Amazon
Principal Applied Scientist, AGI Foundations, AGI Foundations
Amazon, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Principal Applied Scientist, AGI Foundations, AGI Foundations
Job ID: 3127969 | Amazon.com Services LLC
As a Principal Scientist within the Artificial General Intelligence (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.
A Principal Applied Scientist will solicit differing views across the organization, be willing to change your mind as you learn more, and produce artifacts that are exemplary and often used as reference across the organization. You are a hands‑on scientific leader; develop solutions that are exemplary in terms of algorithm design, clarity, model structure, efficiency, and extensibility; and tackle intrinsically hard problems, acquiring expertise as needed.
Principal Applied Scientists are expected to decompose complex problems into straightforward solutions. You amplify your impact by leading scientific reviews within your organization or at your location; and scrutinize and review experimental design, modeling, verification and other research procedures. You also probe assumptions, illuminate pitfalls, foster shared understanding, align teams toward coherent strategies, and educate the scientific community on advanced techniques, state‑of‑the‑art approaches, the latest technologies, and trends.
AGI Principal Applied Scientists help managers guide the career growth of other scientists by mentoring and play a significant role in hiring and developing scientists and leads. You will play a critical role in driving the development of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies that can handle Amazon‑scale use cases and have a significant impact on our customers' experiences.
Key job responsibilities
Define key research directions, invent new machine learning techniques, conduct rigorous experiments, and ensure that research is translated into practice.
Develop long‑term strategies, persuade teams to adopt those strategies, propose goals and deliver on them.
A Principal Applied Scientist will participate in organizational planning, hiring, mentorship, and leadership development. You will also 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).
About the team Amazon’s AGI team is focused on building foundational AI to solve real‑world problems at scale, delivering value to all existing businesses in Amazon, and enabling entirely new services and products for people and enterprises around the world.
Basic Qualifications
Master's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or PhD
Experience in building complex, real‑time systems involving AI, ML, and NLP with successful delivery to customers.
Experience with project delivery for large, cross‑functional projects with evolving requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
PhD with specialization in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, or Computational Cognitive Science
10+ years of combined academic and research experience
First author research on scaling laws, evaluation metrics, data mixture optimization, data efficiency, or neural network architectures in top‑tier journals and conferences
Functional thought leader and sought after for key tech decisions
Experience influencing decisions at an executive level
Experience mentoring and training the research scientist community on complex technical issues
Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives
Excellent written and spoken communication skills with successful delivery to customers
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. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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.
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. 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 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:
November 21, 2025 (Updated 42 minutes ago)
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As a Principal Scientist within the Artificial General Intelligence (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.
A Principal Applied Scientist will solicit differing views across the organization, be willing to change your mind as you learn more, and produce artifacts that are exemplary and often used as reference across the organization. You are a hands‑on scientific leader; develop solutions that are exemplary in terms of algorithm design, clarity, model structure, efficiency, and extensibility; and tackle intrinsically hard problems, acquiring expertise as needed.
Principal Applied Scientists are expected to decompose complex problems into straightforward solutions. You amplify your impact by leading scientific reviews within your organization or at your location; and scrutinize and review experimental design, modeling, verification and other research procedures. You also probe assumptions, illuminate pitfalls, foster shared understanding, align teams toward coherent strategies, and educate the scientific community on advanced techniques, state‑of‑the‑art approaches, the latest technologies, and trends.
AGI Principal Applied Scientists help managers guide the career growth of other scientists by mentoring and play a significant role in hiring and developing scientists and leads. You will play a critical role in driving the development of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies that can handle Amazon‑scale use cases and have a significant impact on our customers' experiences.
Key job responsibilities
Define key research directions, invent new machine learning techniques, conduct rigorous experiments, and ensure that research is translated into practice.
Develop long‑term strategies, persuade teams to adopt those strategies, propose goals and deliver on them.
A Principal Applied Scientist will participate in organizational planning, hiring, mentorship, and leadership development. You will also 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).
About the team Amazon’s AGI team is focused on building foundational AI to solve real‑world problems at scale, delivering value to all existing businesses in Amazon, and enabling entirely new services and products for people and enterprises around the world.
Basic Qualifications
Master's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics or equivalent, or PhD
Experience in building complex, real‑time systems involving AI, ML, and NLP with successful delivery to customers.
Experience with project delivery for large, cross‑functional projects with evolving requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
PhD with specialization in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, or Computational Cognitive Science
10+ years of combined academic and research experience
First author research on scaling laws, evaluation metrics, data mixture optimization, data efficiency, or neural network architectures in top‑tier journals and conferences
Functional thought leader and sought after for key tech decisions
Experience influencing decisions at an executive level
Experience mentoring and training the research scientist community on complex technical issues
Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives
Excellent written and spoken communication skills with successful delivery to customers
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. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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.
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. 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 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:
November 21, 2025 (Updated 42 minutes ago)
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