Amazon.com is actively hiring for 97 AI and machine learning positions across AI/ML Engineer (36), Research Scientist (35), and AI Product Manager (17) roles. Posted salary ranges span $97K - $327K, with 82% of listings disclosing compensation. The median posted ceiling sits at $220K. Positions are based in Sunnyvale, CA, US, Culver City, CA, US, San Francisco, CA, US. The most frequently requested skills across these postings are Python, Aws, Rag, Prompt Engineering, Tensorflow. Mid-level roles account for 52% of openings.
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Sunnyvale, CA, US, Culver City, CA, US, San Francisco, CA, US, Seattle, WA, US, Bellevue, WA, US
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Open Positions (showing 25 of 97)
Applied Scientist, GenAI Catalog Intelligence, PRISM
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Creative Mixing Lead – AI-Assisted Dubbing, Localization Enablement & Accessibility Programs (LEAP)
Data Scientist, Security Issue Management
Senior Applied Scientist, Catalog System Services Science
Applied Scientist II, Amazon B2B Payments and Lending
Systems Development Engineer, Edge AI Platform Infrastructure, Hardware Compute Group
Sr. Technical Program Manager, Alexa AI Developer Tech
Senior Software Engineer Agentic AI, Amazon's Talent Solution’s Core Science and Engineering
Front-End Engineer II, AWS Applied AI Solutions
Sr. Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products and Brands
Software Development Engineer II, Data Center Design Engineering - BIM & AI Technologies
Airspace Management Simulation Applied Scientist, Prime Air Flight Sciences High Fidelity Methods
Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Science of Security
Sr. Applied Scientist, Fauna Robotics
Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products Off-Search Auction
Applied Scientist, Fauna
Principal, HR Business Partner, Applied AI Solutions PXT
Sr. MLE, Prime Video ML Platform
Software Development Manager, AI Studios
Applied Scientist, AWS Science of Security
Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products and Brands
What Amazon.com's hiring tells you
With 97 active AI roles spanning 8 role types, hiring at this scale signals AI is core to the business model, not a pilot. Companies in this tier typically have a named AI leader (VP AI, Head of ML), dedicated infrastructure budget, and a multi-year roadmap. Posted compensation range ($97K - $327K) suggests transparent and competitive pay practices.
The skill mix here leans toward Python in Research Scientist roles. That is a clue about what Amazon.com is building: teams hire for the work in front of them, not the work they wish they were doing.
Questions worth asking in the Amazon.com interview loop
The signals above come from public job postings. The signals you actually need come from the conversation. A few questions calibrated to this company's tier:
- How is the AI org structured, and who does it report to (CTO, CEO, separate AI leader)?
- What was the most recent ML system that shipped to production, and what was the scope?
- How much of compute spend is on inference vs training, and how is that decided?
Amazon.com AI and ML Hiring
Amazon.com has 97 active AI and ML roles in our dataset. Open positions span Research Scientist, AI/ML Engineer, Data Scientist, AI Product Manager. Compensation ranges from $97K - $327K across disclosed roles. Roles are based in Sunnyvale, CA, US, Culver City, CA, US, San Francisco, CA, US, Seattle, WA, US.
Salary Benchmarks
The market median for AI roles is $217,500. Research Scientist roles pay a median of $222,200 across the market. AI/ML Engineer roles pay a median of $218,750 across the market. Data Scientist roles pay a median of $192,890 across the market. Top-quartile AI compensation starts at $272,100.
Skills Amazon.com Looks For
PhD strongly preferred for most roles. Deep expertise in a specific area (NLP, computer vision, reinforcement learning, multimodal) is expected. PyTorch is the standard. Publication track record matters. Strong mathematical foundations in linear algebra, probability, optimization, and information theory are assumed.
Beyond the fundamentals, companies value experience with large-scale distributed training, novel architecture design, and the ability to bridge theory and practice. Understanding of current frontier topics (reasoning, multimodal, long-context, alignment) is essential. Code quality matters more than many researchers expect. Labs want researchers who can implement their ideas cleanly.
AI Role Categories
Research Scientist
Research Scientists push the boundaries of what AI can do. They design experiments, develop novel architectures, publish papers, and translate research breakthroughs into production capabilities. This is where the fundamental advances happen, from attention mechanisms to diffusion models to reasoning chains.
PhD strongly preferred for most roles. Deep expertise in a specific area (NLP, computer vision, reinforcement learning, multimodal) is expected. PyTorch is the standard. Publication track record matters. Strong mathematical foundations in linear algebra, probability, optimization, and information theory are assumed.
Market compensation for Research Scientist roles: $222,200 median across 197 positions with disclosed pay.
AI/ML Engineer
AI/ML Engineers build and deploy machine learning models in production. They work across the full ML lifecycle: data pipelines, model training, evaluation, and serving infrastructure. The role has evolved significantly over the past two years. Where ML Engineers once spent most of their time on model architecture, the job now tilts heavily toward inference optimization, cost management, and integrating LLM capabilities into existing systems. Companies want engineers who can ship production systems, and the experimenter-only role is fading fast.
