field and apply rigorous scrutiny to results and methodologies. A day in the life In this role, you will address complex Books customer challenges by developing innovative solutions that leverage the advancements in science. Working alongside a talented team of scientists, you will conduct research and execute experiments designed to enhance the Books reading and shopping experience. Your responsibilities will encompass close collaboration with cross-functional partner teams, including engineering, product management, and fellow scientists, to ensure optimal data quality, robust model development, and successful productionization of scientific solutions. Additionally, you will provide mentorship to other scientists, conduct reviews of their work, and contribute to the development of team roadmaps. About the team The team consists of a collaborative group of scientists, product leaders, and dedicated engineering teams. We work with multiple partner teams to leverage our systems to drive a diverse array of customer experiences, owned both by ourselves and others, that enable shoppers to easily find their perfect next read and enable delightful reading experiences that would make Kindle the best place to read.

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