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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.
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  • 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: 10544622
    (Updated 12 days ago)
    We’re pioneering frontier science solutions to detect and treat product quality issues and enhance post-order experience in Amazon. Our goal is to enhance support for our diverse seller community and foster improved outcomes for both sellers and consumers for broader Amazon ecosystem. We are looking for passionate innovators who are excited about technology, driven by customer experience, and eager to make a lasting impact on the industry. In this role, you'll collaborate with top-tier scientists, engineers, and technical program managers (TPMs) to drive innovation in GenAI foundation models, adapt Large language model to our domain, develop efficient tabular foundation model, innovate on behavior foundation model. You will lead the effort to leverage Amazon's large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in GenAI and frontier ML solutions. If you’re enthusiastic about joining a dynamic and motivated team, this is your chance to be part of an exciting journey. Apply now and help us shape the future of seller support at Amazon! Key job responsibilities 1. Develop domain-specific foundation models. 2. Apply the domain-specific foundation model to product risk detection, seller interactions capturing, future seller behaviors prediction, and seller responses simulation across varied conditions. 3. Work with business and engineers to develop and deploy the solutions.
  • (Updated 36 days ago)
    Are you fascinated by the power of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLM) to transform the way we interact with technology? Are you passionate about applying advanced machine learning techniques to solve complex challenges in the e-commerce space? If so, Amazon's International Seller Services team has an exciting opportunity for you as Sr Applied Scientist. At Amazon, we strive to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they want to buy online. Our International Seller Services team plays a pivotal role in expanding the reach of our marketplace to sellers worldwide, ensuring customers have access to a vast selection of products. As Sr Applied Scientist, you will join a talented and collaborative team that is dedicated to driving innovation and delivering exceptional experiences for our customers and sellers. You will be part of a global team that is focused on acquiring new merchants from around the world to sell on Amazon’s global marketplaces around the world. The position is based in Seattle but will interact with global leaders and teams in Europe, Japan, China, Australia, and other regions. Join us at the Central Science Team of Amazon's International Seller Services and become part of a global team that is redefining the future of e-commerce. With access to vast amounts of data, cutting-edge technology, and a diverse community of talented individuals, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the way sellers engage with our platform and customers worldwide. Together, we will drive innovation, solve complex problems, and shape the future of e-commerce. Please visit https://www.amazon.science for more information Key job responsibilities Provide scientific and technical leadership in the design and development of scalable LLM-based solutions that address complex, ambiguous language challenges across the International Seller Services domain — setting the technical direction and raising the science bar for the team. Partner strategically with cross-functional leaders — software engineers, data scientists, and product managers — to shape project vision, define success metrics, and drive the delivery of high-impact solutions from concept to production. Lead deep, rigorous data analysis to surface insights, uncover patterns, and translate them into actionable recommendations that measurably improve seller performance and customer experiences across global marketplaces. Drive innovation by researching, evaluating, and championing state-of-the-art NLP and LLM techniques, and by influencing the adoption of best practices that advance the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of our language systems. Serve as a trusted technical advisor — communicating complex scientific concepts with clarity to both technical and executive stakeholders, and guiding decision-making on solution trade-offs and their broader business impact. Mentor and elevate fellow scientists and engineers, fostering a culture of scientific excellence, peer review, and continuous learning across the organization. A day in the life Set the scientific direction - architect and lead the development of scalable LLM and NLP solutions that tackle the most complex, ambiguous language challenges in seller acquisition, content generation, and catalog understanding Turn frontier research into production reality - champion state-of-the-art techniques, prototype ambitious ideas, and partner with engineers to ship science that operates reliably at massive scale Harness data at global scale - leverage some of the richest e-commerce datasets in the world to uncover deep insights and translate them into actionable strategy that measurably moves the business Influence beyond your team - partner with leaders across product, engineering, and science to shape roadmaps, define success metrics, and align solutions that generalize across Europe, Japan, China and beyond Solve problems that matter - frame ambiguous business challenges into well-scoped science problems that directly serve sellers and customers worldwide Raise the bar - mentor and elevate fellow scientists and engineers, lead design and peer reviews, and foster a culture of scientific rigor and continuous learning Be a trusted technical voice - communicate complex concepts with clarity to both technical teams and senior executives, guiding key decisions on trade-offs and long-term impact
