Applied Scientist, Amazon Connect Talent

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 II will contribute to the development of AI systems. The role requires extending existing scientific techniques and inventing new ones to address specific customer needs at a project level. You should be comfortable working semi‑autonomously on difficult problems with visible risks or roadblocks. You will work closely with technical leaders within the team, maintaining high standards while moving quickly, prioritizing rapid experimentation and responsible AI development to deliver measurable customer impact.

• Design and implement solutions that extend or adapt scientific approaches for customer needs at the project level
• Deliver components into production that meet high quality standards (efficient, reproducible, testable code)
• Produce research reports demonstrating correctness, scholarship, and scientific rigor
• Work with product and science teams to deliver impactful AI features
• Contribute to operational excellence in the team's deliverables

• 3+ years of building models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master’s degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
• Experience in patents or publications at top‑tier peer‑reviewed conferences or journals
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience in algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, or high‑performance computing

• Experience in professional software development
• Experience in designing experiments and statistical analysis of results
• Experience in investigating, designing, prototyping, and delivering new and innovative system solutions

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

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USA, NY, New York –  –  USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle –  –  USD annually

Company:
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
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