Sr. Applied Scientist, Aws Automated Reasoning

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Boston, MA · Applied Science

The role focuses on automated reasoning within AWS, requiring a PhD or equivalent research experience in areas like SAT, SMT, theorem proving, symbolic simulation, or program analysis. The candidate will solve complex problems, lead design and implementation of solutions, and provide cross-organizational technical influence. The primary focus is on foundational research and development in automated reasoning, aligning with L0 data and foundational model research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Solve large or significantly complex problems that require deep knowledge and understanding of your domain and scientific innovation.
  2. Own strategic problem solving, and take the lead on the design, implementation, and delivery for solutions that have a long-term quantifiable impact.
  3. Provide cross-organizational technical influence, increasing productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.
  4. Develop strategic plans to identify fundamentally new solutions for business problems.
  5. Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues.

Skills

Required

  • PhD or equivalent research experience
  • Experience in SAT
  • Experience in SMT
  • Experience in mechanical theorem proving
  • Experience in symbolic simulation
  • Experience in programming language type systems
  • Experience in program analysis

Nice to have

  • Experience programming in OCaml
  • Experience programming in Dafny
  • Experience programming in Haskell
  • Experience programming in Kotlin
  • Experience programming in Lean
  • Experience programming in Rust
  • Experience programming in Scala

What the JD emphasized

  • deep knowledge and understanding of your domain
  • scientific innovation
  • strategic problem solving
  • long-term quantifiable impact
  • cross-organizational technical influence
  • deep technical experience
  • advanced technical issues
  • PhD or equivalent research experience
  • Experience in any of the following areas: SAT, SMT, mechanical theorem proving, symbolic simulation, programming language type systems, program analysis.

Other signals

  • automated reasoning
  • AWS
  • advanced and rigorous solutions