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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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  • GB, London
    Job ID: 10387171
    (Updated 8 days ago)
    We are looking for a Senior 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
  • (Updated 11 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 Key job 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, develop, evaluate and deploy, innovative and highly scalable ML models Work closely with software engineering teams to drive real-time model implementations Work closely with business partners to identify problems and propose machine learning solutions Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model maintenance Work proactively with engineering teams and product managers to evangelize new algorithms and drive the implementation of large-scale complex ML models in production Leading projects and mentoring other scientists, engineers in the use of ML techniques About the team International Machine Learning Team is responsible for building novel ML solutions that attack India first (and other Emerging Markets across MENA and LatAm) problems and impact the bottom-line and top-line of India business. Learn more about our team from https://www.amazon.science/working-at-amazon/how-rajeev-rastogis-machine-learning-team-in-india-develops-innovations-for-customers-worldwide
  • US, MA, N.reading
    Job ID: 10389229
    (Updated 8 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 manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot interaction. As a Senior Applied Scientist in Sensing, you will develop innovative and complex sensing systems for our emerging robotic solutions and improve existing on-robot sensing to optimize performance and enhance customer experience. The ideal candidate has demonstrated experience designing and troubleshooting custom sensor systems from the ground up. They enjoy analytical problem solving and possess practical knowledge of robotic design, fabrication, assembly, and rapid prototyping. They thrive in an interdisciplinary environment and have led the development of complex sensing systems. Key job responsibilities - Design and adapt holistic on-robot sensing solutions for ambiguous problems with fluid requirements - Mentor and develop junior engineers - Work with an interdisciplinary team to execute product designs from concept to production including specification, design, prototyping, validation and testing - Own the detailed design and performance of a sensing system design - Work with the Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Quality organizations as well as vendors to ensure a smooth transition of concept to product - Write functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures - Exhibit role model behaviors of applied science best practices, thorough and predictive analysis and cradle to grave ownership About the team 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!
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10392569
    (Updated 3 days ago)
    Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on environmental and social advancements that support Amazon's long-term worldwide sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people who are passionate about making a meaningful impact on communities and the environment while helping shape the future of sustainable business practices. Sustainability Science and Innovation (SSI) is a multi-disciplinary team within WW Sustainability combining science, analytics, economics, statistics, machine learning, product development, and engineering expertise. We use data across the sustainability imperatives (carbon, water, waste, biodiversity, environmental risk and more) and these skills and capabilities to identify, develop, experiment, and scale the scientific solutions and innovations necessary for Amazon, customers and partners to help them solve their hardest unmet and evolving sustainability needs and goals. We are seeking an exceptional scientific leader to join Amazon's Sustainability Science and Innovation team as a Senior Researcher for Autonomous Materials Innovation. This role combines Physical AI with materials chemistry to accelerate the discovery and validation of sustainable materials through autonomous science systems. As a Senior Researcher in our Sustainability Materials Innovation Lab, you will lead the design and implementation of autonomous experimental research platforms that leverage data science and AI to accelerate materials innovation. You will establish scientific strategy and technical roadmaps for next-generation autonomous capabilities while leading research initiatives that tackle complex sustainability challenges in critical industrial sectors. This position requires driving breakthrough solutions in materials and energy sciences through strategic partnerships with universities, industry scientists, and government laboratories. You will mentor junior scientists and engineers while collaborating across Amazon's Innovation Lab Network to translate research into scalable solutions. Your leadership will be essential in developing early-stage, cost-effective technologies that address significant technical and economic challenges fundamental to Amazon's operations, requiring you to navigate complex trade-offs between immediate deliverables and long-term environmental impact. The ideal candidate demonstrates extensive experience in autonomous experimentation, materials or chemical sciences, and AI-driven research methodologies. You must possess proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, establish research priorities, and drive scientific innovation from concept to implementation. Deep technical expertise in laboratory automation combined with strategic vision for translating research into practical applications is essential. Your work will establish new paradigms in sustainable materials discovery at the intersection of Physical AI and materials chemistry, directly contributing to Amazon's sustainability goals while creating scalable solutions that extend beyond the company's immediate operations. Key job responsibilities - Develop scientific models that help solve complex and ambiguous sustainability problems, and extract strategic learnings from large datasets. - Work closely with applied scientists and software engineers to implement your scientific models. - Support early-stage strategic sustainability initiatives and effectively learn from, collaborate with, and influence stakeholders to scale-up high-value initiatives. - Support research and development of cross-cutting technologies for industrial decarbonization, including building the data foundation and analytics for new AI models. - Drive innovation in key focus areas including packaging materials, building materials, and alternative fuels. About the team Diverse Experiences: World Wide Sustainability (WWS) 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. Inclusive Team Culture: 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 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.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10392351
    (Updated 6 days ago)
    We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to build production machine learning systems that solve complex business problems at scale. You will design, develop, and deploy ML solutions that directly impact millions of users and drive strategic decision-making across the organization. In this role, you will work on challenging problems spanning predictive modeling, natural language processing, recommendation systems, and generative AI applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate ambiguous business challenges into rigorous technical solutions. Key job responsibilities * Design and deploy large-scale machine learning systems in production environments * Develop innovative ML solutions using state-of-the-art techniques including deep learning, NLP, and generative AI * Create ML solutions that standardize and optimize manager-employee interactions, providing intelligent suggestions and establishing metrics to measure engagement quality across diverse conversation types * Partner to build causal inference models and experimental frameworks to measure impact * Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business leaders to define technical roadmaps * Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, from technical peers to senior leadership About the team The People eXperience and Technology Central Science Team (PXTCS) uses economics, behavioral science, statistics, and machine learning to proactively identify mechanisms and process improvements which simultaneously improve Amazon and the lives, wellbeing, and the value of work to Amazonians. We are an interdisciplinary team that combines the talents of science and engineering to develop and deliver solutions that measurably achieve this goal.
