Principal AI Scientist, Agentic & Generative Systems

Amazon Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 229,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs (restricted stock units)

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Principal Applied Scientist to lead research in generative and Agentic AI for enterprise productivity. You will drive multi-modal foundation models, scalability, and collaboration with engineering teams to push research into production.

The role emphasizes scientific leadership, hands-on innovation, and mentoring junior scientists while shaping cross-functional strategies with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field OR a Master’s with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Industry experience developing ML models for real-world applications.
• Experience with generative AI, model training or systems with pre-trained foundation models.
• Proven record of peer-reviewed publications or granted patents in AI/ML.
• Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages.
• Experience in NLP, LLMs, CV, or Agentic AI.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and development in generative AI and Agentic AI to enable intelligent agents performing complex reasoning.
• Build and optimize multi-modal foundation models and train/fine-tune state-of-the-art LLMs.
• Design scalable architectures that enable production deployment across enterprise domains.

Skills

Python

Research leadership

Publications

Education

PhD, ML/CS/EE or related field

Master’s with 5+ years experience

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking a Principal Applied Scientist to lead research in generative and Agentic AI for enterprise productivity. You will drive multi-modal foundation models, scalability, and collaboration with engineering teams to push research into production.

The role emphasizes scientific leadership, hands-on innovation, and mentoring junior scientists while shaping cross-functional strategies with senior leadership.