Senior Applied Scientist, Last Mile Delivery

Amazon
Bellevue, WA, USA2026-05-29ONSITE

About the job

Join Amazon's Last Mile Technology Revolution! Are you ready to reshape the future of logistics? Join us in transforming how millions of packages reach their final destination through state-of-the-art technology and innovation! The Last Mile Technology organization is pioneering advanced solutions that are revolutionizing Amazon Logistics (AMZL). Our mission is to create intelligent, efficient, and scalable systems that will transform the delivery experience. We're building the future of last-mile logistics while maintaining Amazon's highest standards for safety and reliability.

Responsibilities

Design and implement deep learning models for visual perception

Build algorithms that enable decision-making

Create robust systems that allow AI agents to operate safely across diverse geographical areas

Publish novel research and create entirely new approaches to visual perception, scene understanding, and control systems

Work on complete solutions from object detection and tracking to path planning and control, from sim-to-real transfer to real-world deployment and continuous learning from agent experiences

Qualifications

Minimum

3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience

PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience

Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language

Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning

Preferred

Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.

Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.