Sr. SDE-Machine Learning, AgentCore

Amazon • Santa Clara, CA

3d

About The Position

Machine learning (ML) has been strategic to Amazon from the early years. We are
pioneers in areas such as recommendation engines, product search, eCommerce
fraud detection, and large-scale optimization of fulfillment center operations.

The Research engineering team in AgentCore AI organization accelerates
scientific discovery and research innovation of 1P code agents and AgentCore
scientists by providing specialized engineering expertise that enables rapid
experimentation, robust evaluation, and scalable research infrastructure. ML
Engineers combine deep engineering expertise with scientific understanding to
accelerate research experimentation. They balance researchers' need for rapid
prototyping with reliable, scalable research systems, leveraging distributed
computing and advanced tooling to ensure scientific experiments can be conducted
efficiently and reproducibly.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our
culture of inclusion. We have ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000
employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings,
and host annual and ongoing learning experiences, including our Conversations on
Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences.

Work/Life Balance
Our team puts a high value on work-life balance. It isn’t about how many hours
you spend at home or at work; it’s about the flow you establish that brings
energy to both parts of your life. We believe striking the right balance between
your personal and professional life is critical to life-long happiness and
fulfillment. We offer flexibility in working hours and encourage you to find
your own balance between your work and personal lives.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of
experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates
knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our senior members enjoy one-on-one mentoring
and thorough, but kind, code reviews. We care about your career growth and
strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into
a better-rounded engineer and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the
future.

About the team
The Research Engineering team within AgentCore Science organization accelerates
scientific discovery and research innovation of 1P code agents and AgentCore
scientists by providing specialized engineering expertise that enables rapid
experimentation, robust evaluation, and scalable research infrastructure.

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain infrastructure for evaluation and benchmarking of 1P coding agents and AgentCore agent primitives
• Design and maintain end-to-end training pipelines and compute infrastructure to accelerate development of advanced AgentCore agent primitives while optimizing compute usage.
• Transform experimental generative AI artifacts into scalable systems by incorporating robust architectural components and good engineering practices.

Benefits

• Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level