Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Quick

Come join the AWS AI science team in building the next generation models for intelligent automation.

AWS, the world-leading provider of cloud services, has fostered the creation and growth of countless new businesses, and is a positive force for good. Our customers bring problems that will give Applied Scientists like you endless opportunities to see your research have a positive and immediate impact in the world. You will have the opportunity to partner with technology and business teams to solve real-world problems, have access to virtually endless data and computational resources, and to world-class engineers and developers that can help bring your ideas into the world. As part of the team, we expect that you will develop innovative solutions to hard problems, and publish your findings at peer reviewed conferences and workshops.

We are looking for world class researchers with experience in one or more of the following areas - autonomous agents, API orchestration, Planning, large multimodal models (especially vision-language models), reinforcement learning (RL) and sequential decision making.

Key job responsibilities

* Design and implement scalable, production-grade neuro-symbolic systems that integrate formal reasoning with GenAI to deliver reliable, verifiable outcomes for AWS customers.

* Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and science teams as well as external customers to deeply understand pain points, gather requirements, and translate them into neuro-symbolic features that solve real-world problems.

* Enhance and extend the capabilities of formal reasoning systems to meet the demands of GenAI and agentic applications - including areas such as hallucination detection, policy verification, and automated guardrails.

* Proactively identify and pursue new opportunities to apply formal reasoning solutions across AWS services and customer domains, driving adoption and expanding the impact of neuro-symbolic approaches.

* Own the end-to-end science lifecycle - from research and experimentation through production deployment - defining metrics to measure system performance and the real-world impact of neuro-symbolic solutions.

* Mentor junior scientists and engineers, providing technical guidance, fostering a culture of scientific rigor, and raising the bar across the team.

* Advance the state of the art through publications at top-tier venues, patents, or open-source contributions, strengthening Amazon's position as a leader in automated reasoning and neuro-symbolic AI.

A day in the life

Agentic AI drives innovation at the forefront of artificial intelligence, enabling customers to transform their businesses through cutting-edge AI solutions. We build and deliver the foundational AI services that power the future of cloud computing, helping organizations harness the potential of AI to solve their most complex challenges. Join our dynamic team of AI/ML practitioners, applied scientists, software engineers, and solution architects who work backwards from customer needs to create groundbreaking technologies. If you're passionate about shaping the future of AI while making a meaningful impact for customers worldwide, we want to hear from you.

About the team

You will be working with a team of formal methods and machine learning specialists spanning recently hired PhDs to industry veterans. You will work collaboratively to deliver results in the form of new features for Automated Reasoning checks that delight our customers.

Why AWS?

AWS is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Basic qualifications

- PhD, or Master's degree and 5+ years of applied research experience

- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language

Preferred qualifications

- Experience in formal verification, program analysis, constraint-solving, symbolic execution, model checking, SAT/SMT solver implementation and applications, mechanical theorem and/or code-reasoning languages such as Lean

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Santa Clara - 192,200.00 - 260,000.00 USD annually