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# Sr. Applied Scientist, AGI

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Business Software, C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/sr-applied-scientist-agi-sunnyvale-ca-usa-58914776

## About the Role

Experience with large-scale ML systems (profiling, debugging, scalability) * PhD or Master's with 6+ years of applied research experience * Proficiency in Java, C++, Python or related languages * Experience with building agents OR training LLMs for agentic tasks * Knowledge of DL/GenAI and LLMs Key requirements * health insurance (medical, dental, vision) * RSUs * sign-on payments * 401(k) matching * paid time off * parnational leave

## Description

Experteer Overview Join the Foundational AI (FAI) team as an Applied Scientist to advance GenAI with LLMs. You will develop RL Gyms, evaluate their impact on frontier model progress, and invent techniques to push state-of-the-art in LLMs. You will contribute to foundational model work in an applied research setting and translate advances into customer-facing products and services. You will work with Amazon's data and massive computing resources to accelerate LLM development. This role blends research with product impact. Compensation / Benefits * Support development of RL Gyms and assess their usefulness for frontier model advancement * Build techniques to advance state-of-the-art with LLMs * Support foundational model development in an applied research role * Leverage heterogeneous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in LLMs * Impact products and services that utilize GenAI technology Tasks * 3+ years building ML models for business applications * Experience with large-scale ML systems (profiling, debugging, scalability) * PhD or Master's with 6+ years of applied research experience * Proficiency in Java, C++, Python or related languages * Experience with building agents OR training LLMs for agentic tasks * Knowledge of DL/GenAI and LLMs Key requirements * health insurance (medical, dental, vision) * RSUs * sign-on payments * 401(k) matching * paid time off * parnational leave


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