Applied Scientist, Amazon

• PhD, or a Master's degree and experience in CS, CE, ML or related field
• Experience in building models for business application
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing

Desirable

• As a key member of the central Research Science Team of logistic operations, these persons will be responsible for designing algorithmic solutions based on data and mathematics for optimizing the end-to-end Amazon supply chain network
• The job is opened in the EU Headquarters in Luxembourg (alternatively: Barcelona, Berlin or London), designed to maximize interaction with the team and stakeholders
• Solve complex optimization and machine learning problems using scalable algorithmic techniques
• Design and develop efficient research prototypes that address real-world problems in the massive logistics network of Amazon
• Lead complex time-bound, long-term as well as ad-hoc analyses to assist decision making
• Communicate to leadership results from business analysis, strategies and tactics
• A day in the life:
• You will be brainstorming algorithmic approaches with team-mates to solve challenging problems for Amazon logistics operations
• You will be developing and testing prototype solutions with above algorithmic techniques
• You will be scavenging information from the sea of Amazon data to improve these solutions
• You will be meeting with other scientists, engineers, stakeholders and customers to enhance the solutions and get them adopted