Sr Manager, Applied Science, Just Walk Out jobs in United States
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Amazon · 1 day ago

Sr Manager, Applied Science, Just Walk Out

positionSeattle, WA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$197K/yr - $340K/yr
date7+ years exp

Amazon is a leading cloud services provider, and they are seeking a Sr. Manager, Applied Science to lead a team of Applied Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers in their Just Walk Out Technology organization. The role involves driving technical vision and strategy while fostering innovation and excellence in computer vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

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Responsibilities

Building and mentoring a team of Applied Scientists and ML Engineers
Setting technical direction and research strategy aligned with business goals
Driving innovation in visual reasoning systems, AI agent design, and computer vision
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate research into production
Managing project portfolios and resource allocation

Qualification

PhD in Computer ScienceApplied research experienceComputer vision expertiseMachine learning experiencePeople management experienceResearch program managementTechnical strategy settingAI agent architecture designReinforcement learningPublication recordProfessional software developmentVisual reasoning systemsMulti-modal AI systems

Required

PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field
7+ years in applied research, with 3+ years of people management experience
Track record of leading successful research projects and delivering business impact
Strong publication record in top-tier conferences/journals (CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, etc.)
Experience managing technical teams in computer vision, ML, or AI
Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts to various audiences
Experience with research program management and setting technical strategy

Preferred

Experience in designing and implementing visual reasoning systems that can understand and interpret complex spatial relationships
Demonstrated experience in AI agent architecture design, including decision-making frameworks and behavioral modeling
Experience with advanced computer vision techniques including scene graph generation, visual relationship detection, and spatial reasoning
Knowledge of modern visual-language models and multi-modal AI systems
Experience implementing reinforcement learning for autonomous agent behavior
Experience in professional software development

Benefits

Equity
Sign-on payments
Medical
Financial
Other forms of compensation

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
dateFounded in 1994
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://amazon.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.11B
Key Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO

Leadership Team

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Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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