Amazon · 9 hours ago
2026 Applied Science Internship - Reinforcement Learning & Optimization (Machine Learning) - United States, PhD Student Science Recruiting
Corvallis, OR
Internship
Onsite
Intern
$65.38/hr - $107.40/hr
Start in 2026Amazon is seeking visionary minds passionate about machine learning to join their team of graduate student scientists. The role involves conducting research in deep reinforcement learning and developing scalable algorithms to solve complex business problems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceRetail
Responsibilities
Develop scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation
Design, development and evaluation of highly innovative ML models for solving complex business problems
Research and apply the latest ML techniques and best practices from both academia and industry
Think about customers and how to improve the customer delivery experience
Use and analytical techniques to create scalable solutions for business problems
Qualification
Required
Are enrolled in a PhD
Can relocate to where the internship is based
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience with one or more of the following: Optimization, Programming/Scripting Languages, Statistics, Reinforcement Learning, Causal Inference, Large Language Models, Time Series, Graph Modeling, Supervised/Unsupervised Learning, Deep Learning, Predictive Modeling
Must be available for full-time (40 hours per week) internship for the whole duration of the internship
Preferred
Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Experience in state-of-the-art deep learning models architecture design and deep learning training and optimization and model pruning
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Other forms of compensation
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Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Founded in 1994
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
Kleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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