Senior Applied Scientist – Prototyping & Horizon Tech

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to work with customers and partners, building prototypes tied to data, devices, and systems. You will engage in short build cycles to demonstrate the art of the possible on AWS while proving a credible path to production.

This role requires deep expertise in applied research, ML model development, and the ability to communicate complex ideas across technical and business audiences. Location is Santa Clara, USA.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master with 5+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience building machine learning models for business applications.
• Programming experience in Java, C++, Python or related languages.
• Experience using managed ML/AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Participate in deep architectural and scientific design discussions to ensure prototypes can be deployed in the cloud and have a credible path to production.
• Bring applied science depth to engagements: frame the problem, select/adapt models, design experiments, and judge technical feasibility.
• Conduct training sessions to transfer knowledge to prototyping customers, partners, and internal teams.
• Act as a thought leader for your domain across AWS and share best practices.

Skills

ML modeling

Programming: Java/C++/Python

Managed ML/AI solutions

Education

PhD or Master with 5+ years applied research

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist to work with customers and partners, building prototypes tied to data, devices, and systems. You will engage in short build cycles to demonstrate the art of the possible on AWS while proving a credible path to production.

This role requires deep expertise in applied research, ML model development, and the ability to communicate complex ideas across technical and business audiences. Location is Santa Clara, USA.