principal machine learning Applied Scientist tech_leadership · Posted May 8, 2026
$198,900 – $269,000
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a principal-level Applied Scientist in the machine learning function based in Seattle, WA. The posting calls out experience with Rust, Scala, Kotlin, Haskell. Compensation is listed at $198,900–$269,000 per year.

Role
Applied Scientist
Function
machine learning
Level
principal
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Seattle, WA
Department
Applied Science
Posted
May 8, 2026

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Job description

from Amazon careers
Applied Scientists in AWS Automated Reasoning are dedicated to making AWS the best computing service in the world for customers who require advanced and rigorous solutions for automated reasoning, privacy, and sovereignty.

Key job responsibilities
- Solve large or significantly complex problems that require deep knowledge and understanding of your domain and scientific innovation.
- Own strategic problem solving, and take the lead on the design, implementation, and delivery for solutions that have a long-term quantifiable impact.
- Provide cross-organizational technical influence, increasing productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.
- Develop strategic plans to identify fundamentally new solutions for business problems.
- Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues.

Basic Qualifications

- PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
- Experience in professional software development.
- Experience programming in O'Caml, Dafny, Haskell, Kotlin, Lean, Rust, Scala or related language.

Preferred Qualifications

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