Research Scientist III - AMZ10061595

Amazon; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 164,955 - 215,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Prescription

Basic Life & AD&D insurance

Supplemental life plans

Employee Assistance Program

Mental Health Support

Medical Advice Line

Flexible Spending Accounts

Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Research Scientist III to develop and apply state-of-the-art machine learning methods to large, multi-source datasets, building risk prevention, detection, and mitigation solutions.

You will contribute to ML Ops infrastructure and shape Amazon’s science roadmap including Gen AI efforts, collaborating with software teams to deploy innovations, and mentoring junior scientists while publishing insights at journals and conferences.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent with 5 years of progressive postbaccalaureate experience.
• 3 years of experience in ML/NLP/Computer Vision research and publishing findings.
• 3 years of experience building ML models, including generative models for business applications.
• 3 years of programming in Java, C++, Python, or related language.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply state-of-the-art ML methods to large, multi-source datasets to build and implement risk prevention, detection, and mitigation solutions.
• Contribute to ML Ops infrastructure and the development of Amazon’s science roadmap, including Gen AI efforts.
• Work closely with software engineering teams to deploy innovations.
• Mentor and coach junior scientists, including lunch‑and‑learn sessions, tech talks, and office hours.
• Publish insights and champion industry best practices at internal and external journals and conferences.

Skills

Machine learning

NLP

Computer vision

Education

Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years experience

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Job description

Job ID: 10474543

Employer: Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Position: Research Scientist III

Location: Seattle, Washington

Job Number: AMZ10061595

Multiple positions available.

Position Responsibilities

Develop and apply state-of-the-art machine learning methods to large, multi-source datasets to build and implement risk prevention, detection, and mitigation solutions. Contribute to the development of ML Ops infrastructure, as well as the creation and delivery of Amazon’s science roadmap, including Gen AI efforts. Work closely with software engineering teams to deploy innovations. Mentor and coach junior scientists, including through lunch‑and‑learn sessions, tech talks, and regular office hours. Publish insights and champion industry best practices at internal and external journals and conferences.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, and three years of relevant experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Equivalent to a master’s degree: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field and five years of progressive postbaccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Three years of experience in conducting research in machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, or a related functionality, and publishing findings.
• Three years of experience in building machine learning models, including generative models for business applications.
• Three years of experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or related language.

Preferred Qualifications

See job description and the position requirements above.

Compensation & Benefits

40 hours per week, 8:00am-5:00pm. Salary range: $164,955 per year to $215,300 per year. Sign-on payments, restricted stock units (RSUs), and other equity may be provided as part of the total compensation package. Benefits include health insurance, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, Supplemental life plans, Employee Assistance Program, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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