Principal Applied Scientist: Agentic AI for Enterprise

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 199,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle seeks a Principal Applied Scientist to lead research and development in generative AI and Agentic AI, enabling intelligent agents for complex reasoning and multi-step workflows across enterprise systems.

You will drive multi-modal model work, training, and scalable infrastructure, partnering with engineering to deploy research into production and boost enterprise productivity.

Qualifications

• PhD in ML, CS, EE or related field is required or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Industry experience building ML models for real-world use cases is required.
• Experience with generative AI and working with pre-trained foundation models.
• Strong publication or patent record in AI/ML.
• Proficiency in Python or similar languages is required.
• Experience in NLP, LLMs, CV, or Agentic AI is desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and development on multi-modal foundation models and LLM systems.
• Architect scalable AI solutions and collaborate with engineering to push research into production.

Skills

Python programming

NLP / LLMs

Generative AI

AI research publications

Model training & fine-tuning

Distributed training

Education

PhD in Machine Learning, CS, EE or related field

Master’s degree with 5+ years experience

Tools

Python ecosystem

Job description

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle seeks a Principal Applied Scientist to lead research and development in generative AI and Agentic AI, enabling intelligent agents for complex reasoning and multi-step workflows across enterprise systems.

You will drive multi-modal model work, training, and scalable infrastructure, partnering with engineering to deploy research into production and boost enterprise productivity.