Python and PyTorch dominate the requirements. Most roles expect experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and familiarity with ML frameworks like TensorFlow or JAX. RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) has become a top-3 skill requirement as companies integrate LLMs into their products. Docker and Kubernetes show up in about a third of postings, reflecting the production focus of the role.
Market compensation for AI/ML Engineer roles: $218,750 median across 3,817 positions with disclosed pay.
Data Scientist
Data Scientists extract insights and build predictive models from data. In the AI era, many roles now include LLM-powered analytics, automated reporting, and integration with generative AI tools. The role has evolved from 'the person who runs SQL queries' to 'the person who builds AI-powered data products.'
Python, SQL, and statistical modeling are the foundation. Increasingly, roles want experience with LLMs for data analysis, automated insight generation, and building AI-powered data products. Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks) and ML frameworks (scikit-learn, PyTorch) covers most job requirements.
Market compensation for Data Scientist roles: $192,890 median across 463 positions with disclosed pay.
AI Product Manager
AI Product Managers define what AI features get built and why. They translate business problems into ML-solvable tasks, work with engineering to scope model requirements, and own the metrics that determine if an AI feature is working. The role requires a rare combination of technical fluency and product instinct.
Technical fluency with ML concepts is essential, though you won't be writing models. Expect to understand training data, evaluation metrics, model limitations, and responsible AI practices. SQL and basic Python are increasingly expected. Experience with A/B testing, data analysis, and product analytics is baseline. Understanding LLM capabilities and limitations is now a core requirement.
Market compensation for AI Product Manager roles: $216,175 median across 270 positions with disclosed pay.
The AI Job Market Today
The AI job market spans 3,708 open positions across 16 role categories. The largest categories by volume: AI/ML Engineer (2,605), Data Scientist (310), AI Software Engineer (259). These three account for the majority of open positions, though smaller categories often have higher per-role compensation because of specialized skill requirements.
The seniority mix tells a story about where AI teams are in their maturity. Entry-level roles (102) are outnumbered by mid-level (1,705) and senior (1,469) positions, reflecting that most companies are past the 'build a team from scratch' phase and need experienced engineers who can ship production systems. Leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level) total 432 positions, representing the bottleneck between technical execution and organizational strategy.
Remote work availability sits at 14% of all AI roles (508 positions), with 3,180 requiring on-site or hybrid attendance. The remote share has stabilized after the post-pandemic correction. Senior and specialized roles (Research Scientist, ML Architect) are more likely to be remote-eligible than entry-level positions, partly because experienced hires have more negotiating power and partly because these roles require less hands-on mentorship.
AI compensation is structured in clear tiers. The market median sits at $217,500. Top-quartile roles start at $272,100, and the 90th percentile reaches $325,000. These figures include base salary with disclosed compensation. Total compensation (including equity, bonuses, and sign-on) runs 20-40% higher at companies that offer those components.
Category matters for compensation. AI Safety roles lead at $300,000 median, while Prompt Engineer roles sit at $140,000. The spread between highest and lowest-paying categories reflects the premium on specialized technical skills versus broader analytical roles.
The most in-demand skills across all AI postings: Python (1,890 postings), Aws (1,103 postings), Azure (877 postings), Rag (855 postings), Gcp (631 postings), Prompt Engineering (560 postings), Pytorch (545 postings), Claude (498 postings). Python dominates, appearing in the vast majority of role descriptions regardless of category. Cloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, Azure) is the second most common requirement. The newer entrants to the top skills list (RAG, vector databases, LLM APIs) reflect the shift from traditional ML toward generative AI applications.
AI Hiring Overview
The AI job market has 3,708 open positions tracked in our dataset. By seniority: 102 entry-level, 1,705 mid-level, 1,469 senior, and 432 leadership roles (Director, VP, C-Level). Remote roles make up 14% of the market (508 positions). The remaining 3,180 roles require on-site or hybrid attendance.
The market median for AI roles is $217,500. Top-quartile compensation starts at $272,100. The 90th percentile reaches $325,000. Highest-paying categories: AI Safety ($300,000 median, 21 roles); Research Engineer ($280,000 median, 147 roles); AI Architect ($254,798 median, 67 roles).
Research Scientist roles are concentrated at major AI labs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Meta FAIR) and well-funded AI startups. The competition is intense. PhD is effectively required for most positions, and publication track record matters. Compensation is among the highest in AI, reflecting both the scarcity of talent and the strategic importance of research breakthroughs.
What to Expect in Interviews
Research interviews are multi-stage: a research talk (present your best paper), technical deep-dives on your methodology, and often a 'research proposal' exercise where you design an experiment to test a hypothesis. Coding rounds test implementation ability alongside theoretical knowledge. Be prepared to implement a paper from scratch and discuss the design choices the authors made. Strong candidates can critique papers constructively and identify gaps in experimental methodology.
When evaluating opportunities: Strong research postings specify the research area, mention the team you'd join, and describe the problems they're working on. They often list recent publications from the team. Vague 'AI research' postings without specifics usually mean the company wants to sound impressive but doesn't have a real research agenda.
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