Amazon · 1 day ago
Principal, Applied Scientist, Just Walk Out
Seattle, Washington, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$199K/yr - $269K/yr
8+ years expAmazon is seeking a Principal Applied Scientist to drive technical innovation in visual reasoning systems. This role involves leading the development of a next-generation visual reasoning engine and overseeing the technical vision for using Large Video Models to solve complex spatial-temporal problems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Direct the technical vision for next-gen visual reasoning, pioneering the use of LVMs to solve high-dimensional spatial-temporal problems
Designing and implementing novel algorithms that push the boundaries of what's possible with generative AI
Architecting scalable solutions that deliver real-time insights across diverse environments
Building agentic AI systems that autonomously execute end-to-end workflows, transforming visual data into actionable business intelligence
Leading cross-functional collaboration to translate research breakthroughs into production systems
Publishing research at top-tier conferences (CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML) and establishing technical thought leadership in visual reasoning and multi-modal AI
Mentoring scientists and engineers to elevate technical excellence across the organization
Influencing product roadmaps through deep technical expertise and business acumen
Qualification
Required
PhD in computer science, machine learning, engineering, or related fields
8+ years of applied research experience
Strong publication record in top-tier conferences/journals (CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, ICCV, ECCV, etc.)
Deep expertise in architecting and training frontier Vision-Language Models (VLMs) or Large Video Models (LVMs), with proven ability to design novel algorithms that advance the state of the art in spatiotemporal understanding
Experience translating research into production systems at scale
Excellent programming skills in Python and deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
Preferred
Deep expertise in World Models, Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs/Gaussian Splatting), and long-horizon spatiotemporal reasoning
Demonstrated leadership in building and scaling agentic AI applications in production
A history of building and scaling world-class teams and mentoring senior ICs to achieve career breakthroughs
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
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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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