  • (Updated 1 days ago)
    Amazon's Price Perception and Evaluation team is seeking a driven Applied Scientist to harness planet scale multi-modal datasets, and navigate a continuously evolving competitor landscape, in order to build and scale an advanced self-learning scientific price estimation and product understanding system, regularly generating fresh customer-relevant prices on billions of Amazon and Third Party Seller products worldwide. The Applied Scientist will work closely with other research scientists, machine learning experts, and economists to design and run experiments, research new algorithms, and find new ways to improve Seller Pricing to optimize the Customer experience. The Scientist will partner with technology and product leaders to solve business and technology problems using scientific approaches to build new services that surprise and delight our customers. Key job responsibilities - Research and use of statistical techniques to create scalable solutions for business problems. - Design, build, and deploy effective and innovative ML solutions to provide low prices and increased selection for customers using scientifically-based methods and decision making. - Evaluate the proposed solutions via offline benchmark tests as well as online A/B tests in production. - Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, validation and implementation. - Publish and present your work at internal and external scientific venues.
  • CA, BC, Vancouver
    Job ID: 10394877
    (Updated 4 days ago)
    As the Economist for Customer Promise, you will be responsible for leading the research, econometric modeling, and analysis to understand customer preferences that inform how the business operates. This entails developing analytic tools and economic models - including generative AI agents - that take into account inventory, fulfillment center capabilities, carrier capabilities, customer preferences, and economic impacts to determine customer promise. You will design, build, and rigorously validate GenAI agents against traditional econometric models and production experiments to assess their accuracy, interpretability, and operational impact. The models and agents you develop will drive changes in transportation and fulfillment networks. You will work with a diverse scientific team including computer scientists, machine learning engineers, and statisticians as well as other economists. You will build statistical models and AI-powered agents using world-class data systems to solve business problems in a fast-paced environment, continuously evaluating new methodologies against established econometric approaches to advance the state of the art in promise optimization. Key job responsibilities Conduct economic analysis and develop models that apply mathematical, econometric, and statistical techniques to business problems, including estimates, optimizations, and forecasts using established methodologies in your specialty area Partner with business stakeholders to understand their challenges and translate business questions into technical economic frameworks that deliver workable solutions Build and validate economic models by ensuring data quality, testing results using standard practices, and taking responsibility for correct implementation and the impact your analysis has on business decisions Communicate findings clearly through technical documents, reports, and presentations to leaders and colleagues, conveying your reasoning and limitations of your analysis with transparency Collaborate with other economists and technical teams to embed economic perspectives into projects and contribute to team goals and project-related metrics A day in the life In this role, you'll focus on building economic models and conducting data analysis that support critical business decisions. You might start your day by meeting with a business partner to understand a pricing question or operational challenge, then translate that into a technical framework. You'll spend time working with data analysis software like R, Matlab, or Stata—and potentially Python—to develop models, validate results, and ensure your analysis aligns with project goals. Throughout the day, you'll document your findings in clear technical reports, present your reasoning to colleagues, and collaborate with other economists to embed economic thinking into broader initiatives. You'll also stay current with developments in your economics specialty and participate in team discussions about methodology and best practices. About the team At Amazon, we are the most customer-centric company on earth. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. We are looking for a dynamic, organized self-starter to join as an Economist for Customer Promise. The Customer Promise team seeks to identify the optimal delivery speed for whatever a customer wants. We believe that finding an optimal promise and living up to it consistently improves our customer experience because we increase customer's confidence and trust in Amazon as the one, best option to get what you want, when you want it.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 10396412
    (Updated 1 days ago)
    Amazon Seller Assistant is our flagship GenAI-first, multi-agent system that reimagines Seller experience. Our vision is to provide each seller with a proactive, autonomous, agentic assistant that understands their business and helps them navigate the complexities of selling by anticipating their needs, surfacing insights, resolving issues, taking actions on their behalf, and helping them grow. Amazon Seller Assistant helps millions of sellers on Amazon serve billions of customers worldwide. We are seeking a world-class Data Scientist to help define and build the next generation of Amazon Seller Assistant. You will partner with top-tier scientists and engineers to launch production-grade agentic capabilities at Amazon's scale — owning your problem space end-to-end, from a crisp customer insight to a shipped product that millions of sellers rely on. Key job responsibilities • Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for a key Seller Assistant capability area. • Define and ship agentic experiences — reasoning, planning, memory, context engineering — that solve hard seller problems at scale. • Partner with scientists and engineers to translate frontier AI research into production-grade features sellers trust and depend on. • Design rigorous evaluation frameworks — automated and human-in-the-loop — to measure agent quality, accuracy, and business impact. • Deep-dive into seller data, identify unmet needs, and write compelling PRFAQs that set the direction for your team. • Drive cross-functional alignment across science, engineering, UX, and business teams to deliver with speed and quality. About the team Amazon Seller Assistant team operates at the very frontier of agentic AI and agentic commerce — not as a research group, but as a team shipping production-grade, multi-agent systems used by millions of sellers worldwide. We move with the urgency of a startup and the resources of the world's most customer-obsessed company, he latest breakthroughs in science and engineering into capabilities that sellers rely on every day.
