Senior Applied Scientist – Amazon Q Developer Science
Salary: 150,400 USD – 260,000 USD
Location: Seattle, WA (Remote or Hybrid)
Amazon is hiring a Senior Applied Scientist to build AI-powered tools that transform how developers work. You’ll work on Amazon Q Developer, collaborating closely with AWS services like Bedrock, SageMaker and the AWS IDE Toolkit to deliver end-to-end ML solutions that push scientific boundaries.
What you’ll do
• Build and deploy ML models and AI agent–driven developer tools
• Lead ambiguous, high-impact scientific problem areas requiring breakthroughs
• Partner with software engineers to deliver end-to-end modeling solutions
• Shape long-term product and technology direction for developer-focused AI services
• Run technical discussions with scientists, engineers and customers
• Recommend modeling strategies, architectures and design approaches
• Influence the evolution of AWS AI services used by millions of developers
What you’ll need
• 3+ years building ML models for real-world applications
• Experience delivering end-to-end ML solutions
• Strong scientific judgment and ability to operate in ambiguous problem spaces
• Ability to collaborate with engineering, product, and research teams
• Passion for developer tools, AI agents or large-scale ML systems
Great backgrounds for this role
• Applied Scientist / Research Scientist
• Machine Learning Engineer
• NLP / LLM Researcher
• Data Scientist working on deep learning or generative AI
• Software Engineer with strong ML applied experience
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