Sr Applied Scientist FAR Frontier AI Robotics
Sr Applied Scientist FAR Frontier AI Robotics
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07-04-2025
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$ 150400 - 260000
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
07-04-2025
Job Description
Join the next revolution in robotics at Amazons Frontier AI & Robotics team. As a Senior Applied Scientist youll spearhead the development of breakthrough foundation models that enable robots to perceive understand and interact with the world in unprecedented ways. Youll drive technical excellence in areas such as perception manipulation science understanding sim2real transfer multimodal foundation models and multitask learning designing novel algorithms that bridge the gap between research and realworld deployment at Amazon scale.
In this role youll combine handson technical work with scientific leadership ensuring your team delivers robust solutions for dynamic realworld environments. Youll leverage Amazons vast computational resources to tackle ambitious problems in areas like very large multimodal robotic foundation models and efficient promptable model architectures that can scale across diverse robotic applications.
Key job responsibilities
Lead technical initiatives in robotics foundation models driving breakthrough approaches through handson research and development in areas like openvocabulary panoptic scene understanding scaling up multimodal LLMs sim2real/real2sim techniques endtoend visionlanguageaction models efficient model inference video tokenization
Design and implement novel deep learning architectures that push the boundaries of what robots can understand and accomplish
Guide technical direction for specific research initiatives ensuring robust performance in production environments
Mentor fellow scientists while maintaining strong individual technical contributions
Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize and scale models for realworld applications
Influence technical decisions and implementation strategies within your area of focus
A day in the life
Develop and implement novel foundation model architectures working handson with our extensive compute infrastructure
Guide fellow scientists in solving complex technical challenges from sim2real transfer to efficient multitask learning
Lead focused technical initiatives from conception through deployment ensuring successful integration with production systems
Drive technical discussions within your team and with key stakeholders
Conduct experiments and prototype new ideas using our massive compute cluster
Mentor team members while maintaining significant handson contribution to technical solutions
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 fulltime employees include:
1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!
About the team
At Frontier AI & Robotics were not just advancing robotics were reimagining it from the ground up. Our team is building the future of intelligent robotics through innovative foundation models and endtoend learned systems. We tackle some of the most challenging problems in AI and robotics from developing sophisticated perception systems to creating adaptive manipulation strategies that work in complex realworld scenarios.
What sets us apart is our unique combination of ambitious research vision and practical impact. We leverage Amazons massive computational infrastructure and rich realworld datasets to train and deploy stateoftheart foundation models. Our work spans the full spectrum of robotics intelligence from multimodal perception using images videos and sensor data to sophisticated manipulation strategies that can handle diverse realworld scenarios. Were building systems that dont just work in the lab but scale to meet the demands of Amazons global operations.
Join us if youre excited about pushing the boundaries of whats possible in robotics working with worldclass researchers and seeing your innovations deployed at unprecedented scale.
PhD or Masters degree and 6 years of applied research experience
3 years of industry or academic research experience
Experience programming in Java C Python or related language
Strong publication record at toptier conferences (NeurIPS ICML ICLR CVPR ICCV RSS CoRL)
Strong track record of leading technical projects
Experience mentoring junior scientists/engineers
Demonstrated expertise in deep learning and model development
History of impactful firstauthor publications at major conferences
Experience leading research initiatives in robotics or foundation models
Track record of successful production ML deployments
Experience with largescale distributed systems
History of technical leadership and team mentorship
Experience bridging research with practical engineering implementation
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age 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 Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco 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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt 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 $150400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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.
In this role youll combine handson technical work with scientific leadership ensuring your team delivers robust solutions for dynamic realworld environments. Youll leverage Amazons vast computational resources to tackle ambitious problems in areas like very large multimodal robotic foundation models and efficient promptable model architectures that can scale across diverse robotic applications.
Key job responsibilities
Lead technical initiatives in robotics foundation models driving breakthrough approaches through handson research and development in areas like openvocabulary panoptic scene understanding scaling up multimodal LLMs sim2real/real2sim techniques endtoend visionlanguageaction models efficient model inference video tokenization
Design and implement novel deep learning architectures that push the boundaries of what robots can understand and accomplish
Guide technical direction for specific research initiatives ensuring robust performance in production environments
Mentor fellow scientists while maintaining strong individual technical contributions
Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize and scale models for realworld applications
Influence technical decisions and implementation strategies within your area of focus
A day in the life
Develop and implement novel foundation model architectures working handson with our extensive compute infrastructure
Guide fellow scientists in solving complex technical challenges from sim2real transfer to efficient multitask learning
Lead focused technical initiatives from conception through deployment ensuring successful integration with production systems
Drive technical discussions within your team and with key stakeholders
Conduct experiments and prototype new ideas using our massive compute cluster
Mentor team members while maintaining significant handson contribution to technical solutions
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 fulltime employees include:
1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!
About the team
At Frontier AI & Robotics were not just advancing robotics were reimagining it from the ground up. Our team is building the future of intelligent robotics through innovative foundation models and endtoend learned systems. We tackle some of the most challenging problems in AI and robotics from developing sophisticated perception systems to creating adaptive manipulation strategies that work in complex realworld scenarios.
What sets us apart is our unique combination of ambitious research vision and practical impact. We leverage Amazons massive computational infrastructure and rich realworld datasets to train and deploy stateoftheart foundation models. Our work spans the full spectrum of robotics intelligence from multimodal perception using images videos and sensor data to sophisticated manipulation strategies that can handle diverse realworld scenarios. Were building systems that dont just work in the lab but scale to meet the demands of Amazons global operations.
Join us if youre excited about pushing the boundaries of whats possible in robotics working with worldclass researchers and seeing your innovations deployed at unprecedented scale.
PhD or Masters degree and 6 years of applied research experience
3 years of industry or academic research experience
Experience programming in Java C Python or related language
Strong publication record at toptier conferences (NeurIPS ICML ICLR CVPR ICCV RSS CoRL)
Strong track record of leading technical projects
Experience mentoring junior scientists/engineers
Demonstrated expertise in deep learning and model development
History of impactful firstauthor publications at major conferences
Experience leading research initiatives in robotics or foundation models
Track record of successful production ML deployments
Experience with largescale distributed systems
History of technical leadership and team mentorship
Experience bridging research with practical engineering implementation
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation protected veteran status disability age 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 Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the San Francisco 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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt 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 $150400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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.
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Senior IC
Employment Type
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