staff machine learning Applied Scientist ic 5+ yrs Master's · Posted Feb 2, 2026

About this role

Amazon is hiring a staff-level Applied Scientist in the machine learning function based in San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, PyTorch, Deep Learning and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a master's degree or equivalent.

Role
Applied Scientist
Function
machine learning
Level
staff
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Francisco, CA
Experience
5+ years
Education
Master's degree
Department
Research Science
Posted
Feb 2, 2026
AI Summary
Lead multi-modal perception and reasoning for AI agents through model training, dataset design, and optimization. Requires 5+ years building ML models and PhD/Master's in CS. Must code in Python/Java/C++ and have deep learning expertise with PyTorch or JAX.

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Job description

from Amazon careers
Amazon has launched a new research lab in San Francisco to develop foundational capabilities for useful AI agents. We’re enabling practical AI to make our customers more productive, empowered, and fulfilled. Our work leverages large vision language models (VLMs) with reinforcement learning (RL) and world modeling to solve perception, reasoning, and planning to build useful enterprise agents.

Our lab is a small, talent-dense team with the resources and scale of Amazon. Each team in the lab has the autonomy to move fast and the long-term commitment to pursue high-risk, high-payoff research. We’re entering an exciting new era where agents can redefine what AI makes possible.

Key job responsibilities
You will lead our efforts to improve the multi-model perception and reasoning abilities of our AI agent in an applied research role. Responsibilities including model training, dataset design, and pre- and post-training optimization. You will be hired as a Member of Technical Staff.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years' experience building machine learning models
- PhD or Master's degree in computer science or related field
- Proficiency in Python, Java, C++, or related language
- Experience with deep learning methods and tools, e.g., PyTorch, JAX

Preferred Qualifications

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