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At Amazon, we believe that scientific innovation is essential to being the most customer-centric company in the world. Our scientists' ability to have an impact at scale allows us to attract some of the brightest minds across diverse fields including artificial intelligence, robotics, computer vision, economics, and sustainability. Join us in pioneering solutions to complex challenges that not only delight our customers but also help define the future of technology.
  • The program is designed for academics from universities around the globe who want to work on large-scale technical challenges while continuing to teach and conduct research at their universities.
  • The program offers recent PhD graduates an opportunity to advance research while working alongside experienced scientists with backgrounds in industry and academia.
  • Our internship roles span research areas to provide hands-on experience working alongside world-class scientists and engineers to advance the state of the art in your field.
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  • US, WA, Bellevue
    Job ID: 3144886
    (Updated 44 days ago)
    Are you driven by the challenge of solving complex problems that directly impact the safety and well-being of millions of Amazon Associates worldwide? Do you want to push the boundaries of AI to build innovative solutions that make workplaces safer and more efficient? If so, we invite you to join our WHS DataTech team as an Applied Scientist and take your career to the next level! At WHS DataTech, we leverage Large Language Models (LLMs), Computer Vision, and AI-driven innovations to develop industry-leading solutions that proactively enhance workplace safety. Our work spans real-time risk assessment, predictive analytics, and AI-powered insights, all aimed at creating a safer work environment at scale. As an Applied Scientist specializing in LLMs and Computer Vision, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our next-generation safety solutions. You’ll be at the forefront of innovation, designing and implementing AI-powered features that redefine workplace safety. Your work will drive strategic decisions, optimize system architecture, and influence best practices, ensuring our technology remains industry-leading. Key job responsibilities - Apply LLM model to analyze complex unstructured datasets and extract meaningful insights. - Collaborate with software engineers to implement and deploy machine learning (LLM or CV) solutions. - Conduct experiments and evaluate model performance, iterating and improving as needed. - Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in machine learning and related fields. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and identify areas for application of machine learning. - Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders and contribute to the overall research and development strategy. A day in the life Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply! About the team WHS DataTech is a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers dedicated to building AI-powered solutions that improve workplace safety across Amazon. We work at the intersection of large-scale data, advanced machine learning, and computer vision, delivering innovations that enhance decision-making, streamline operations, and protect millions of associates worldwide. Our collaborative culture emphasizes scientific rigor, engineering excellence, and a strong mission focus on creating safer, more efficient workplaces.
  • US, CA, Santa Clara
    Job ID: 3086853
    (Updated 46 days ago)
    Want to work on frontier, world class, AI-powered experiences for health customers and health providers? The Health Science & Analytics group in Amazon's Health Store & Technology organization is looking for a Senior Manager of Applied Science to lead a group of applied scientists and engineers to work hand in hand with physicians to build the future of AI-powered healthcare experiences. We have an ambitious roadmap which includes scaling recently launched products which are already delighting products and the opportunity to build disruptive, new experiences. This role will be responsible for leading the science and technology teams driving these key innovations on behalf of our customers. Key job responsibilities - Independently manage a team of scientists and engineers to sustainably deliver science driven products. - Define the vision and long-term technical roadmap to achieve multi-year business objectives. - Maintain and raise the science bar of the team’s deliverables and keep the broader Amazon Health Services organization apprised of the latest relevant technical developments in the field. - Work across business, clinical, and technical leaders to disambiguate product requirements and socialize progress towards key goals and deliverables. - Proactively identify risks and shape the technical roadmap in anticipation of industry trends in emerging AI subfields.
  • US, CA, Mountain View
    Job ID: 3094532
    (Updated 15 days ago)
    We are looking for a science leader who is able to provide structure around complex business problems, work with machine learning scientists to estimate and validate their models on large scale data, and who can help business and tech partners turn the results of their analysis into policies, programs, and actions that have a major impact on Amazon’s business. We are looking for creative thinkers who can combine a strong economic toolbox with a desire to learn from others, and who know how to execute and deliver on big ideas. At the senior level, we expect you be able to own the development of scientific models and to manage, in close collaboration with scientists and engineers, the data analysis, modeling, and experimentation that is necessary for estimating and validating your model. You will need to work with our business partners to communicate the properties of your analysis/modeling and be able to work to incorporate their feedback and requests into your project. Experience in applied economic analysis is essential, and you should be familiar with modern tools for data science and business analysis. About the team The Stores Economics and Science (SEAS) organization uses economics, statistics, and machine learning to understand and design the complex economy of Amazon’s network of buyers and sellers. We are an interdisciplinary team, committed to use of cutting edge technology and leveraging the strengths of engineers and scientists to build solutions for some of the toughest business problems at Amazon. Our team is composed in equal parts of software engineers and scientists trained in diverse fields including ML, robotics, computer vision (CV), natural language processing (NLP), distributed systems and econometrics. Our mission is to drive adoption of AI science and technology across Amazon by partnering with business teams on science-heavy problems, incubating products with high AI research risk, reducing friction and manual effort with AI tooling, and raising the scientific bar across all teams at Amazon.
