Amazon Web Services (AWS) · 9 hours ago
Sr. Applied Scientist, Amazon Connect
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$184K/yr - $249K/yr
5+ years expAmazon Web Services (AWS) is part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, focusing on providing business applications that enhance operations for millions of companies worldwide. The Senior Applied Scientist will lead the scientific agenda for AI systems, driving innovation and solutions in ambiguous problem spaces while mentoring other scientists.
Agentic AIConsultingDevOpsInformation TechnologySoftwareWeb Development
Responsibilities
Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of scientifically-complex production solutions that address medium-to-large business problems
Drive your team's scientific agenda and propose new initiatives aligned with customer needs and business problems
Invent new methodologies or paradigms when existing approaches are insufficient
Influence across multiple teams to build consensus on technical direction and scientific approaches
Deliver significant portions of critical-path code that meets high quality standards (efficient, reproducible, testable, maintainable)
Actively mentor and develop other scientists, fostering a culture of scientific excellence
Qualification
Required
PhD in engineering, technology, computer science, machine learning, robotics, operations research, statistics, mathematics or equivalent quantitative field
5+ years of building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application experience
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Experience collaborating and influencing multiple teams across multiple organizations
Experience leading, mentoring and growing teams of scientists (teams of five or more scientists)
Preferred
Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc
Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc
Experience working with engineering and product teams to define a product and bring it to market
Knowledge of AWS or cloud computing
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 Web Services (AWS)
Launched in 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) began exposing key infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services -- now widely known as cloud computing.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
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BIRD Foundation
2025-01-22Grant
Leadership Team
Matt Garman
Chief Executive Officer
Anand Desikan
CTO, CXO Advisor, and Enterprise Technologist
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