Senior Applied Scientist: Large-Scale ML & Personalization

Amazon; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 167,100 - 226,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance (medical, dental, and

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to build production machine learning systems at scale. You will design, develop, and deploy ML solutions affecting millions of users and strategic decisions across the organization.

You will work on predictive modeling, NLP, recommendations, and generative AI, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business challenges into rigorous technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building machine learning models for business applications.
• PhD, or Master's +6 years of applied research experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning.
• Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy.
• Experience with large‑scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark.
• Experience in driving end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Experience with leading experienced scientists and developing junior members.
• Experience with building LLMs and generative AI applications on AWS.
• Experience with personalization, recommendation systems, or adaptive learning systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy large-scale machine learning systems in production environments.
• Develop innovative ML solutions using state-of-the-art techniques including deep learning, NLP, and generative AI.
• Create ML solutions that personalize manager onboarding and development experiences.
• Partner to build causal inference models and experimental frameworks to measure impact.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and business leaders to define technical roadmaps.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, from technical peers to senior leadership.

Skills

Machine learning

Deep learning

NLP

Generative AI

Leadership

Communication

Experimentation

AWS

Education

PhD

Master's degree

Tools

Java

C++

Python

R

scikit-learn

Spark

TensorFlow

MxNet

Hadoop

Numpy

Scipy

AWS

LLMs on AWS

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to build production machine learning systems at scale. You will design, develop, and deploy ML solutions affecting millions of users and strategic decisions across the organization.

You will work on predictive modeling, NLP, recommendations, and generative AI, collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business challenges into rigorous technical solutions.