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10535238
    (Updated 42 days ago)
    Pricing is one of the most consequential decisions Amazon makes — and the science behind it needs to be causally rigorous, not just predictive. The P2 Optimization Science (P2OS) team builds the machine learning systems that power Amazon's pricing decisions at scale: demand lift models, customer lifetime value frameworks, and the experimentation infrastructure that validates whether our pricing changes actually work. We're hiring an Applied Scientist to own causal inference at the intersection of ML and pricing experimentation. This role exists because our team has identified a real gap: the methodological bridge between econometric analysis (owned by our economists) and production-scale ML pipelines (owned by our engineers) needs a practitioner who lives in both worlds. You'll build CATE estimation models, design analysis workflows for pricing weblabs, and develop the reusable causal ML infrastructure that the broader team — including non-ML scientists — can rely on. This is not a research role. The bias here is toward shipping production-quality causal pipelines with real downstream business impact. You'll measure success by what changes in LTV estimates, what pricing errors your models help avoid, and whether the economists on your team can actually use what you build. If you're a scientist who wants to work on hard causal identification problems in a high-stakes production environment — and who finds satisfaction in making rigorous methods accessible to a broader team — this role is for you. Key job responsibilities * Build causal ML pipelines for pricing — Design, train, evaluate, and deploy end-to-end causal estimation models for pricing use cases. * Own the science on heterogeneous treatment effects — Be the team SME on causal ML methodology: identification strategies, model selection, evaluation standards, and the tradeoffs between econometric and ML approaches to causal estimation. * Support pricing experiment analysis — Contribute causal analysis methodology to pricing weblab and A/B test post-analysis; build reusable tooling that economists can use without requiring ML expertise * Connect model outputs to business outcomes — Define, before writing code, what business metric each model moves; deliver model evaluation reports framed around pricing errors avoided and LTV estimate changes. * Evaluate and adopt novel techniques — Assess applicability of emerging causal inference methods (synthetic DiD, generalized random forests, causal representation learning) to Amazon's pricing context; write internal methodology proposals for adoption * Write internal documentation and methodology papers — Produce at least one internal write-up per half that connects a causal ML technique to a concrete pricing use case; make pipelines extensible and well-documented so other scientists can build on them. * Collaborate across disciplines — Partner closely with the Sr. Economist on identification strategy and causal assumptions; work with SDE and DE partners on production deployment; align with PMs on experiment design requirements A day in the life As an Applied Scientist on the P2OS team, your work directly shapes the prices customers see on hundreds of millions of Amazon products. In a given workweek, you might: * Investigate an optimization anomaly in simulation and trace it back to a model input gap or an unmodeled market dynamic * Design an offline evaluation framework to benchmark competing optimization approaches before committing to online testing * Collaborate with Sr. Economists on the identification strategy for the model you're building for a pricing lab * Present a science proposal for incorporating a new competitiveness or inventory signal into an optimization system * Work cross-team with the experimentation platform team on randomization design. * Develop and write up a novel scientific finding — preparing a paper or technical report for submission to a top-tier venue such as KDD, NeurIPS, or the ACM Conference on Economics and Computation
  • US, CA, Sunnyvale
    Job ID: 10535012
    (Updated 63 days ago)
    We are seeking an Applied Scientist to focus on Robot Navigation. In this role, you'll research and develop advanced navigation systems that enable robots to move reliably and safely through complex, dynamic environments. You'll work across a broad spectrum of navigation approaches—from classical methods to learning-based techniques and foundation models—to build robust solutions for autonomous robot navigation. Key job responsibilities - Develop and implement robust navigation systems that enable reliable autonomous operation in complex, dynamic indoor environments with static and dynamic obstacles - Build simulation-based and on-device evaluation frameworks with comprehensive benchmarks and metrics for systematic comparison of navigation methods - Conduct sim-to-real transfer experiments, analyzing performance gaps and developing techniques to ensure reliable real-world navigation performance - Collaborate with world model, manipulation, and other teams to ensure seamless integration of navigation capabilities into the full robot system - Stay current with the latest advances in robot navigation, spatial reasoning, and related fields, and apply relevant findings to improve system performance - Mentor fellow scientists and engineers while maintaining strong individual technical contributions About the team Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is building capable, safe, and genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Our goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with in everyday human spaces. We believe that future won’t arrive until building for robotics becomes far more accessible. Today, too much effort is spent reinventing the fundamentals. We’re changing that by developing tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster, safer, and more intuitive to create real-world robotic products.
