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DescriptionAre you looking to work at the forefront of Machine Learning and AI? Would you be excited to apply Generative AI algorithms to solve real world problems with significant impact? The Generative AI Innovation Center helps AWS customers implement Generative AI solutions and realize transformational business opportunities. This is a team of strategists, scientists, engineers, and architects working step-by-step with customers to build bespoke solutions that harness the power of generative AI.

DescriptionAre you looking to work at the forefront of Machine Learning and AI? Would you be excited to apply Generative AI algorithms to solve real world problems with significant impact? The Generative AI Innovation Center helps AWS customers implement Generative AI solutions and realize transformational business opportunities. This is a team of strategists, scientists, engineers, and architects working step-by-step with customers to build bespoke solutions that harness the power of generative AI.Starting in 2024, the Innovation Center launched a new Custom Model and Optimization program to help customers develop and scale highly customized generative AI solutions. The team helps customers imagine and scope bespoke use cases that will create the greatest value for their businesses, define paths to navigate technical or business challenges, develop and optimize models to power their solutions, and make plans for launching solutions at scale. The GenAI Innovation Center team provides guidance on best practices for applying generative AI responsibly and cost efficiently.You will work directly with customers and innovate in a fast-paced organization that contributes to game-changing projects and technologies. You will design and run experiments, research new algorithms, and find new ways of optimizing risk, profitability, and customer experience.We're looking for Applied Scientists capable of using GenAI and other techniques to design, evangelize, and implement state-of-the-art solutions for never-before-solved problems.Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with AI/ML scientists and engineers to research, design, develop, and evaluate generative AI solutions to address real-world challenges
• Interact with customers directly to understand their business problems, aid them in implementation of generative AI solutions, brief customers and guide them on adoption patterns and paths to production
• Help customers optimize their solutions through approaches such as model selection, training or tuning, right-sizing, distillation, and hardware optimization
• Provide customer and market feedback to product and engineering teams to help define product direction

Basic Qualifications

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• 5+ years of hands on experience with Python to build, train, and evaluate models
• 5+ years of experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
• 2+ years of experience with design, development, and optimization of generative AI solutions, algorithms, or technologies
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with design, deployment, and evaluation of Large Language Model (LLM)-powered agents and tools and orchestration approaches
• Hands-on experience with model customization techniques such as fine-tuning, continued pre-training, and LLM-as-judge evaluation
• Experience with optimization of models on GPUs, Amazon Silicon, or TPUs
• 2+ years of experience with open source frameworks for building applications powered by LLMs like LangChain, LlamaIndex, and/ or similar tools
• Experience building generative AI applications on AWS using services such as Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker
• Strong communication skills, with attention to detail and ability to convey rigorous technical concepts and considerations to non-experts
• Scientific thinking and the ability to invent, a track record of thought leadership and contributions that have advanced the field

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 for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260,000/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. Dependent 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.Company - Amazon Web Services, Inc.Job ID: A2916828

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionResearch, Science, and Engineering
• IndustriesIT Services and IT Consulting

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