Amazon Operations Technology is looking for an experienced Applied Scientist II to join our Orchestration team in Austin. In this role, you will tackle complex problems and develop scalable, high-performing solutions that require minimal long-term maintenance. Our team spans all global core services and infrastructure within the Operations Technology space — our systems support continuous deployment to over 200,000 devices globally.
Key job responsibilities
- Partner with Systems Engineers, Network Engineers, and Software Engineers globally to research, design, and deploy machine learning models and data-driven solutions that improve efficiency across our Fulfillment Centers and Transportation Sites.
- Work with a wide variety of datasets, ML frameworks, and research methodologies — spanning third-party platforms, open-source tooling, and proprietary Amazon systems — to develop and validate scientific approaches to complex operational problems.
- Technicians and Engineers worldwide will look to you for scientific guidance, analytical insights, and innovative modeling solutions to problems that are truly unique to Amazon's scale and operations.
- We value rigor, reproducibility, simplicity, and scalability in our science — your solutions should be well-grounded in research and built to perform reliably in production environments.
- In your day-to-day work, you will focus on developing and applying predictive models, optimization algorithms, and intelligent automation to enable our business to scale effectively with growing customer demand.
A day in the life Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you!
At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team The CIA Orchestration team provides a user-friendly, auditable mechanism for network operators to manage provisioning, configuration, life-cycling, and policy management across network devices. Through Campaign Manager, operators can plan and execute large-scale workflow campaigns — covering firmware upgrades and configuration updates across specific device layers or regions — using wave-based deployment to reduce blast radius and ensure controlled rollouts. Guided by a Safety over Speed principle, we prioritize availability-safe deployments backed by continuous validation and customer-driven innovation.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience
- PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
- Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, TX, Austin - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually