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Amazon's Compliance and Safety Services (CoSS) Team is looking for a smart and creative Applied Scientist to apply and extend state-of-the-art research in NLP, multi-modal modeling, domain adaptation, continuous learning and large language model to join the Applied Science team. At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. Millions of customers trust us to ensure a safe shopping experience. This is an exciting and challenging position to drive research that will shape new ML solutions for product compliance and safety around the globe in order to achieve best-in-class, company-wide standards around product assurance. You will research on large amounts of tabular, textual, and product image data from product detail pages, selling partner details and customer feedback, evaluate state-of-the-art algorithms and frameworks, and develop new algorithms to improve safety and compliance mechanisms. You will partner with engineers, technical program managers and product managers to design new ML solutions implemented across the entire Amazon product catalog. Key job responsibilities As an Applied Scientist on our team, you will: - Research and Evaluate state-of-the-art algorithms in NLP, multi-modal modeling, domain adaptation, continuous learning and large language model. - Design new algorithms that improve on the state-of-the-art to drive business impact, such as synthetic data generation, active learning, grounding LLMs for business use cases - Design and plan collection of new labels and audit mechanisms to develop better approaches that will further improve product assurance and customer trust. - Analyze and convey results to stakeholders and contribute to the research and product roadmap. - Collaborate with other scientists, engineers, product managers, and business teams to creatively solve problems, measure and estimate risks, and constructively critique peer research - Consult with engineering teams to design data and modeling pipelines which successfully interface with new and existing software - Publish research publications at internal and external venues. About the team The science team delivers custom state-of-the-art algorithms for image and document understanding. The team specializes in developing machine learning solutions to advance compliance capabilities. Their research contributions span multiple domains including multi-modal modeling, unstructured data matching, text extraction from visual documents, and anomaly detection, with findings regularly published in academic venues.

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 biology. 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. Key job responsibilities - Build, adapt and evaluate ML models for life sciences applications - Collaborate with a cross-functional team of ML scientists, biologists, software engineers and product managers

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. Do you love problem solving? Are you looking for real world Supply Chain challenges? Do you have a desire to make a major contribution to the future, in the rapid growth environment of Cloud Computing? Amazon Web Services is looking for a highly motivated, Data Scientist to help build scalable, predictive and prescriptive business analytics solutions that supports AWS Supply Chain and Procurement organization. You will be part of the Supply Chain Analytics team working with Global Stakeholders, Data Engineers, Business Intelligence Engineers and Business Analysts to achieve our goals. We are seeking an innovative and technically strong data scientist with a background in optimization, machine learning, and statistical modeling/analysis. This role requires a team member to have strong quantitative modeling skills and the ability to apply optimization/statistical/machine learning methods to complex decision-making problems, with data coming from various data sources. The candidate should have strong communication skills, be able to work closely with stakeholders and translate data-driven findings into actionable insights. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, with strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. Key job responsibilities - Demonstrate thorough technical knowledge on feature engineering of massive datasets, effective exploratory data analysis, and model building using industry standard time Series Forecasting techniques like ARIMA, ARIMAX, Holt Winter and formulate ensemble model. - Design and deploy AI agents for supply chain optimization. Build evaluation frameworks with guardrails and benchmarks ensuring reliability. Own the full development lifecycle adhering to responsible AI principles. Drive the AI roadmap leveraging emerging agentic AI trends. - Proficiency in both Supervised(Linear/Logistic Regression) and UnSupervised algorithms(k means clustering, Principle Component Analysis, Market Basket analysis). - Experience in solving optimization problems like inventory and network optimization . Should have hands on experience in Linear Programming. - Work closely with internal stakeholders like the business teams, engineering teams and partner teams and align them with respect to your focus area - Detail-oriented and must have an aptitude for solving unstructured problems. You should work in a self-directed environment, own tasks and drive them to completion. - Excellent business and communication skills to be able to work with business owners to develop and define key business questions and to build data sets that answer those questions - Work with distributed machine learning and statistical algorithms to harness enormous volumes of data at scale to serve our customers About the team 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 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. 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 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.

