Applied Scientist II, Annapurna ML

Amazon
Cupertino, CA, USA2026-04-17ONSITE

About the job

The AWS Neuron Science Team is looking for talented scientists to enhance our software stack, accelerating customer adoption of Trainium and Inferentia accelerators. In this role, you will work directly with external and internal customers to identify key adoption barriers and optimization opportunities. You'll collaborate closely with our engineering teams to implement innovative solutions and engage with academic and research communities to advance state-of-the-art ML systems. As part of a strategic growth area for AWS, you'll work alongside distinguished engineers and scientists in an exciting and impactful environment.

Responsibilities

AI for Systems: Developing and applying ML/RL approaches for kernel/code generation and optimization

Machine Learning Compiler: Creating advanced compiler techniques for ML workloads

System Robustness: Building tools for accuracy and reliability validation

Efficient Kernel Development: Designing high-performance kernels optimized for our ML accelerator architectures

Qualifications

Minimum

PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience

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

Preferred

Experience in state-of-the-art deep learning models architecture design and deep learning training and optimization and model pruning

Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application