Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon CloudWatch Logs

7 days ago


Tacoma WA United States Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Full time
Amazon CloudWatch is the native AWS monitoring and observability service for cloud resources and applications. We are seeking a talented Senior Applied Scientist to develop next-generation scientific methods and infrastructure to support a core AWS business that delivers critical services to millions of customers operating at scale. This is a high visibility and high impact role that work on highly strategic projects in the AI/ML and Analytics space, will interact with all levels of AWS leadership.

We are developing solutions that not only surface the "what" but also the "why" and "how to fix it", without requiring operators to have extensive domain knowledge and technical expertise to efficiently troubleshoot and remediate incidents. Using decades of AWS operational excellence coupled with the advances in LLMs and Gen-AI technologies, we are transforming the very core of how customers can effortlessly interact with our offerings to build and operate their applications in the cloud.

We are hiring to grow our team, and are looking for well-rounded applied scientists with backgrounds in machine learning, foundation models, and natural language processing. You'll be working with talented scientists, engineers, and product managers to innovate on behalf of our customers. If you're fired up about being part of a dynamic, mission driven team, then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey

Key job responsibilities
As a Sr. Applied Scientist you will be responsible for

Research and development of algorithms that improve training of foundation models across pre-training, multitask learning, supervised finetuning, and reinforcement learning from human feedback
Research and development of novel approaches for anomaly detection, root cause analysis, and provide intelligent insights from vast amounts of monitoring and observability data
Collaborating with scientists, engineers, and Product Managers across CloudWatch team as well as directly with customers
Lead key science initiatives in strategic investment areas of AI/ML/LLM Ops and Observability
Be an industry thought leader representing Amazon at top-tier scientific conferences
Engaging in the hiring process and developing, growing, and mentoring junior scientists

A day in the life
Working closely with and across agile teams, you will be able to see and feel the impact of your work on our customers. This is a high visibility and high impact role that will interact with all levels of AWS leadership. Our ideal candidate is excited about the incredible opportunity that cloud monitoring represents and is deeply passionate about delivering the highest quality services leveraging AI/ML/LLMs. You're naturally customer centric and thrive in a fast-paced environment that requires strong technical and business judgment and solid communication skills.

About the team
Amazon CloudWatch Logs is a core monitoring service used by millions of AWS customers. We move fast and have delivered remarkable products and features over the last few years to streamline how AWS customers troubleshoot their critical applications.

Our mission is to be the most cost effective, integrated, fast, and secure logs management and analytics platform for AWS customers.

We are a diverse group of product and engineering professionals that are passionate about delivering logging features that delight customers operating at any scale.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Utility Computing (UC)
AWS Utility Computing (UC) provides product innovations - from foundational services such as Amazon's Simple Storage Service (S3) and Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), to consistently released new product innovations that continue to set AWS's services and features apart in the industry. As a member of the UC organization, you'll support the development and management of Compute, Database, Storage, Internet of Things (IoT), Platform, and Productivity Apps services in AWS, including support for customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.

Mentorship and Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 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
- Ability to translate informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - 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.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences.

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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