Applied Scientist, AWS Agentic AI

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) invites researchers to join the AI science team, building next-generation models for intelligent automation. The role offers the chance to work with data-rich environments, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and publish findings at peer-reviewed venues.

We seek world-class researchers across autonomous agents, planning, and multimodal models, including RL and sequential decision making.

Qualifications

• World class researchers with experience in autonomous agents, API orchestration, planning, or large multimodal models.
• Experience with reinforcement learning and sequential decision making is valued.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI/ML teams to build next-generation intelligent automation models.

Skills

Autonomous agents

API orchestration

Planning

Large multimodal models

Reinforcement learning

Sequential decision making

Job description

Description Come join the AWS AI science team in building the next generation models for intelligent automation.

Description Come join the AWS AI science team in building the next generation models for intelligent automation. AWS, the world-leading provider of cloud services, has fostered the creation and growth of countless new businesses, and is a positive force for good. Our customers bring problems that will give Applied Scientists like you endless opportunities to see your research have a positive and immediate impact in the world. You will have the opportunity to partner with technology and business teams to solve real-world problems, have access to virtually endless data and computational resources, and to world-class engineers and developers that can help bring your ideas into the world. As part of the team, we expect that you will develop innovative solutions to hard problems, and publish your findings at peer reviewed conferences and workshops. We are looking for world class researchers with experience in one or more of the following areas - autonomous agents, API orchestration, Planning, large multimodal models (especially vision-language models), reinforcement learning (RL) and sequential decision making.

About The Team

Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence, enabling customers to transform their businesses through cutting‑edge AI solutions. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the future of cloud computing, helping organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML practitioners, applied scientists, software engineers, and solution architects who work backwards from customer needs to create groundbreaking technologies. If you're passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you.

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?

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