Amazon · 15 hours ago
Principal Applied Scientist, AGI Foundations
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$229K/yr - $309K/yr
10+ years expAmazon is seeking a Principal Scientist within the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) organization. The role involves leading scientific efforts in developing Generative AI technologies and ensuring effective translation of research into practice.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for defining key research directions, adopting or inventing new machine learning techniques, conducting rigorous experiments, publishing results, and ensuring that research is translated into practice
You will develop long-term strategies, persuade teams to adopt those strategies, propose goals and deliver on them
You will also participate in organizational planning, hiring, mentorship and leadership development
You will be technically fearless and with a passion for building scalable science and engineering solutions
You will serve as a key scientific resource in full-cycle development (conception, design, implementation, testing to documentation, delivery, and maintenance)
Qualification
Required
PhD with specialization in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, or computational cognitive science
10+ years of combined academic and research experience
Strong publication record in top-tier journals and conferences
Functional thought leader, sought after for key tech decisions
Can successfully sell ideas to an executive level decision maker
Mentors and trains the research scientist community on complex technical issues
Experience developing software in traditional programming languages (C++, Java, etc.)
Excellent written and spoken communication skills
Preferred
Strong software development skills
Experience working effectively with science, data processing, and software engineering teams
Proven track record of innovation in creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art
Entrepreneurial spirit combined with strong architectural and problem solving skills
Benefits
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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner 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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