Senior Manager, Applied AI — Generative & Agentic

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com LLC in Seattle is seeking a Senior Manager, Applied to lead the Quick Science team’s research and development efforts in generative AI and Agentic AI, enabling intelligent agents to perform complex reasoning and automate multi‑step workflows across enterprise systems.

You will help build and optimize multi‑modal foundation models, train and fine‑tune state‑of‑the‑art LLMs, and architect scalable production systems in close collaboration with engineering teams.

Qualifications

• PhD in ML, CS, EE or related field, or Master’s with 5+ years' experience.
• Experience building ML models for real‑world use cases.
• Proficiency in Python and ML/NLP frameworks.
• Publications or patents in AI/ML are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead research and development for generative AI and Agentic AI to enable intelligent agents.
• Build and optimize multi‑modal foundation models and scalable systems.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to bring research into production.

Skills

Python

NLP

LLMs

Agentic AI

Leadership

Education

PhD in ML/CS/EE or related field

Master’s degree + 5+ years experience

Job description

Amazon.com LLC in Seattle is seeking a Senior Manager, Applied to lead the Quick Science team’s research and development efforts in generative AI and Agentic AI, enabling intelligent agents to perform complex reasoning and automate multi‑step workflows across enterprise systems.

You will help build and optimize multi‑modal foundation models, train and fine‑tune state‑of‑the‑art LLMs, and architect scalable production systems in close collaboration with engineering teams.