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At Amazon, we believe that scientific innovation is essential to being the most customer-centric company in the world. Our scientists' ability to have an impact at scale allows us to attract some of the brightest minds across diverse fields including artificial intelligence, robotics, computer vision, economics, and sustainability. Join us in pioneering solutions to complex challenges that not only delight our customers but also help define the future of technology.
  • The program is designed for academics from universities around the globe who want to work on large-scale technical challenges while continuing to teach and conduct research at their universities.
  • The program offers recent PhD graduates an opportunity to advance research while working alongside experienced scientists with backgrounds in industry and academia.
  • Our internship roles span research areas to provide hands-on experience working alongside world-class scientists and engineers to advance the state of the art in your field.
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  • (Updated 15 days ago)
    Amazon's Last Mile Simulation and Analytics Team is seeking a Data Scientist to help design and optimize the world's most complex delivery network. You'll partner with process engineers, design engineers, simulation scientists, and innovation teams to solve high-impact problems across both greenfield and brownfield initiatives. In this role, you'll own the Data Science/ML roadmap—developing statistical and machine learning models, designing global experiments, and discovering new ways to enhance the customer experience. You'll translate ambiguous business challenges into mathematical models, contribute to discrete event simulations, and deliver solutions that scale. Success requires thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while aligning research with Amazon's strategic priorities. Key job responsibilities Design and execute large-scale experiments to uncover insights from complex datasets Build scalable, automated pipelines for data analysis, model development, validation, and deployment Develop advanced ML solutions including regression, clustering, simulation, neural networks, and optimization algorithms Partner with cross-functional teams to implement data-driven strategies and measure impact Validate findings against alternative approaches and key performance indicators Build stakeholder relationships to drive improvements and prioritize customer needs
  • IN, KA, Bengaluru
    Job ID: 10372810
    (Updated 44 days ago)
    The Amazon Search team creates customer-focused search and advertising solutions and technologies. Whenever a customer visits an Amazon site worldwide and types in a query or browses through product categories, Amazon Search services go to work. We design, develop, and deploy high performance, fault-tolerant distributed search systems used by millions of Amazon customers every day. Our Search Relevance team works to maximize the quality and effectiveness of the search experience for visitors to Amazon websites worldwide. Amazon has grown rapidly and will continue to do so in foreseeable future. Providing a high quality search experience is a unique challenge as Amazon expands to new customers, countries, categories, and product lines. We are seeking a strong applied scientists to join the newly formed Relevance India team. This team’s charter is to increase the pace at which Amazon expands and improve the search experience at launch. In practice, we aim to invent universally applicable signals and algorithms for training machine-learned ranking models and improve the machine-learning framework for training and offline evaluation that is used for all new relevance models. Key job responsibilities Build machine learning models for Product Search. Develop new ranking features and techniques building upon the latest results from the academic research community. Propose and validate hypothesis to direct our business and product road map. Work with engineers to make low latency model predictions and scale the throughput of the system. Focus on identifying and solving customer problems with simple and elegant solutions. Design, develop, and implement production level code that serves billions of search requests. Own the full development cycle: design, development, impact assessment, A/B testing (including interpretation of results) and production deployment. Collaborate with other engineers and related teams within A9.com and Amazon.com to find technical solutions to complex design problems. Take ownership. Understand the needs of various search teams, distil those into coherent projects, and implement them with an eye on long-term impact. Be a leader. Use your expertise to set a high bar for the team, mentor team members, set the tone for how to take on and deliver on large impossible-sounding projects. Be ambitious. Find and eagerly tackle hard problems. Be curious. You will work alongside systems engineers, machine learning scientists, and data analysts. Your effectiveness and impact will depend on discussing problems with and learning from them. You will have access to the technologies and vast technical tools and resources of Amazon and will need to learn how to use them effectively. Be customer focused. Work backwards from customer problems, figure out elegant solutions, and implement them for speed and scalability.
  • (Updated 51 days ago)
    Amazon’s Customer Behavior Analytics org is looking for an Senior Manager, Applied Science, to spearhead the rapid growth of our Marketing Measurement solutions. The team focuses on building scalable ML and causal inference solutions to estimate the effectiveness of Amazon marketing efforts and provide actionable insights to the various marketing teams within Amazon. This is a high-impact role with opportunities to develop systems that affect investments to the size of billions of dollars. We work closely with business stakeholders and strive to continuously produce tangible impact on the company’s strategic, tactical planning and operations. A successful candidate will be a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, able to think big and be creative, while still paying careful attention to detail. You should be able to translate complex business problems into scientific challenge, and deliver data driven solutions - which will allow Amazon to make key investment decisions.You should be able to translate how data represents the customer journey, be comfortable dealing with large and complex data sets, and have experience using machine/deep learning at scale. You should have strong analytical and communication skills, be able to work with stakeholders and partners which include world-wide business leaders, distinguished scientist, economist, product managers and software teams. You will apply your expertise in Economics, ML/DL, statistics, and data-wrangling to identify opportunities for further research and to provide insights that drive larger initiatives. You will join a highly collaborative and diverse working environment that will empower you to shape the future of Amazon marketing, as well allow you to be part of the large science community within the Customer Behavior Analytics (CBA) organization. Key job responsibilities The main responsibilities for this position include: - Apply your expertise in ML/DL and statistical modeling to develop solutions and systems that describe how Amazon’s marketing campaigns impact customers’ actions - Own the end-to-end development of novel causal inference models that address the most pressing needs of our business stakeholders and help guide their future actions - Recruit high performing Economist, Applied Scientists and BIEs to the team and provide mentorship. - Establish team mechanisms, including team building, planning, and document reviews. - Review and audit modeling processes and results from scientists within and outside your team - Work with marketing leadership to align our measurement plan with business strategy - Formalize assumptions about how our models are expected to behave and explain why they are reasonable - Identify new opportunities that are suggested by the data insights - Bring a department-wide perspective into decision making About the team The Customer Behavior Analytics (CBA) organization owns Amazon’s insights pipeline, from data collection to deep analytics. We aspire to be the place where Amazon teams come for answers, a trusted source for data and insights that empower our systems and business leaders to make better decisions. Our outputs shape Amazon product and marketing teams’ decisions and thus how Amazon customers see, use, and value their experience.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3162762
    (Updated 177 days ago)
    Amazon is seeking an Applied Scientist II to join our team and drive innovation in Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM) applications. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy AI solutions that directly impact millions of customers and transform how Amazon operates at scale. You'll work with state-of-the-art technologies including foundation models, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and fine-tuning techniques to solve complex business problems. Key job responsibilities • Model Development & Innovation: Design and implement novel GenAI/LLM solutions using foundation models (e.g., Claude, GPT, LLaMA) and AWS services including Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, and other AWS AI/ML tools • Research & Experimentation: Conduct applied research to advance the state-of-the-art in LLM applications, including prompt engineering, few-shot learning, fine-tuning, and model evaluation • Production Deployment: Build scalable, production-ready AI systems that serve millions of requests with high reliability, low latency, and cost efficiency • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and drive measurable impact • Technical Leadership: Mentor junior scientists, contribute to technical strategy, and establish best practices for GenAI development across the organization • Evaluation & Metrics: Design rigorous evaluation frameworks to measure model performance, bias, safety, and business impact • Documentation & Communication: Publish technical papers, create detailed documentation, and present findings to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • US, WA, Bellevue
    Job ID: 3155354
    (Updated 158 days ago)
    As an Applied Scientist for Last Mile Delivery Automation, you will be at the forefront of developing AI and ML solutions that power our delivery solutions. This role combines deep expertise in machine learning, computer vision, and robotics to solve complex challenges in real-world perception, navigation, and path planning. You will work closely with applied scientists, software developers, and product teams to research, design, and implement sophisticated algorithms that enable safe and efficient operations. This position requires a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practical implementation skills, with a focus on transforming research concepts into production-ready solutions that can operate reliably in diverse real-world environments. Key job responsibilities - Design and develop advanced machine learning models and algorithms for perception, navigation and planning. - Lead research initiatives in areas such as computer vision, sensor fusion, behavioral prediction, and path planning - Transform research concepts into production-ready solutions that meet strict safety and performance requirements - Develop novel approaches to solve complex technical challenges in perception, navigation and planning - Create and implement metrics and evaluation frameworks to measure model performance - Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate ML solutions into production stack - Publish research findings and represent Amazon at technical conferences About the team The Applied Science team within Amazon's Last Mile Delivery Automation organization focuses on developing machine learning solutions for autonomous systems. We work at the intersection of computer vision, deep learning, robotics, and control systems to create robust and scalable algorithms that enable safe autonomous operation. Our team combines expertise from diverse scientific backgrounds to tackle fundamental challenges in perception, prediction, and decision-making.
