Applied Scientist II, Kiro Science

Amazon • Seattle, WA

23h

About The Position

The Next Generation Developer Experience (NGDE) Science team is looking for an
Applied Scientist who is passionate about building services and tools for
developers that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
You will be part of a team building AI-based services for Amazon Q Developer
with the focus on redefining the way developer work. The team works in close
collaboration with other AWS AI services such as AWS Bedrock, the AWS IDE
Toolkit, and Amazon Sagemaker. If you are excited about working in cloud
computing and building new AWS services, then we'd love to talk to you.

As an Applied Scientist, you are recognized for your expertise, advise team
members on a range of machine learning topics, and work closely with software
engineers to drive the delivery of end-to-end modeling solutions. Your work
focuses on ambiguous problem areas where the business problem or opportunity may
not yet be defined. The problems that you take on require scientific
breakthroughs.

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Next Gen DevX (NGDE) team is building Amazon Q for
Developers to re-imagine all aspects of how builders create applications. We
build AI products that are deployed in the IDE, the AWS console, and in
web-based tools and services. We provide developers with AI assistants to
generate code, features, and entire applications as well as to interact with
AWS. We explore new technologies and find creative solutions, produce original
research and bring cutting edge innovation to our customers. Curiosity and an
explorative mindset can find a place here to impact the life of engineers around
the world. If you are excited about this space, this is the team for you.

AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations — from foundational
services such as Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to
set AWS’s services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC
organization, you’ll support the development and management of Compute,
Database, Storage, Internet of Things (Iot), Platform, and Productivity Apps
services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized
security solutions for their cloud services.

Requirements

• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
• 5+ years of building models for business application 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

Nice To Haves

• Experience in professional software development
• Experience with one of the following areas: machine learning technologies, Reinforcement Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing (NLP) or related applications

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree