Drimva

Amazon

Senior Applied Scientist, Delivery Foundation Model

$167K–$260K

SANTA CLARA, CA +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 7, 2026

Location
SANTA CLARA, CA
Santa Clara, CA
Bellevue, WA
Experience
5+ years building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business applications; alternatively, a Master’s degree and 10+ years of industry or academic research experience for the education qualification.
Education
PhD in engineering, technology, computer science, machine learning, robotics, operations research, statistics, mathematics, or equivalent quantitative field; or Master’s degree and 10+ years of industry or academic research experience.

About the job

Develop and deploy multimodal foundation models for Amazon’s Last Mile delivery network, while providing scientific leadership and mentoring teammates.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement multimodal deep learning architectures and train models for large-scale delivery use cases.
  • Lead research initiatives from experimentation through production deployment, collaborating with science and engineering teams.
  • Guide technical direction and mentor scientists while remaining hands-on with technical work.

What they ask for

  • PhD in a listed quantitative field or equivalent, or a Master’s degree and 10+ years of industry or academic research experience.
  • 5+ years building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business applications.
  • Proficiency with data, SQL, and Spark; production coding skills in Python, C++, or other languages.
  • Strong top-tier conference publication record or demonstrated industry ML innovation; experience mentoring junior scientists or engineers.

Nice to have

  • Experience building foundation models, multimodal architectures, or motion-prediction models.
  • Experience with large-scale distributed ML training and inference or successful production ML deployments.

Pay

USD 192,200.00 - 260,000.00 annually (base salary); USD 167,100.00 - 226,100.00 annually (base salary)

Tools

SQL, Spark, Python, C++, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR

AI focus

Develop multimodal foundation models using image, video, geospatial, and sensor data for delivery planning, safety, quality, and efficiency.

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