mid machine learning Applied Scientist ic · Posted May 17, 2026
$171,600 – $222,200
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Applied Scientist in the machine learning function based in Santa Clara, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, AWS, Reinforcement Learning. Compensation is listed at $171,600–$222,200 per year.

Role
Applied Scientist
Function
machine learning
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Department
Applied Science
Posted
May 17, 2026

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Job description

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AWS, the world-leading provider of cloud services, has fostered the creation and growth of countless new businesses, and is a positive force for good. Our customers bring problems that will give Applied Scientists like you endless opportunities to see your research have a positive and immediate impact in the world. You will have the opportunity to partner with technology and business teams to solve real-world problems, have access to virtually endless data and computational resources, and to world-class engineers and developers that can help bring your ideas into the world. As part of the team, we expect that you will develop innovative solutions to hard problems, and publish your findings at peer reviewed conferences and workshops. We are looking for world class researchers with experience in one or more of the following areas - autonomous agents, API orchestration, Planning, large multimodal models (especially vision-language models), reinforcement learning (RL) and sequential decision making. * Define and implement new automated reasoning features that employ scalable and efficient approaches to solve complex problems using neural learning and symbolic/formal reasoning * Apply software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all team deliverables * Work in an agile, startup-like development…

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