Principal Applied Scientist, Neuro-Symbolic AI Labs

We are looking for researchers who aim to build super-intelligent AI systems that leverage proof assistants to guide learning and reasoning. Our neuro-symbolic AI technology is applied across a wide range of science and engineering domains within Amazon, and you will join the team at the forefront of this research.

As a Principal Applied Scientist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the definition, vision, and development of product features from beginning to end. You will:

- Define and implement new neuro-symbolic applications that employ scalable and efficient approaches to solve complex problems.
- Work in an agile, startup-like development environment, where you are always working on the most important stuff.
- Deliver high-quality scientific artifacts.

About the team
We work closely with academia. Our team includes an Amazon Scholar in mathematics, and we maintain active research collaborations with faculty at leading CS departments (MIT, Berkeley, CMU). - Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Experience with leading experienced scientists as well as having a record of developing junior members from academia or industry to a career track in a business environment
- PhD, or Master's degree and 8+ years of applied research experience - 10+ years of relevant work in industry or academia experience
- Experience creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art
- Have peer-reviewed scientific contributions in premier journals and conferences

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, MA, Boston - 198,900.00 - 269,000.00 USD annually