  • (Updated 219 days ago)
    职位:Applied scientist 应用科学家实习生 毕业时间:2026年10月 - 2027年7月之间毕业的应届毕业生 · 入职日期:2026年6月及之前 · 实习时间:保证一周实习4-5天全职实习,至少持续3个月 · 工作地点:北京朝阳区 投递须知: 1 填写简历申请时,请把必填和非必填项都填写完整。提交简历之后就无法修改了哦! 2 学校的英文全称请准确填写。中英文对应表请查这里(无法浏览请登录后浏览)https://docs.qq.com/sheet/DVmdaa1BCV0RBbnlR?tab=BB08J2 如果您正在攻读计算机,AI,ML或搜索领域专业的博士或硕士研究生,而且对应用科学家的实习工作感兴趣。如果您也喜爱深入研究棘手的技术问题并提出解决方案,用成功的产品显著地改善人们的生活。 那么,我们诚挚邀请您加入亚马逊的International Technology搜索团队改善Amazon的产品搜索服务。我们的目标是帮助亚马逊的客户找到他们所需的产品,并发现他们感兴趣的新产品。 这会是一份收获满满的工作。您每天的工作都与全球数百万亚马逊客户的体验紧密相关。您将提出和探索创新,基于TB级别的产品和流量数据设计机器学习模型。您将集成这些模型到搜索引擎中为客户提供服务,通过数据,建模和客户反馈来完成闭环。您对模型的选择需要能够平衡业务指标和响应时间的需求。
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 3144920
    (Updated 17 days ago)
    We are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to join our team in developing pioneering AI research, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Diffusion and Flow Models, and other advanced Machine Learning and Deep Learning solutions for Amazon Selection and Catalog Systems, within the AI Lab Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on AI research and AI products that will shape the future of online shopping experiences. Our team operates at the forefront of AI research and development, working on challenges that directly impact millions of customers worldwide. We push the boundaries of AI at both the foundational and application layers. As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will have the chance to experiment with LLMs and deep learning techniques, apply your research to solve real-world problems at an unprecedented scale, and collaborate with experienced scientists to contribute to Amazon's scientific innovation. Join us in redefining the future of shopping. Your work will directly influence how customers interact with the world's largest online store. Key job responsibilities - Design and implement novel AI solutions for Amazon catalog of products - Develop and train state-of-the-art LLMs, Diffusion Models, and other Generative AI models - Build and deploy autonomous AI Agents in Amazon production ecosystem - Scale AI models to handle billions of diverse products across multiple languages and geographies - Conduct research in areas such as Autonomous AI Agents, Generative AI, Language Modeling, Multi-modality Computer Vision, Diffusion Models, Reinforcement Learning - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI models into Amazon's production ecosystem - Contribute to the scientific community through publications and conference presentations
  • (Updated 221 days ago)
    Are you a MS or PhD student interested in a 2026 internship in the field of machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, large language models and speech technology, robotics, computer vision, optimization, operations research, quantum computing, automated reasoning, or formal methods? If so, we want to hear from you! We are looking for students interested in using a variety of domain expertise to invent, design and implement state-of-the-art solutions for never-before-solved problems. You can find more information about the Amazon Science community as well as our interview process via the links below; https://www.amazon.science/ https://amazon.jobs/content/en/career-programs/university/science https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/university-roles/applied-science Key job responsibilities As an Applied Science Intern, you will own the design and development of end-to-end systems. You’ll have the opportunity to write technical white papers, create roadmaps and drive production level projects that will support Amazon Science. You will work closely with Amazon scientists and other science interns to develop solutions and deploy them into production. You will have the opportunity to design new algorithms, models, or other technical solutions whilst experiencing Amazon’s customer focused culture. The ideal intern must have the ability to work with diverse groups of people and cross-functional teams to solve complex business problems. A day in the life At Amazon, you will grow into the high impact person you know you’re ready to be. Every day will be filled with developing new skills and achieving personal growth. How often can you say that your work changes the world? At Amazon, you’ll say it often. Join us and define tomorrow. Some more benefits of an Amazon Science internship include; • All of our internships offer a competitive stipend/salary • Interns are paired with an experienced manager and mentor(s) • Interns receive invitations to different