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# Principal Applied Scientist, Automated Reasoning...

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $198,900.0 - $269,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Categorical Abstract Machine Language (CAML), Amazon Web Services, Scala (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Rust (Programming Language), Kotlin, Information Technology, Glasgow Haskell Compiler
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gme496

## About the Role

PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

 - Experience in professional software development.

 - Experience programming in O'Caml, Dafny, Haskell, Kotlin, Lean, Rust, Scala or related language.

Preferred Qualifications

 - Deep understanding of the science underlying security, privacy, and sovereignty.

 - Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives.

 - 6+ years experience leading scientists, science teams, or science products in either academic or industrial setting.

## Description

Applied Scientists in AWS Automated Reasoning are dedicated to making AWS the best computing service in the world for customers who require advanced and rigorous solutions for automated reasoning, privacy, and sovereignty.

Key job responsibilities

 - Solve large or significantly complex problems that require deep knowledge and understanding of your domain and scientific innovation.

 - Own strategic problem solving, and take the lead on the design, implementation, and delivery for solutions that have a long-term quantifiable impact.

 - Provide cross-organizational technical influence, increasing productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.

 - Develop strategic plans to identify fundamentally new solutions for business problems.

 - Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues.


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