Applied Scientist II, Amazon Shipping
Core
Lead a team of Applied Scientists to build large-scale forecasting and optimization systems for Amazon's global transportation network.
Role type
Senior IC Applied Scientist (Team Lead)
Builds
Production-grade ML solutions for transportation planning and execution
Domain
Logistics / Transportation / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Team leadership, scientific vision definition, model and system design, tree-based models, deep learning (LSTMs, transformers), LLMs, reinforcement learning, business metrics ownership, technical mentorship
Preferred skills
Unix/Linux usage, professional software development
Technologies
Java, C++, Python
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a high-performing team of Applied Scientists, Define and own the scientific vision and roadmap for ML solutions, Guide model and system design across various techniques, Ensure models are production-ready and scalable, Own end-to-end business metrics, Contribute to the broader ML community through publications