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Description

The Amazon Fulfillment Technology (AFT) Science team is seeking an exceptional Applied Scientist with strong operations research and optimization expertise to develop production solutions for one of the most complex systems in the world: Amazon's Fulfillment Network. At AFT Science, we design, build, and deploy optimization, statistics, machine learning, and GenAI/LLM solutions that power production systems running across Amazon Fulfillment Centers worldwide. We solve a wide range of challenges encountered throughout the network, including labor planning and staffing, pick scheduling, stow guidance, and capacity risk management. We are tasked with developing innovative, scalable, and reliable science-driven production solutions that exceed the published state of the art, enabling systems to run frequently (ranging from every few minutes to every few hours per use case) and continuously across our large-scale network.

Key job responsibilities
As an Applied Scientist, you will collaborate with other scientists, software engineers, product managers, and operations leaders to develop optimization-driven solutions using a variety of tools and observe direct impact on process efficiency and associate experience in the fulfillment network. Key responsibilities include:
- Develop understanding and domain knowledge of operational processes, system architecture and functions, and business requirements
- Deep dive into data and code to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and/or disruptive new approaches
- Develop scalable mathematical models for production systems to derive optimal or near-optimal solutions for existing and new challenges
- Create prototypes and simulations for agile experimentation of devised solutions
- Advocate for technical solutions with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and senior leadership
- Partner with engineers to integrate prototypes into production systems
- Design experiments to test new or incremental solutions launched in production and build metrics to track performance

A day in the life
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, full-time 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, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team
Amazon Fulfillment Technology (AFT) designs, develops, and operates end-to-end fulfillment technology solutions for all Amazon Fulfillment Centers (FCs). We harmonize the physical and virtual worlds so Amazon customers can get what they want, when they want it.

The AFT Science team has expertise in operations research, optimization, statistics, machine learning, and GenAI/LLM. We also possess deep domain expertise in operational processes within FCs and their challenges. We prioritize advancements that support AFT tech teams and focus areas rather than specific fields of research or individual business partners. We influence each stage of innovation from inception to deployment, which includes both developing novel solutions and improving existing approaches. Resulting production systems rely on a diverse set of technologies; our teams therefore invest in multiple specialties as the needs of each focus area evolve.