Member of Technical Staff Intern (2026), Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

Amazon has launched a new research lab in San Francisco to develop foundational capabilities for useful AI agents. Were enabling practical AI to make our customers more productive empowered and particular our work combines large language models (LLMs) with reinforcement learning (RL) to solve reasoning planning and world modeling in both virtual and physical environments. Our research builds on that of Amazons broader AGI organization which recently introduced Amazon Nova a new generation of state-of-the-art foundation models (FMs).

Our lab is a small talent-dense team with the resources and scale of Amazon. Each team in the lab has the autonomy to move fast and the long-term commitment to pursue high-risk high-payoff research. Were entering an exciting new era where agents can redefine what AI makes possible. Wed love for you to join our lab and build it from the ground up!



Key job responsibilities
You will contribute directly to AI agent development in a research engineering role: running experiments building tools to accelerate scientific workflows and scaling up AI systems.
Key responsibilities include:
* Design maintain and enhance tools and workflows that support cutting-edge research
* Adapt quickly to evolving research priorities and team needs
* Stay informed on the latest advancements in large language models and related research
* Collaborate closely with researchers to develop new techniques and tools around emerging agent capabilities
* Drive project execution including scoping prioritization timeline management and stakeholder communication
* Thrive in a fast-paced iterative environment delivering high-quality software on tight schedules
* Apply strong software engineering fundamentals to produce clean reliable and maintainable code

About the team
The Amazon AGI SF Lab is focused on developing new foundational capabilities for enabling useful AI agents that can take actions in the digital and physical other words were enabling practical AI that can actually do things for us and make our customers more productive empowered and fulfilled. The lab is designed to empower AI researchers and engineers to make major breakthroughs with speed and focus toward this goal.

Our philosophy combines the agility of a startup with the resources of Amazon. By keeping the team lean were able to maximize the amount of compute per person. Each team in the lab has the autonomy to move fast and the long-term commitment to pursue high-risk high-payoff research.

- Are 18 years of age or older
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java C or C# including object-oriented design
- Are enrolled in a Bachelors degree or above in Computer Science Computer Engineering Data Science Electrical Engineering or related STEM fields with an expected graduation date after October 2026

- Hands-on experience in academic labs industry internships and/or open source development
- Demonstrated ability to own an ambiguous project end-to-end i.e. writing code designing experiments and interpreting results
- Capacity to work autonomously and with a small team to drive research progress

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 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.

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