We are looking for an Economist to work on exciting and challenging business problems related to Amazon Retail’s worldwide product assortment. You will build innovative solutions based on econometrics, machine learning, and experimentation. You will be part of a interdisciplinary team of economists, product managers, engineers, and scientists, and your work will influence finance and business decisions affecting Amazon’s vast product assortment globally. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, you know how to deliver results fast, and you have a deeply quantitative, highly innovative approach to solving problems, and long for the opportunity to build pioneering solutions to challenging problems, we want to talk to you. Key job responsibilities * Work on a challenging problem that has the potential to significantly impact Amazon’s business position * Develop econometric models and experiments to measure the customer and financial impact of Amazon’s product assortment * Collaborate with other scientists at Amazon to deliver measurable progress and change * Influence business leaders based on empirical findings

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 a senior 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 evaluate innovative research pilots that address critical business challenges * Develop sophisticated economic models using large-scale organizational data * Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and business leaders to transform research insights into actionable strategies * Write and present comprehensive research findings to senior leadership * Scale successful prototypes into company-wide policies and programs 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. About the team Our Benefits Science team is a dynamic group of economists, data scientists, and business strategists committed to understanding human capital at scale. We use interdisciplinary approaches to solve complex workforce challenges, combining economics, behavioral science, and advanced analytics to create meaningful workplace improvements.

Do you want to join the team working on the bleeding edge technology? Have you ever wondered how we can give voice to the devices? Or join the team developing GenAI models? Our team is working on all of the above, join us to see yourself. Text-to-Speech on Device team is responsible for development AI based voice models working locally on the devices. This require specific mix of skills between devices integration, voice generation technologies and machine learning. We are delivering solutions for multiple customers, including offline solutions for Alexa, automotive customers and accessibility voices for visually impaired users. All our models are integrated for devices and working with limited hardware resources. Key job responsibilities We are looking for an Applied Scientist with experience in building highly optimized Machine Learning models for speech generation. As an Applied Scientist, you will: - Work with the team on end-to-end development of an ML models for speech generation, from early experimentation to building production ready models - Engage in state-of-the-art and innovative research in areas such as Speech Generation, Gen AI, model compression, and knowledge distillation - Invent optimization techniques to push the boundaries of deep learning model training and inference - Create and propose detailed theoretical specifications for novel research ideas and directions, and rigorously justify their correctness - Train custom Speech Generation and Gen AI models that beat the state-of-the-art and paves path for developing production models - Collaborate with other science teams to bring state-of-the-art Speech Generation models from cloud to devices About the team Text-to-Speech on Device team is focused on delivery of low-footprint AI models for speech generation that can work locally on devices (Android, FireOS, etc.). These models require much less computation power then the ones hosted in cloud. We are cooperating directly with the teams developing devices and with scientists responsible for the cloud models in order to provide our customers best possible experience.

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing in Pasadena, CA, is looking to hire an Applied Scientist on the Device Team, focused on packaging and environmental R&D for quantum devices. You will join a multi-disciplinary team of theoretical and experimental physicists, materials scientists, and hardware and software engineers working at the forefront of quantum computing. You should have deep expertise in the design, modeling, and testing of packaging and off-chip environments for microelectronic or quantum devices, with a strong understanding of how packaging and environmental factors impact qubit performance at cryogenic operating conditions. Candidates with a track record of original scientific contributions in packaging, microwave engineering, or quantum cryogenic hardware will be preferred. We are looking for candidates with strong scientific and engineering principles, resourcefulness and a bias for action, superior problem solving, and excellent communication skills. Working effectively within a team environment is essential. As an applied scientist at CQC, you will be expected to drive packaging and environmental R&D from concept through hardware demonstration and stay abreast of advances in quantum hardware packaging and cryogenic measurement science. Key job responsibilities In this role, you will develop packaging and environmental R&D for superconducting quantum devices. Your responsibilities will span four interconnected areas: Packaging R&D: Design, model, and test packaging solutions for superconducting quantum devices. Build electromagnetic and mechanical models to predict and optimize packaging performance, and characterize packaging at cryogenic temperatures. Environmental Test Standards: Design and develop test standards for characterizing the DC and microwave qubit environment, ensuring rigorous and reproducible assessment of off-chip environmental contributions to qubit decoherence and loss. Measurement Automation: Automate data collection for environmental test standards and develop automated reporting pipelines to enable efficient, scalable characterization across devices and configurations. Environmental Improvement: Collaborate with hardware engineers, PCB designers, and circuit designers to identify and mitigate the most significant sources of environmental noise and integration uncertainty, driving improvements in qubit performance through off-chip environment optimization. You will contribute to multi-year roadmap planning for packaging and environmental capabilities aligned with CQC objectives, and help establish the scientific foundation for this capability area within the Device team. About the team 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. 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. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS 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 (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. 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. 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.

Global Optimization is a strategic initiative aimed at improving Amazon advertisers experience at global scale. We are looking for a passionate Applied Scientist to help pioneer the next generation of agentic AI applications for Amazon advertisers. In this role, you will design agentic architectures, develop tools and datasets, and contribute to building systems that can reason, plan, and act autonomously across complex advertiser workflows at global scale. You will work at the forefront of applied AI, developing methods for fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and preference optimization, while helping create evaluation frameworks that ensure safety, reliability, and trust at scale. You will work backwards from the needs of advertisers—delivering customer-facing products that directly help them create, optimize, and grow their campaigns. Beyond building models, you will advance the agent ecosystem by experimenting with and applying core primitives such as tool orchestration, multi-step reasoning, and adaptive preference-driven behavior. This role requires working independently on ambiguous technical problems, collaborating closely with scientists, engineers, and product managers to bring innovative solutions into production. Key job responsibilities - Design and build agents that improve advertisers experiences globally - Design and implement advanced model and agent optimization techniques, including supervised fine-tuning, instruction tuning and preference optimization (e.g., DPO/IPO). - Design and implement optimization models that work at global scale taking into account nuances of multiple countries - Innovate new science models to help advertisers scale their campaigns globally - Curate datasets and tools for MCP. - Build evaluation pipelines for agent workflows, including automated benchmarks, multi-step reasoning tests, and safety guardrails. - Develop agentic architectures (e.g., CoT, ToT, ReAct) that integrate planning, tool use, and long-horizon reasoning. - Prototype and iterate on multi-agent orchestration frameworks and workflows. - Collaborate with peers across engineering and product to bring scientific innovations into production. - Stay current with the latest research in LLMs, RL, and agent-based AI, optimization and translate findings into practical applications. About the team The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through the latest 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. The Global Optimization team within Sponsored Products and Brands is focused on guiding and supporting 1.6MM advertisers to meet their advertising needs of creating and managing ad campaigns at global scale. At this scale, the complexity of diverse advertiser goals, campaign types, and market dynamics creates both a massive technical challenge and a transformative opportunity: even small improvements in guidance systems can have outsized impact on advertiser success and Amazon’s retail ecosystem. Our work is grounded in state-of-the-art agent architectures, tool integration, reasoning frameworks, and model customization approaches (including tuning, MCP, and preference optimization), ensuring our systems are both scalable and adaptive.

Amazon Science gives you insight into the company’s approach to customer focused scientific innovation. Amazon fundamentally believes that scientific innovation is essential to being the most customer-centric company in the world. It’s the company’s ability to have an impact at scale that allows us to attract some of the brightest minds in artificial intelligence and related fields. Our scientists continue to publish, teach, and engage with the academic community, in addition to utilizing our working backwards method to enrich the way we live and work. Please visit https://www.amazon.science for more information. Are you an expert in Computer Vision (CV), Natural Langugage Procesing (NLP) or Multi-Modality Large Language Models (MLLM)? Are you interested in building Generative AI solutions on complex business problems that have significant global benefit. The Brand Protection Science team designs and builds highly performing and scalable AI models using machine learning, deep learning, LLM/Gen AI to identify and prevent infringement abuse and counterfeit on behalf of buyer, seller and brand owners worldwide. As an Applied Science Manager, you will be lead a group of highly talented scientists, and partner with Tech, Business and Operations, to build the strategic vision for brand protection, drive execution and launch scalable AI solutions operating on billions of Amazon product listings WW for Brand Protection. Key job responsibilities You will lead a team of Applied Scientist to work backwards from customer needs and solve complex scientific problems that have a high business and customer impact. As a manager, You will be the thought leader for inventing novel science solutions using SOTA ML techniques including LLM and GenAI. You partner with your stakeholders and leadership to define the science vision and strategies for your team. You have excellent communication skills to explain complex scientific approaches to a variety of stakeholders and customers, and bridge the gap between science, tech, and business,. You are accountable for the science vision and strategic direction of your team, the artifacts they provide, and any technologies owned. You will establish structures that enable your team to consistently deliver. You will also lead your team to leverage the broader Amazon scientific community, and build a team culture that focuses on bringing research to production, removing road blockers, and delivering more results for Amazon customers. You are strategic about the team members' growth and provide those interested with opportunities to demonstrate higher level role scope, impact, complexity and leadership.

Alexa+ is the world’s best Generative AI powered personal assistant / agent for consumers. We are seeking an experienced Applied Science Manager to build and lead a new team of scientists in India dedicated to Alexa Conversational Ads and Personalization. As the leader of this team, you will shape both the scientific roadmap and the product strategy, working closely with global product stakeholders to ensure your team is delivering high-impact, scalable solutions. Key job responsibilities - Hire, develop, and mentor a high-performing team of applied scientists. - Partner with product management and engineering leadership to define the mid-to-long-term scientific roadmap for conversational ads and personalization. - Manage the execution of complex ML projects, ensuring rigorous experimental design, high modeling standards, and on-time delivery. - Bridge the gap between science, engineering, and product, translating business metrics into scientific goals and vice versa. - Establish best practices for ML lifecycle management, code quality, and technical documentation within the team.