mid machine learning Applied Scientist ic · Posted May 17, 2026
$142,800 – $193,200
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Applied Scientist in the machine learning function based in Boston, MA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, LLMs, NLP. Compensation is listed at $142,800–$193,200 per year.

Role
Applied Scientist
Function
machine learning
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Boston, MA
Department
Data Science
Posted
May 17, 2026

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Job description

from Amazon careers
AI is the most transformational technology of our time, capable of tackling some of humanity’s most challenging problems. That is why Amazon is investing in generative AI (GenAI) and the responsible development and deployment of large language models (LLMs) across all of our businesses. Come build the future of human-technology interaction with us.

We are looking for an Applied Scientist with strong technical skills which includes coding and natural language processing experience in dataset construction, training and evaluating models, and automatic processing of large datasets. You will play a critical role in driving innovation and advancing the state-of-the-art in natural language processing and machine learning. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, language engineers, and other scientists.


Key job responsibilities
Specifically, the Applied Scientist will:
• Ensure quality of speech/language/other data throughout all stages of acquisition and processing, including data sourcing/collection, ground truth generation, normalization, transformation, cross-lingual alignment/mapping, etc.
• Clean, analyze and select speech/language/other data to achieve goals
• Build and test models that elevate the customer experience
• Collaborate with colleagues from science, engineering and business backgrounds
• Present proposals and results in a clear manner backed by data and coupled with actionable conclusions
• Work with engineers to develop efficient data querying infrastructure for both offline and online use cases

Basic Qualifications

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