  • (Updated 62 days ago)
    Have you ever wondered how we give voice to devices — even when they're offline? The Text-to-Speech on Device team at Amazon builds AI-powered voice models that run locally on hardware with limited resources, serving customers across Alexa, automotive, and accessibility experiences for visually impaired users. We sit at the intersection of speech generation, generative AI, and on-device machine learning, and we're looking for a curious, collaborative Applied Scientist to help us push what's possible. In this role, you will research and develop production-ready speech generation models optimized for constrained environments. You will work across the full model lifecycle — from early experimentation and prototyping through to integration on real devices. If you're excited about solving hard scientific problems that directly improve how millions of people interact with technology, we'd love to hear from you. Key job responsibilities - Design and develop end-to-end machine learning models for on-device speech generation, from early research and experimentation through production-ready deployment. - Research and apply advanced techniques in generative AI, model compression, and knowledge distillation to deliver high-quality voice models within tight hardware constraints. - Propose and validate novel scientific approaches by authoring detailed technical specifications and contributing to peer-reviewed publications when appropriate. - Evaluate model performance rigorously, identify improvement opportunities, and iterate on training and inference pipelines to optimize quality and efficiency. - Collaborate with science and engineering teams across cloud and device platforms to bring speech generation capabilities from research prototypes to integrated product experiences. About the team The Text-to-Speech on Device team builds low-footprint AI models for speech generation that run locally on devices such as Android and FireOS platforms. Our models require significantly less computation than cloud-hosted alternatives, enabling offline voice experiences for Alexa, automotive partners, and accessibility solutions. We work closely with device engineering teams and cloud-based speech science teams to deliver the best possible experience for our customers. Our focus in the coming years is expanding the range of voices and languages we support while continuing to improve naturalness and efficiency on constrained hardware.
  • US, TX, Austin
    Job ID: 10556410
    (Updated 43 days ago)
    We are seeking an Applied Scientist to join our AI Security team, which builds AI-based security analysis services that identify, validate, and help remediate vulnerabilities in Amazon source code and cloud configurations. The team combines large language models, security knowledge, code analysis, and security-engineer feedback to help builder teams detect security issues earlier in development and maintain security coverage across Amazon. As an Applied Scientist, you will research, model, design, and implement machine learning and agentic systems that reason over source code, infrastructure, and security context. You will collaborate with applied scientists, security engineers, software engineers, internal partners, and external researchers to improve finding precision, severity assessment, remediation quality, and continuous scanning coverage. Your work will enable continuous, AI-driven security analysis across Amazon’s software estate, converting source-code and infrastructure signals into validated, prioritized findings and proposed fixes that help builders prevent security defects from reaching production. Key job responsibilities • Research and develop accurate and scalable methods to solve our hardest AI security problems • Lead cross-functional work with applied scientists, software engineers, and security engineers to develop models and technical designs for AI systems that analyze source code, validate security findings, and generate remediation guidance at Amazon scale. About the team As an Applied Scientist on the AI Security team, you will research, develop, evaluate, and productionize models that identify security vulnerabilities in source code and cloud configurations. You will design experiments, build evaluation datasets and metrics, and apply large language models, program analysis, and security knowledge to improve finding precision, severity assessment, and remediation quality. You will work with applied scientists, security engineers, and software engineers to deliver systems that convert security signals into validated, prioritized findings and proposed fixes for builder teams across Amazon. Your work will shape how Amazon identifies and addresses security defects throughout the software development lifecycle. You will investigate model behavior, analyze failure modes, develop methods to improve recall and precision, and measure the impact of new capabilities before deployment. The role provides opportunities to solve applied machine learning problems across source code, infrastructure, cloud services, and security operations. About the team The AI Security team develops systems that analyze source code and cloud configurations to identify, validate, and help remediate security vulnerabilities. We combine large language models, security engineering, automated evaluation, and feedback from builders and security engineers to improve security coverage across Amazon. The team works on problems including vulnerability detection, severity assessment, false-positive reduction, remediation generation, continuous scanning, and security-data analysis. Diverse Experiences Amazon Security values varied professional and life experiences. We encourage candidates from traditional and nontraditional career paths, including candidates early in their careers and candidates with alternative technical backgrounds, to apply. Why Amazon Security? Security is central to customer trust and Amazon’s products and services. Our organization establishes and maintains security standards across Amazon. Team members build experience across cloud, devices, retail, entertainment, healthcare, operations, and physical stores. Inclusive Team Culture Amazon Security brings together people with different experiences, technical backgrounds, and perspectives. We invest in learning opportunities and create space for teams to examine security problems from multiple viewpoints. Training and Career Growth The team provides knowledge-sharing, technical training, mentorship, and opportunities to work across security domains. Applied Scientists can deepen their expertise in machine learning, security research, evaluation systems, and production AI services. Work/Life Balance We support work-life harmony and flexible working practices. Teams plan work with sustainable delivery in mind and support employees in meeting responsibilities at work and at home.
