senior software engineering Technical Lead hybrid 3+ yrs Phd's · Posted Dec 4, 2025
$240,600 – $325,500
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a senior-level Technical Lead in the software engineering function based in New York City, NY. The posting calls out experience with Python, Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning and roughly 3+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a Ph.D. or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $240,600–$325,500 per year.

Role
Technical Lead
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Location
New York City, NY
Experience
3+ years
Education
Ph.D. preferred
Department
Applied Science
Posted
Dec 4, 2025
AI Summary
Lead a team of scientists developing reinforcement learning and machine learning solutions for Amazon's global supply chain optimization. Manage technical innovation, build high-performing teams, and translate business requirements into scalable AI infrastructure. Requires Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field, hands-on ML/optimization modeling experience, and 3+ years managing science teams.

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Job description

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Are you seeking an environment where you can drive innovation? Do you want to be at the forefront of solving the toughest real-world supply chain problems? Do you want to play a key role in the future of Amazon's Stores business? Come and join us! Supply Chain Optimization Technologies (SCOT) owns Amazon's global inventory planning systems. We decide what, when, where, and how much we should buy to meet Amazon's business goals and to make our customers happy. We decide how to place and move inventory within Amazon's fulfillment network. We do this for hundreds of millions of items and hundreds of product lines worth billions of dollars worldwide. Check our website if you are curious to learn more about the breadth of problems we tackle: https://www.amazon.science/tag/supply-chain-optimization-technologies We are seeking a Sr. Manager of Applied Science with expertise in Statistical Machine Learning and/or Reinforcement Learning to drive research, development, and deployment of AI technology that empowers SCOT to build, run, and continuously improve the world's most efficient supply chain. To achieve this goal, we accelerate ML / RL software adoption through our partnerships and infrastructure. In this role, you will manage a team of scientists tasked researching the next generation…

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