Applied Scientist II, Amazon Shipping
Amazon Web Services (AWS) (company site, opens in a new tab)4+ yrsGurugramOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 40–70 LPA
Posted on 11 Sept
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About This Role
- Lead and grow a high-performing applied science team focused on ML solutions for large-scale transportation planning and execution.
- Define and own the scientific vision and roadmap for ML models impacting customer experience, cost optimization, and network reliability in Amazon’s transportation network.
- Ensure production readiness, scalability, and robustness of ML models, partnering closely with product, operations, and engineering leaders to drive business-impacting metrics.
Minimum Requirements
- 3+ years of building models for business applications.
- PhD or Master's degree with 4+ years experience in CS, CE, ML, or related field.
- Experience with programming languages such as Java, C++, or Python.
- Experience in algorithms and data structures, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel/distributed computing, or high-performance computing.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced in leading and mentoring applied scientists with technical guidance and career development.
- Strong expertise in a range of ML techniques including tree-based models, deep learning, LLMs, and reinforcement learning relevant to transportation or logistics domains.
- Capable of balancing near-term delivery with long-term innovation, driving scalable and interpretable ML solutions influencing business metrics at massive scale.