Amazon
Senior Applied Scientist
$192K–$260K
San Francisco, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 19, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in computer vision, 3D perception, or sensor fusion.
- Education
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
About the job
Develops and deploys robotics perception algorithms, leading applied research and delivering machine-learning systems for real-world robots.
What you'll do
- Design and deploy perception algorithms for object detection, segmentation, tracking, depth estimation, and scene understanding.
- Lead computer vision, sensor fusion, and 3D perception research; own ML models from data strategy through deployment.
- Collaborate across teams, mentor colleagues, track system performance, and publish research or contribute to patents.
What they ask for
- Programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language; strong proficiency in Python and/or C++.
- PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in computer vision, 3D perception, or sensor fusion.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks and production ML/perception systems; strong publication record or equivalent applied research experience.
Nice to have
- Experience in real-world robotic perception, ROS/ROS2, point-cloud processing, multi-modal sensor fusion, SLAM, localization, or mapping.
- Experience with large-scale data pipelines or distributed training, or in warehouse automation, autonomous vehicles, or industrial robotics.
Pay
USD 192,200.00 - 260,000.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, C++, Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, ROS/ROS2, PCL, Open3D
AI focus
Develops and deploys computer-vision and perception models for robots, including research involving deep learning and vision-language models (VLMs).
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