  • IN, KA, Bengaluru
    Job ID: 10530900
    (Updated 42 days ago)
    As a member of the CMT team, you'll play a key role in the evolution of our Competitive Monitoring systems to solve significantly complex and interesting technical challenges in machine learning, large language models in production, and recommender systems to name a few. The team's work directly impacts customer experience at a worldwide scale. Key job responsibilities Thought leader on the team and help set team directions Research multiple problem domains, suggest various approaches to try and be as hands-on as needed while providing more junior scientists with critical mentorship Collaborate with engineers to come up with the right LLD and HLD to solve key business problems Strong emphasis on communication via writing, internal and external talks, and being able to align with multiple stakeholders A day in the life As an Applied scientist II, a typical day will involve aligning with key product, engineering and business stakeholders ; advising junior scientists on the work they are doing ; reading current research papers and staying up-to-date on AI research ; diving deep as needed to improve CMT models and addressing stakeholders from the science perspective ; writing python code
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10530583
    (Updated 5 days ago)
    The Automated Reasoning Group in the Amazon Neuron team is looking for an Applied Scientist to work on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and program analysis to raise the code quality bar in our state-of-the-art deep learning compiler stack. This stack is designed to optimize application models across diverse domains, including Large Language and Vision, originating from leading frameworks such as PyTorch and JAX. Your role will involve working closely with our custom-built Machine Learning accelerator, Trainium, which represents the forefront of innovation for advanced ML capabilities, and is the underpinning of Generative AI. In this role as an Applied Scientist, you'll be instrumental in designing, developing, and deploying analyzers for ML compiler stages and compiler IRs. You will architect and implement business-critical tooling, publish research, and mentor a brilliant team of experienced scientists and engineers. You will need to be technically capable, credible, and curious in your own right as a trusted AWS Neuron engineer, innovating on behalf of our customers. Your responsibilities will involve tackling crucial challenges alongside a talented engineering team, contributing to leading-edge design and research in compiler technology and deep-learning systems software. Strong experience in programming languages, compilers, program analyzers, theorem provers, and program synthesis engines will be a benefit in this role. A background in machine learning and AI accelerators is preferred but not required.
  • US, CA, Santa Clara
    Job ID: 10531329
    (Updated 7 days ago)
    We are looking for passionate, talented, and inventive Principal Applied Scientist with a strong machine learning background to help build industry-leading Conversational AI Systems. Our mission is to provide a delightful experience to Amazon’s customers by pushing the envelope in Natural Language Understanding (NLU), Dialog Systems including Generative AI with Large Language Models (LLMs) and Applied Machine Learning (ML). As part of our team, you will work alongside internationally recognized experts to develop novel algorithms and modeling techniques to advance the state-of-the-art in human language technology. Your work will directly impact millions of our customers in the form of products and services that make use language technology. You will gain hands on experience with Amazon’s heterogeneous text, structured data sources, and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in language understanding. We are hiring in all areas of human language technology: NLU, Dialog Management, Conversational AI, LLMs and Generative AI. A day in the life The team uses generative AI and foundation models to reimagine the experience of all customers on AWS. We explore new technologies and find creative solutions. Curiosity and an explorative mindset can find a place here to impact the life of engineers around the world. If you are excited about this space and want to enlighten your peers with new capabilities, this is the team for you.
  • US, MA, N.reading
    Job ID: 10534573
    (Updated 63 days ago)
    Amazon is seeking exceptional talent to help develop the next generation of advanced robotics systems that will transform automation at Amazon's scale. We're building revolutionary robotic systems that combine cutting-edge AI, sophisticated control systems, and advanced mechanical design to create adaptable automation solutions capable of working safely alongside humans in dynamic environments. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of robotics and automation at an unprecedented scale, working with world-class teams pushing the boundaries of what's possible in robotic dexterous manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot interaction. This role presents an opportunity to shape the future of robotics through innovative applications of deep learning and large language models. At Amazon we leverage advanced robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to solve complex operational challenges at an unprecedented scale. Our fleet of robots operates across hundreds of facilities worldwide, working in sophisticated coordination to fulfill our mission of customer excellence. The ideal candidate will contribute to research that bridges the gap between theoretical advancement and practical implementation in robotics. You will be part of a team that's revolutionizing how robots learn, adapt, and interact with their environment. Join us in building the next generation of intelligent robotics systems that will transform the future of automation and human-robot collaboration. Key job responsibilities - Design and implement whole body control methods for balance, locomotion, and dexterous manipulation - Utilize state-of-the-art in methods in learned and model-based control - Create robust and safe behaviors for different terrains and tasks - Implement real-time controllers with stability guarantees - Collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams to co-design hardware and algorithms for loco-manipulation - Mentor junior engineer and scientists

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