events such as intern program initiatives or site events • Interns can build their professional and personal network with other Amazon Scientists • Interns can potentially publish work at top tier conferences each year About the team Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis and are assigned to teams aligned with their research interests and experience prior to interviews. Start dates are available throughout the year and durations can vary in length from 3-6 months for full time internships. This role may available across multiple locations in the EMEA region (Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, South Africa, UAE, and UK). Please note these are not remote internships.
  • US, CA, Santa Clara
    Job ID: 3155621
    (Updated 200 days ago)
    Amazon is looking for a motivated individual with strong analytical and algorithmic skills and practical experience to join the Modeling and Optimization (MOP) Routing Science team. Your main focus will be on developing and improving our last-mile experience, with emphasis on algorithmic and analytical work. We are looking for candidates with proven ability to design, implement, and evaluate state-of-the-art solutions to large-scale optimization problems, working closely with software development engineers. The position requires strong background in combinatorial optimization, algorithms, algorithm engineering, and data structures, particularly as it applies to vehicle routing and related problems. Familiarity with Data Science and Machine Learning techniques is a plus. You will also play an integral role in the network planning, modeling, and analysis that will improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of global fulfillment operations. You will identify and evaluate opportunities to reduce variable costs by improving the transportation network topology, inventory placement, transportation operations and scheduling, fulfillment center processes, and the execution to operational plans. You will also improve the efficiency of capital investment by helping plan the location and deployment of fixed assets. Finally, you will help create the metrics to quantify improvements to the fulfillment costs (e.g., transportation and labor costs) resulting from the application of these optimization models and tools.
  • US, CA, Santa Clara
    Job ID: 3139216
    (Updated 6 days ago)
    The AWS Neuron Science Team is looking for talented scientists to enhance our software stack, accelerating customer adoption of Trainium and Inferentia accelerators. In this role, you will work directly with external and internal customers to identify key adoption barriers and optimization opportunities. You'll collaborate closely with our engineering teams to implement innovative solutions and engage with academic and research communities to advance state-of-the-art ML systems. As part of a strategic growth area for AWS, you'll work alongside distinguished engineers and scientists in an exciting and impactful environment. We actively work on these areas: - AI for Systems: Developing and applying ML/RL approaches for kernel/code generation and optimization - Machine Learning Compiler: Creating advanced compiler techniques for ML workloads - System Robustness: Building tools for accuracy and reliability validation - Efficient Kernel Development: Designing high-performance kernels optimized for our ML accelerator architectures A day in the life AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides 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, Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services. Additionally, this role may involve exposure to and experience with Amazon's growing suite of generative AI services and other cloud computing offerings across the AWS portfolio. About the team AWS Neuron is the software of Trainium and Inferentia, the AWS Machine Learning chips. Inferentia delivers best-in-class ML inference performance at the lowest cost in the cloud to our AWS customers. Trainium is designed to deliver the best-in-class ML training performance at the lowest training cost in the cloud, and it’s all being enabled by AWS Neuron. Neuron is a Software that include ML compiler and native integration into popular ML frameworks. Our products are being used at scale with external customers like Anthropic and Databricks as well as internal customers like Alexa, Amazon Bedrocks, Amazon Robotics, Amazon Ads, Amazon Rekognition and many more. 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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