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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Applied Scientist - Machine Learning, Amazon... - **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc. - **Location:** Bellevue, WA, United States - **Salary:** $142,800.0 - $193,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Data Analysis, Business Software, C++ (Programming Language), Code Review, Software Design Documents, Python (Programming Language), Linear Programming, Logistic Regression, Machine Learning, Network Planning and Design, Routing, Software Engineering - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gmangx ## About the Role PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of science, technology, engineering or related field experience - Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application - 1+ years of programming in Java, C++, Python or related language experience - Experience in standard machine-learning and statistical modeling tools and techniques (e.g. random forests, gradient-boosted regression, LASSO, logistic regression) Preferred Qualifications - Experience in professional software development - Experience with forecasting and statistical analysis - Experience in mathematics such as linear programming or nonlinear optimization ## Description Amazon's Middle Mile Surface Research Science seeks an Applied Scientist to invent and build machine learning models that improve how Amazon plans and operates its transportation network. Amazon's transportation network moves millions of truckloads of freight between vendors, warehouses, and customers using a fleet of trucks, trains, and airplanes, on time and at low cost. Operating it requires constant decisions about how to route, schedule, and balance capacity across the network, and our strategy is to make those decisions with science-driven technology. Because existing techniques rarely fit Amazon's scale and unique business needs, this role centers on inventing new approaches and algorithms. As an Applied Scientist, you'll develop machine learning, forecasting, and prediction models and algorithms. You role will initially develop transit time prediction and uncertainty models. Your models will impact business decisions worth billions of dollars and improve the delivery experience for millions of customers. Key job responsibilities - Design and develop machine learning, forecasting, and other prediction models that enhance our optimization and planning systems. - Build models and algorithms from prototype to production-level systems. - Translate ambiguous business problems into modeling approaches, and drive the technical design with product, engineering, and operations partners. - Influence key business decisions through rigorous modeling and analysis. - Communicate results and recommendations to scientific and business audiences. A day in the life - Analyze data to investigate a business problem or model performance and identify improvements - Brainstorm new algorithmic strategies or business opportunities with fellow scientists - Leverage GenAI to build and test your new model features - Run a simulation or experiment to evaluate your model's performance - Meet with product and tech partners to review project requirements, data, design, or other project decisions - Review code changes or a design document from a fellow scientist or engineers - Write and present a paper documenting algorithm features, results, and recommendations About the team Middle Mile Surface Research Science builds the models and algorithms that plan and operate Amazon's middle mile network. Our work spans operations research, optimization, and machine learning. We work on vehicle route planning, capacity planning, scheduling, network design, transit-time prediction, demand forecasting, and equipment re-balancing. 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