Principal Applied Scientist, Artificial General Intelligence

Overview

Principal Applied Scientist, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) — Job ID : 3092462 | Amazon.com Services LLC

As a Principal Applied Scientist within the AGI organization, you are a trusted part of the technical leadership. You bring business and industry context to science and technology decisions, set the standard for scientific excellence, and make decisions that affect the way we build and integrate algorithms. You solicit differing views across the organization, are willing to change your mind as you learn more, and produce exemplarily crafted artifacts used as references across the organization. You are a hands-on scientific leader who develops solutions exemplary in algorithm design, clarity, model structure, efficiency, and extensibility; tackling intrinsically hard problems and acquiring expertise as needed.

Responsibilities

• Define key research directions and invent new machine learning techniques.
• Conduct rigorous experiments and ensure research is translated into practice.
• Develop long-term strategies, persuade teams to adopt those strategies, and set goals to deliver on them.
• Participate in organizational planning, hiring, mentorship, and leadership development.
• Build scalable science and engineering solutions and serve as a key scientific resource in full-cycle development (conception, design, implementation, testing to documentation, delivery, and maintenance).

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants : Job duties for this position include : work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $179,000 / year in our lowest geographic market up to $309,400 / year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Depending on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits. For more information, please visit https : / / www.aboutamazon.com / workplace / employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Posted : September 26, 2025 (Updated about 2 hours ago)

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