Applied Scientist, AWS Professional Services

DESCRIPTION

Are you looking to work at the forefront of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Would you be excited to apply AI algorithms to solve real world problems with significant impact? The Amazon Web Services Professional Services (ProServe) team is seeking a skilled Applied Scientist to help customers implement AI/ML solutions and realize transformational business opportunities.

This is a team of scientists, engineers, and architects working step-by-step with customers to build bespoke solutions that harness the power of AI. The team helps customers imagine and scope the use cases that will create the greatest value for their businesses, select and train and fine-tune the right models, define paths to navigate technical or business challenges, develop scalable solutions and applications, and launch them in production. The team provides guidance and implements best practices for applying AI responsibly and cost efficiently.

You will work directly with customers and innovate in a fast-paced organization that contributes to game-changing projects and technologies. You will design and run experiments, research new algorithms, and find new ways of optimizing risk, profitability, and customer experience.

We’re looking for Applied Scientists capable of using AI/ML and other techniques to design, evangelize, and implement state-of-the-art solutions for never-before-solved problems.



Key job responsibilities
As an experienced Applied Scientist, you will be responsible for:

1. Implement end-to-end AI/ML and GenAI projects, from understanding business needs to data preparation, model development, solution deployment, and post-production monitoring
2. Collaborate with AI/ML scientists, engineers, and architects to research, design, develop, and evaluate generative AI algorithms and build ML systems to address real-world challenges
3. Interact with customers directly to understand the business problem, help and aid them in implementation of AI/ML solutions, deliver briefing and deep dive sessions to customers and guide customer on adoption patterns and paths to production
4. Create and deliver best practice recommendations, tutorials, blog posts, publications, sample code, and presentations adapted to technical, business, and executive stakeholder.
5. Provide customer and market feedback to product and engineering teams to help define product direction
This is a customer-facing role with potential travel to customer sites as needed.

About the team
AWS Global Services

AWS Global Services includes experts from across AWS who help our customers design, build, operate, and secure their cloud environments. Customers innovate with AWS Professional Services, upskill with AWS Training and Certification, optimize with AWS Support and Managed Services, and meet objectives with AWS Security Assurance Services. Our expertise and emerging technologies include AWS Partners, AWS Sovereign Cloud, AWS International Product, and the Generative AI Innovation Center. You’ll join a diverse team of technical experts in dozens of countries who help customers achieve more with the AWS cloud.

About AWS:

Diverse Experiences: AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job below, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with building machine learning models for business application experience
• Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, optimization, parallel and distributed computing, deep learning architecture, high-performance computing
• Experience with hands-on experience with training, fine-tuning, devaluating, and deploying transformer models in production
• PhD degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, operations research, or in a highly quantitative field, or Masters degree plus 5 years of relevant work experience
• Experience with design, development, and optimization of generative AI solutions, algorithms, or technologies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with deep learning, computer vision, human robotic interaction, algorithms implementation experience using PyTorch and TensorFlow
• Experience with design, deployment, and evaluation of AI agents and orchestration approaches; experience with open source frameworks like LangChain, LlamaIndex, and/ or similar tools
• Experience building AI applications on AWS using services such as Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
• Strong communication skills, with attention to detail and ability to convey rigorous technical concepts and considerations to non-experts

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.