# Applied Scientist

We’re working to improve shopping on Amazon using the conversational capabilities of large language models, and are searching for pioneers who are passionate about technology, innovation, and customer experience, and are ready to make a lasting impact on the industry. In this role, you will be developing Agentic Large Language Models (LLMs) and/or Vision Large Language Models (VLM) to unlock new shopping experiences. Experience with Reinforcement Learning (RL) and LLM Post-training is preferred. You’ll be working with talented scientists, engineers, product managers, and technical program managers to innovate on behalf of our customers. If you’re fired up about being part of a dynamic, driven team, then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey! Basic qualifications - Master's degree or above in computer science, machine learning, engineering, or related fields - 3+ years of building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application experience - Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C++, Python, Java or Perl - Experience building complex software systems, especially involving deep learning, machine learning and computer vision, that have

- **Id**: 3989413
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-applied-scientist-8>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Seattle, United States, Palo Alto, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T22:47:10Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3916
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Health insurance, Parental leave, Restricted stock units
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Advertising, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Logistics, Streaming & OTT Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4480
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.885
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 171600
- **Max**: 222200
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 222200

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Computer Vision** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Perl** — Optional: no
- **Post-training** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Reinforcement Learning** — Optional: no
- **VLM** — Optional: no
- **SFT** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T22:47:10Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23,961 · green card filings: 81; Filings 12m: 23961

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 4
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:2, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T00:58:50Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 222200
- **Is top pay**: no

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