Applied Scientist - Machine Learning Amazon
Bellevue, WA

Job Description

The Last Mile Science & Technology organization plays a crucial role in developing solutions to vehicle routing problems critical for Amazon Logistics, Prime Now, and other Amazon businesses. As an Applied Scientist - ML on our team, you will partner closely with other Machine Learning and Operations Research scientists as well as scientists from other disciplines (e.g. statistics and economics) in a collegial environment with a clear path to business impact. You will own the development and delivery of ML models for one or more problems in last mile logistics. Successful candidates will have a deep knowledge of competing statistical and machine learning methods and the engineering expertise to map models into production-worthy code, the communication skills necessary to explain complex technical approaches to a variety of stakeholders, and the discipline to build maintainable, long-lasting solutions.

Key responsibilities include:

* Designing and implementing models and algorithms in support of teams across Amazon which leverage geo-spatial data and routing technology
* Working in expert cross-functional teams delivering on demanding projects
* Sharing knowledge in state-of-the-art solutions and techniques in research forums and internal and external publications
* Protecting intellectual property by filing patents

If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, a focus on delivery, are deeply technical, highly innovative and long for the opportunity to build pioneering solutions to challenging problems, with huge impact to one of the biggest logistics operations in the world, we would love to talk to you.