Applied Scientist, AICE - AI Center of Excellence
About The Position
The AI Center of Excellence (AICE) builds AI primitives that power system-intrinsic intelligence and Trusted Intelligent Knowledge Infrastructure for both AI-as-a-Consumer and human users. We develop AI capabilities independently and in partnership with product-owning teams to evolve Amazon's AI-driven operations and productivity. Our impact is enterprise-broad and global. We are looking for an Applied Scientist who can identify high-impact problems, design rigorous experiments, and translate research into hardened, reusable primitives ready for broad consumption across the enterprise.
Requirements
- PhD in Computer Science (Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, or equivalent)
- Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++
- Ability to work across the research-to-production spectrum - from formulating hypotheses to validating primitives in production environments
- Familiarity with traditional software development practices with the ability to also leverage AI-assisted development tools effectively
- Experience designing and running experiments, A/B tests, or rigorous offline evaluations
- Track record of translating research into applied solutions that operate at scale
- Strong foundation in statistical methods, experimental design, and model evaluation
Nice To Haves
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Experience building reusable ML/AI components, frameworks, or primitives consumed by other teams
- Experience in information retrieval, knowledge representation, or agentic AI systems
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with engineering teams to harden research prototypes for production
Responsibilities
- Research, design, and develop AI/ML primitives - defining problem spaces, formulating approaches, running experiments, and validating outcomes with scientific rigor
- Translate research findings into production-ready primitives, working closely with machine learning engineers to harden and scale solutions
- Drive the scientific direction of AICE primitives, identifying opportunities where novel approaches can unlock step-function improvements
- Design and execute experiments to validate primitive performance, robustness, and generalizability before broad consumption by partner teams
- Collaborate with product-owning teams to understand their problem spaces and ensure AICE primitives deliver measurable value when integrated
- Contribute to AICE's mission of driving AI transformation through best practices in applied research, evaluation methodology, and responsible AI within your area of expertise
- Publish findings, share learnings, and raise the scientific bar across the team
Benefits
- health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance)
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)
- paid time off
- other resources to improve health and well-being
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
