Applied Scientist II, Amazon Shipping
Amazon Development Centre (India) Private Limited•4h ago
IN, HR, GurugramOnsiteFull-timeMid Level3+ yrs exp
Top focus
Applied Scientist
- Work on ML teams building large-scale forecasting and optimization systems that power Amazon’s global transportation network and directly impact customer experience and cost. As an Applied Scientist II, you will set scientific direction, mentor applied scientists
- partner with engineering and product leaders to deliver production-grade ML solutions at massive scale. Key job responsibilities 1. Lead and grow a high-performing team of Applied Scientists, providing technical guidance, mentorship
- career development. 2. Define and own the scientific vision and roadmap for ML solutions powering large-scale transportation planning and execution. 3. Guide model and system design across a range of techniques, including tree-based models, deep learning (LSTMs, transformers), LLMs
- reinforcement learning. 4. Ensure models are production-ready, scalable
- robust through close partnership with stakeholders. Partner with Product, Operations
- Engineering leaders to enable proactive decision-making and corrective actions. 5. Own end-to-end business metrics, directly influencing customer experience, cost optimization
- network reliability. 6. Help contribute to the broader ML community through publications, conference submissions
- internal knowledge sharing. A day in the life Your day includes reviewing model performance and business metrics, guiding technical design and experimentation, mentoring scientists
- driving roadmap execution. You’ll balance near-term delivery with long-term innovation while ensuring solutions are robust, interpretable
- scalable. Ultimately, your work helps improve delivery reliability, reduce costs
- enhance the customer experience at massive scale.
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience - PhD
- Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field 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
- Experience using Unix/Linux - Experience in professional software development Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Required skills
PythonJavaC++MLdeep learningLSTMstransformersLLMsreinforcement learningalgorithmsdata structuresnumerical optimizationdata miningparallel computingdistributed computing