  • (Updated 131 days ago)
    Amazon launched the Generative AI Innovation Center (GAIIC) in June 2023 to help AWS customers accelerate the use of Generative AI to solve business and operational problems and promote innovation in their organization (https://press.aboutamazon.com/2023/6/aws-announces-generative-ai-innovation-center). GAIIC provides opportunities to innovate in a fast-paced organization that contributes to game-changing projects and technologies that get deployed on devices and in the cloud. Key job responsibilities As an Applied Science Manager in GAIIC, you'll partner with technology and business teams to build new GenAI solutions that delight our customers. You will be responsible for directing a team of data/research/applied scientists, deep learning architects, and ML engineers to build generative AI models and pipelines, and deliver state-of-the-art solutions to customer’s business and mission problems. Your team will be working with terabytes of text, images, and other types of data to address real-world problems. The successful candidate will possess both technical and customer-facing skills that will allow you to be the technical “face” of AWS within our solution providers’ ecosystem/environment as well as directly to end customers. You will be able to drive discussions with senior technical and management personnel within customers and partners, as well as the technical background that enables them to interact with and give guidance to data/research/applied scientists and software developers. The ideal candidate will also have a demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical issues. Finally, and of critical importance, the candidate will be an excellent technical team manager, someone who knows how to hire, develop, and retain high quality technical talent. AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services. About the team AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design, build, operate, and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services, upskill with AWS Training and Certification, optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services, and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners, AWS Sovereign Cloud, AWS International Product, and the Generative AI Innovation Center. You’ll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud. 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.
  • (Updated 18 days ago)
    At Amazon, we believe scientific innovation is the cornerstone of being the world's most customer-centric company. The Perfect Order Experience (POE) AI team is at the forefront of this innovation, building scalable scientific solutions that ensure flawless customer experiences while empowering sellers and brands worldwide. As a part of our team, you'll be pioneering the development of agent-based intelligent systems that identify and prevent abuse and infringement, protecting millions of customers globally. In this role, you'll have access to Amazon's vast computational resources and latest AI technologies, allowing you to push the boundaries of what's possible in LLM development. While solving complex real-world problems, you'll maintain your academic connections through publications and conference participations. Our team culture encourages both independent research and collaborative problem-solving, creating an environment where you can thrive professionally while making a significant impact on our customers. Working alongside talented scientists, economists and engineers, you'll have the freedom to innovate while seeing your solutions deployed at an unprecedented scale. Key job responsibilities 1. Design and develop advanced AI systems using LLMs and machine learning for infringement and abuse prevention at scale. 2. Build automated AI solutions that emulate human decision-making capabilities. 3. Conduct data analysis and translate insights into practical ML solutions. 4. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and scale solutions 5. Own end-to-end solution development from conception to production deployment About the team Here at Selling Partner Services, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have 14 employee-led affinity groups, reaching 10,000+ employees in chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our DEI Ambassador Program. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3091918
    (Updated 24 days ago)
    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 Neural Network, Graph Models and Probabilistic Risk Modeling? Are you interested in building AI-driven solutions on complex business problems that have significant global benefit. The Brand Protection ML team designs and builds high performance AI systems using machine learning that identify fraudulent and abusive entities to protect customers, brands, selling partners and the Amazon store worldwide from counterfeit and other forms of IP infringements. We are looking for a highly talented scientist to help build of our vision for Brand Protection. As an applied scientist on the team, You will play a key role in designing, developing, and deploying advanced graph-based models that detect hidden relationships, anomalous behaviors, and emerging risks in large-scale, complex data environments. You will work backwards from data insights and customer feedback to build the right machine learning solutions, and resourceful in finding innovative solutions to unsolved problems. You will work closely will product team and engineering partners to launch the solution into production and owning the end-to-end solution. An ideal candidate should have hands-on experience developing end-to-end Machine Learning solutions at industrial setting, specially in graph-based algorithms (e.g., Graph Neural Networks, representation learning, community detection, link prediction) for fraud and risk detection, from conception to launch in a rapidly evolving environment. Amazon’s growth requires leaders who move fast, have an entrepreneurial spirit to create new solutions, have an unrelenting tenacity to get things done, and are capable of breaking down and solving complex problems. Major responsibilities: - Understand business challenges by analyzing data and customer feedback - Collaborate with tech and product teams on building ML strategies, experimentation, implementation and continuous improvement post-launch - Analyze and extract relevant information from large amounts of both structured and unstructured data to design strategies to solve business problems. - Develop and apply graph-based algorithms (e.g., Graph Neural Networks, representation learning, community detection, link prediction) for fraud and risk detection. - Design scalable data pipelines to construct, enrich, and maintain large-scale knowledge graphs from heterogeneous data sources. - Present research and analytics insights with stakeholders and partners to advance organizational science knowledge and decision making - Research and implement novel AI solutions and publish research papers internally (and externally where appropriate) About the team Here at Selling Partner Services, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. We have 14 employee-led affinity groups, reaching 10,000+ employees in chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and we host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our DEI Ambassador Program. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
  • US, NY, New York
    Job ID: 3083576
    (Updated 9 days ago)
    About Amazon Advertising: Amazon Advertising operates at the intersection of eCommerce and advertising, offering a rich array of digital display advertising solutions with the goal of helping our customers find and discover anything they want to buy. We help advertisers of all types to reach Amazon customers on Amazon.com, across our other owned and operated sites, on other high quality sites across the web, and on millions of mobile devices. We start with the customer and work backwards in everything we do, including advertising. If you’re interested in joining a rapidly growing team working to build a unique, world-class advertising group with a relentless focus on the customer, you’ve come to the right place. About our team: Our team, CreativeX optimizations, is responsible for tailoring the visual experience of ads to each context in real time. To accomplish this, we are investing in latent-diffusion models, large language models (LLM), reinforced learning (RL), Computer Vision, and related methods. Key job responsibilities We are looking for talented Applied Scientists who are adept at a variety of skills, especially with reinforcement learning and recommendations, and familiarity with LLMs, latent diffusion, or related foundational models that will accelerate our plans to dynamically optimize ad creatives on behalf of advertisers. Every member of the team is expected to build customer (advertiser) facing features, contribute to the collaborative spirit within the team, publish, patent, and bring state-of-the-art research to raise the bar within the team.
