Data Scientist , Amazon Transportation Services (NEST)
Core
Build production-grade analytical tools, simulation and optimization models, and interactive data products to analyze Amazon's massive transportation network data and support network planning decisions.
Role type
Senior IC data scientist (transportation optimization & simulation)
Builds
Production analytical tools, simulation/optimization models, interactive data products for network planning
Domain
Logistics & Transportation / Operations Research / Big Data
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
SQL, Python, statistical modeling, discrete event simulation, agent-based modeling, mathematical optimization, big data processing, data visualization architecture
Preferred skills
AWS services (S3, Redshift, Sagemaker, EMR, Kinesis, Lambda, EC2), D3.js, Deck.gl, Plotly, self-service tool development
Technologies
Redshift, Spark, S3, Athena, Python, SQL, Scala, D3.js, Deck.gl, Plotly
Responsibilities
Design and build production-grade analytical tools and BI applications for self-service exploration of large transportation datasets; Develop and enhance simulation and optimization models for network planning and transportation operations; Architect computationally efficient data pipelines for real-time visualization; Build reusable visualization frameworks tailored to transportation network data; Collaborate with scientists and engineers to integrate analytical tools into decision-support systems; Communicate complex network dynamics and findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC