Applied Scientist, Last-Mile Logistics & Routing

Amazon Science; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

Sign-on payments

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Science in Austin, TX seeks researchers to design and implement scalable optimization and ML solutions for last-mile routing and planning. You will synthesize diverse data, guide strategic decisions, and translate complex models into production-ready software in Python or Java.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional scientists and engineers, contributing to high-impact research on electric and autonomous delivery planning and forecasting solutions.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree with 5+ years of ML or algorithm development for business applications.
• Experience applying theoretical models in real-world settings.
• Strong programming ability in Java, C++, Python or related languages.

Responsibilities

• Invent and design algorithms for large-scale logistics problems.
• Translate models into production-ready code and communicate results clearly.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers to drive high-impact research.
• Deliver data-driven insights to guide strategic decisions.

Skills

Operations Research

Machine Learning

Data analysis

Communication

Education

PhD or Master’s with 5+ years ML/algorithms

PhD in engineering/CS/OR/Statistics

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Job description

Amazon Science in Austin, TX seeks researchers to design and implement scalable optimization and ML solutions for last-mile routing and planning. You will synthesize diverse data, guide strategic decisions, and translate complex models into production-ready software in Python or Java.

The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional scientists and engineers, contributing to high-impact research on electric and autonomous delivery planning and forecasting solutions.