  • (Updated 120 days ago)
    ** Join Our Innovative Computer Vision Team at Amazon, Australia ** Are you passionate about developing generative models to transform the next generation of e-commerce platform and build AI models used by millions of customers? We invite you to be part of our high-performing Computer Vision team at Amazon located in Melbourne, Australia. As a member of our international Machine Learning group, you will play a key role in developing generative AI solutions that leverage vast amounts of Amazon data and advanced cloud computing resources. Our mission is to create next-generation media content that delivers an unforgettable shopping experience for our customers in emerging marketplaces. We are seeking talented Computer Vision Scientists with a Ph.D. in a related field. This is an opportunity for you to build innovative AI techniques that tackle real-world business challenges. Join a team dedicated to advancing AI technology at Amazon and transforming it into impactful business solutions. #austechjobs Key job responsibilities - Develop scalable machine learning and computer vision solutions to revamp the media block of our catalog - Analyze and extract meaningful insights from large volumes of Amazon’s data to automate and enhance content - Design, build, and evaluate generative AI models tailored to our business use cases - Communicate clearly with business stakeholders to understand and align on requirements - Conduct market, research and implement novel machine learning techniques to solve customer problems - Mentor interns and junior scientists - Publish papers at Tier-1 CV/ML conferences
  • (Updated 130 days ago)
    Are you looking to work at the forefront of Machine Learning and AI? Would you be excited to apply Generative AI algorithms to solve real world problems with significant impact? The Generative AI Innovation Center helps AWS customers implement Generative AI solutions and realize transformational business opportunities. This is a team of strategists, scientists, engineers, and architects working step-by-step with customers to build bespoke solutions that harness the power of generative AI. Starting in 2024, the Innovation Center launched a new Custom Model and Optimization program to help customers develop and scale highly customized generative AI solutions. The team helps customers imagine and scope bespoke use cases that will create the greatest value for their businesses, define paths to navigate technical or business challenges, develop and optimize models to power their solutions, and make plans for launching solutions at scale. The GenAI Innovation Center team provides guidance on best practices for applying generative AI responsibly and cost efficiently. You will work directly with customers and innovate in a fast-paced organization that contributes to game-changing projects and technologies. You will design and run experiments, research new algorithms, and find new ways of optimizing risk, profitability, and customer experience. We’re looking for Applied Scientists capable of using GenAI and other techniques to design, evangelize, and implement state-of-the-art solutions for never-before-solved problems. As an Applied Scientist, you will - Collaborate with AI/ML scientists and architects to research, design, develop, and evaluate generative AI solutions to address real-world challenges - Interact with customers directly to understand their business problems, aid them in implementation of generative AI solutions, brief customers and guide them on adoption patterns and paths to production - Help customers optimize their solutions through approaches such as model selection, training or tuning, right-sizing, distillation, and hardware optimization - Provide customer and market feedback to product and engineering teams to help define product direction About the team 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. 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 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. 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.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3081545
    (Updated 7 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. In this role, you will partner with business and technical teams to design and document requirements, and develop technical strategies and applied science roadmaps for delivery of features. The role requires extending existing scientific techniques and inventing new ones to address specific customer needs at a product level. You should be comfortable working semi-autonomously on difficult problems and complex 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 - PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience - 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience - Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language - Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning About the team 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.

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Amazon scientists are working on large-scale technical challenges in a variety of research areas across the globe. Use the pins below to learn more about the customer-obsessed science being conducted at some of our research locations.
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Amazon collaborates with leading academic organizations to drive innovation and to ensure that research is creating solutions whose benefits are shared broadly across all sectors of society.