Amazon · 4 hours ago
Applied Scientist II, AWS Just-Walk-Out Science Team
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$143K/yr - $193K/yr
3+ years expAmazon is a leading company in cloud computing and innovative technology solutions, and they are seeking an Applied Scientist II to join their Just Walk Out Science Team. This role involves developing advanced visual reasoning systems and collaborating with various technical teams to solve complex challenges in computer vision and machine learning.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Everyone on the team needs to be entrepreneurial, wear many hats and work in a highly collaborative environment that’s more startup than big company
We’ll need to tackle problems that span a variety of domains: computer vision, image recognition, machine learning, real-time and distributed systems
As an Applied Scientist, you will help solve a variety of technical challenges and mentor other scientists
You will tackle challenging, novel situations every day and given the size of this initiative, you’ll have the opportunity to work with multiple technical teams at Amazon in different locations
You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that’s higher than most projects and relish the idea of solving problems that, frankly, haven’t been solved at scale before - anywhere
Along the way, we guarantee that you’ll learn a ton, have fun and make a positive impact on millions of people
A key focus of this role will be developing and implementing advanced visual reasoning systems that can understand complex spatial relationships and object interactions in real-time
You'll work on designing autonomous AI agents that can make intelligent decisions based on visual inputs, understand customer behavior patterns, and adapt to dynamic retail environments
This includes developing systems that can perform complex scene understanding, reason about object permanence, and predict customer intentions through visual cues
Qualification
Required
3+ years of building models for business application experience
PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Preferred
Experience using Unix/Linux
Experience in professional software development
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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