Amazon
Applied Scientist, North America Sort Centers, Amazon Transportation Services, North America Sort Centers, Amazon Transportation Services
$143K–$193K
Bellevue, WA · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years programming experience; 3+ years building models for business application; alternatively, a Master’s degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML, or related field experience.
- Education
- PhD, or Master’s degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML, or related field experience.
About the job
Develops and deploys optimization and machine learning models to improve Amazon’s transportation network design, operations, and delivery performance.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, prototype, simulate, and experiment with optimization and machine learning solutions; contribute to production deployment.
- Document scientific designs, present findings to technical teams and stakeholders, and lead scientific project plans and launch milestones.
- Use data and research to address business challenges and influence operational changes.
What they ask for
- PhD, or Master’s degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML, or related field experience.
- 2+ years of programming in Java, C++, Python, or a related language.
- Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application.
- 3+ years of building models for business application.
Nice to have
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals.
- Experience designing experiments and statistically analyzing results, or applying theoretical models in an applied environment.
Pay
142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, Python, C++
AI focus
Design and apply machine learning and mathematical optimization models for transportation network design and optimization.
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