  • (Updated 0 days ago)
    If you are excited about applying your science and engineering skills in business problems in the space of Credit management, B2B Financial Service, and Payments, we invite you to consider this Applied Scientist opportunity within Amazon B2B Payments and Lending (ABPL). ABPL is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist who combines their scientific and technical expertise with business intuition to build flexible, performant, and global solutions for complex financial and risk problems. You will develop and deploy production models to enhance our product features & processes that will delight our customers. Key job responsibilities As a Sr. Applied Scientist, you will design and build systems that support financial products. You will work closely with business partners, software and data engineers to build and deploy scalable solutions that deliver exceptional value for our customers. You will utilize intellectual and technical capabilities, problem solving and analytical skills, and excellent communication to deliver customer value. You will partner with product and operations management to launch new, or improve existing, financial products within Amazon. Responsibilities include: - Understand business and product strategies, goals and objectives. Make recommendations for new techniques/strategies including GenAI innovations, agentic AI frameworks, and foundation models, and to improve customer experience and business outcomes - Apply advanced data mining, machine learning, and Generative AI techniques to create AI/ML capabilities and support Credit and Fraud Management - Source, incorporate, and analyze alternative data to drive innovation, utilizing GenAI and foundation models - Own production models (real time and batch), conduct code review and model monitoring to insist high bar of operating excellence and ensure high performant models - Conduct research and educate business, product, marketing and product teams on the implementation of models and GenAI innovations, enabling strategic decision making through AI-powered insights and automation 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!
  • US, NJ, Newark
    Job ID: 10397965
    (Updated 0 days ago)
    At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us. ABOUT THIS ROLE As an Applied Scientist Intern at Audible, you will work alongside our science teams to solve problems spanning recommendation, content understanding, and AI-powered product experiences. You will solve large complex real-world problems at scale, draw inspiration from the latest science and technology to empower undefined/untapped business use cases, delve into customer requirements, collaborate with tech and product teams on design, and create production-ready models that span various domains, including Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Reinforcement Learning (RL), real-time and distributed systems. You'll apply ML/AI approaches to solve complex real-world problems while helping build the blueprint for how Audible works with AI. ABOUT YOU You are passionate about applying scientific approaches to real business challenges, with deep expertise in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, GenAI, and large language models. You thrive in collaborative environments where you can both build solutions and empower others to leverage AI effectively. You have a track record of developing production-ready models that balance scientific excellence with practical implementation. You're excited about not just building AI solutions, but also creating frameworks, evaluation methodologies, and knowledge management systems that elevate how entire organizations work with AI. As an Applied Scientist, you will... - Design and implement innovative AI solutions across our three pillars: driving internal productivity, building the blueprint for how Audible works with AI, and unlocking new value through ML & AI-powered product features - Develop machine learning models, frameworks, and evaluation methodologies that help teams streamline workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and leverage collective knowledge - Enable self-service workflow automation by developing tools that allow non-technical teams to implement their own solutions - Collaborate with product, design and engineering teams to rapidly prototype new product ideas that could unlock new audiences and revenue streams - Build evaluation frameworks to measure AI system quality, effectiveness, and business impact - Mentor and educate colleagues on AI best practices, helping raise the AI fluency across the organization ABOUT AUDIBLE Audible is the leading producer and provider of audio storytelling. We spark listeners’ imaginations, offering immersive, cinematic experiences full of inspiration and insight to enrich our customers daily lives. We are a global company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are dreamers and inventors who are passionate about the positive impact Audible can make for our customers and our neighbors. This spirit courses throughout Audible, supporting a culture of creativity and inclusion built on our People Principles and our mission to build more equitable communities in the cities we call home.

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