The Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) Science team is seeking an exceptional Sr. Applied Scientist with strong operations research and optimization expertise to develop production solutions for one of the most complex systems in the world: Amazon's Fulfillment Network.
At AFT Science, we design, build, and deploy optimization, statistics, machine learning, and GenAI/LLM solutions that power production systems running across Amazon Fulfillment Centers worldwide. We tackle a wide range of challenges throughout the network, including labor planning and staffing, pick scheduling, stow guidance, and capacity risk management. Our mission is to develop innovative, scalable, and reliable science-driven production solutions that exceed the published state of the art, enabling systems to run optimally and continuously (from every few minutes to every few hours) across our large-scale network.
Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will collaborate with scientists, software engineers, product managers, and operations leaders to drive the end-to-end lifecycle of optimization-driven solutions that directly impact process efficiency and associate experience in the worldwide fulfillment network.
Your key responsibilities include:
* Develop deep understanding and domain knowledge of operational processes, system architecture, and business requirements
* Dive deep into data and code to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and disruptive new approaches
* Design and develop scalable mathematical models for production systems to derive optimal or near-optimal solutions for existing and emerging challenges
* Create prototypes and simulations for agile experimentation of proposed solutions
* Advocate for technical solutions with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and senior leadership
* Partner with software engineers to integrate prototypes into production systems
* Design and execute experiments to test new or incremental solutions launched in production
* Build and monitor metrics to track solution performance and business impact
About the team
Amazon Fulfillment Technologies (AFT) designs, develops, and operates end-to-end fulfillment technology solutions that power Amazon Fulfillment Centers worldwide. AFT integrates software, science, and operational processes to optimize how inventory is received, stored, picked, packed, and shipped, enabling Amazon customers to receive the right products at the right time.
AFT Science is the central science organization driving scientific solution empowering across all critical AFT charters including inbound, outbound, and labor planning. The Fulfillment Operations Research (FOR) team within AFT Science specializes in optimization, statistics, machine learning, and GenAI/LLM. The team partners closely with software engineering, product, and operations teams to deliver scalable and reliable production solutions while advancing the state of the art in optimization, machine learning, and decision science.
