Amazon
Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon Global Data Center Ops Central Insight and Analytics Team
$167K–$226K
Seattle, WA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years building machine-learning models for business applications; alternatively, a Master’s degree plus 4 years of applied science experience is specified for the education qualification.
- Education
- PhD in Machine Learning, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research, or a related quantitative field (or Master's + 4 years of applied science experience).
About the job
Designs, deploys, and evaluates machine-learning and LLM systems that support operational decision-making across Amazon’s data center fleet.
What you'll do
- Build causal, forecasting, anomaly-detection, and confidence-calibration models for operational metrics and interventions.
- Develop and evaluate LLM reasoning and RAG systems that produce grounded summaries and recommendations.
- Deploy and monitor models, design experiments to assess impact, and communicate findings to senior leaders.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of experience building machine-learning models for business applications.
- PhD in a quantitative field, or Master’s plus 4 years of applied science experience.
- Expertise in at least two of causal inference, time-series forecasting, anomaly detection, and NLP/LLMs.
- Python and ML framework proficiency; experience with experimental and causal methods, production ML deployment, and research contributions.
Nice to have
- LLM integration experience, including prompt engineering, RAG, fine-tuning, or evaluation.
- Experience with dose-response modeling, operational data, Bayesian methods, operations research, or decision-support systems.
Pay
167,100.00 - 226,100.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, statsmodels
AI focus
Build and deploy operational ML models and LLM-based decision intelligence, including causal analysis, forecasting, anomaly detection, RAG, LLM evaluation, and progressive autonomy.
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