Senior Applied Scientist, SageMaker AI (AWS)

Amazon Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 184,000 - 249,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. is seeking world-class researchers to advance the next generation of AI/ML tools for AWS SageMaker. You will work on distillation, synthetic data generation, and agentic evaluations to enable customers to build custom AI/ML solutions at scale.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to publish findings, contribute to ML gyms, and push the boundaries of applied research in a fast-paced cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building ML models for business applications.
• PhD, or Master's degree with 6+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or related languages.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and ML.

Skills

ML model development

Deep learning

Java

C++

Python

Research experience

Education

PhD

Master's + 6+ years applied research

Tools

R

scikit-learn

Spark MLLib

MxNet

TensorFlow

NumPy

SciPy

Hadoop

Spark

Job description

Job ID: 10559331 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Come join the AWS SageMaker science team in building the next generation tools to enable custom AI/ML solutions for customers.

AWS, the world-leading provider of cloud services, has fostered the creation and growth of countless new businesses, and is a positive force for good. Our customers bring problems that will give Applied Scientists like you endless opportunities to see your research have a positive and immediate impact in the world. You will have the opportunity to partner with technology and business teams to solve real-world problems, have access to virtually endless data and computational resources, and to world-class engineers and developers that can help bring your ideas into the world. As part of the team, we expect that you will develop innovative solutions to hard problems, and publish your findings at peer reviewed conferences and workshops.

We are looking for world class researchers with experience in one or more of the following areas: distillation, synthetic data generation (text, multimodal), agentic AI, agentic evaluations, MTRL, ML gyms.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.
• Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, GA, Atlanta - 167,100.00 - 226,100.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually