Sr. ML Engineer, CAIT

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,100 - 227,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible working

Job summary

AWS Cloud & AI Innovation team is seeking a Senior ML Engineer in Seattle to tackle complex engineering challenges that hinder customers adopting AI at scale. You will own end-to-end architecture, prototyping, and production-ready solutions in multi-agent AI, optimization, and data layers.

The role combines strong software engineering with machine learning expertise, mentoring others, and shaping reusable solutions for customer engagements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one programming language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Own ambiguous, high-impact engineering problems end-to-end.
• Prototype and productionize reusable solutions for customer-facing engagements.
• Lead architecture discussions and mentor team members.

Skills

Software development experience

Programming experience

Architecture leadership

Mentor / tech lead

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

About the team

At AWS Cloud & AI Innovation team, our mission is to accelerate customer adoption of AI and maximize the value they get from this technology.

As Senior ML Engineer on our team, your focus will be on solving the most complex engineering problems that prevent our customers from successfully adoption AI at scale. You will help customers build technically sound AI and Agentic platforms, addressing the most complex engienering problems in the process. These include agent evaluation, multi-agent orchestration, semantic data layer, and adavnced cost optimization, just to name a few.

A successful candidate will have a strong software engineering as well as machine learning background, a deep understanding of the AI stack, and a desire to push the envelope in applying AI to the most difficult practical problems preventing adoption at scale and in business-critical situations.

As a senior member of the team, you will own ambiguous, high-impact engineering problems end-to-end — from architecture and design, to prototyping and skeletal production implementation. You will combine innovative problem solving with the ability to package your innovations into reusable solution that the rest of the team can apply in customer-facing engagements.

About AWS

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor\'s degree in computer science or equivalent

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, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually