Applied Scientist II, Global Mile
Core
Design and develop optimization, mathematical programming, and heuristic methods to solve complex international transportation and logistics problems for Amazon's global shipping network.
Role type
Applied Scientist (Optimization & Algorithms)
Builds
Scalable distributed systems and algorithms for end-to-end international package transportation.
Domain
International logistics, supply chain, transportation networks.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Mathematical programming, numerical optimization, algorithms and data structures, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing, Java/C++/Python programming, reinforcement learning
Preferred skills
Unix/Linux experience, professional software development experience
Technologies
Java, C++, Python, Unix/Linux
Responsibilities
Develop accurate and scalable optimization methods to solve transportation problems; Lead modeling and technical design for complex business problems; Lead complex modeling analyses to aid management decisions; Explore reinforcement learning techniques to augment optimization algorithms.
Seniority
Mid-Senior level (3+ years experience)
