Applied Scientist I, Amazon Shipping

Amazon Inc.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 7,644,000 - 9,827,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. in Madrid seeks a machine learning engineer to design and deploy large-scale forecasting and optimization systems that power Amazon's transportation network and affect customer experience and cost.

You will build and evaluate models across techniques, ensuring production readiness and scalability through close collaboration with stakeholders. You will partner with Product, Operations, and Engineering leaders to enable proactive decision-making and monitor impact on metrics while

Qualifications

• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
• Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Guide model and system design across a range of techniques, including tree-based models, deep learning (LSTMs, transformers), LLMs, and reinforcement learning.
• Ensure models are production-ready, scalable, and robust through close partnership with stakeholders.
• Partner with Product, Operations, and Engineering leaders to enable proactive decision‑making and corrective actions.
• Own end-to-end business metrics, directly influencing customer experience, cost optimization, and network reliability.
• Help contribute to the broader ML community through publications, conference submissions, and internal knowledge sharing.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

SQL

RDBMS

Job description

Building large-scale forecasting and optimization systems that power Amazon's global transportation network and directly impact customer experience and cost.

Key job responsibilities

1. Guide model and system design across a range of techniques, including tree-based models, deep learning (LSTMs, transformers), LLMs, and reinforcement learning.
2. Ensure models are production-ready, scalable, and robust through close partnership with stakeholders.
3. Partner with Product, Operations, and Engineering leaders to enable proactive decision‑making and corrective actions.
4. Own end-to-end business metrics, directly influencing customer experience, cost optimization, and network reliability.
5. Help contribute to the broader ML community through publications, conference submissions, and internal knowledge sharing.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
• Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

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Location: ES, Community of Madrid, Madrid

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