Applied Scientist -- Foundation Models, SSO
Amazon Web Services, Inc., Santa Clara, California
About the job
We are looking for an AI/ML Engineer to build efficient, stable foundation models for long-horizon agentic workloads. The role combines model development with systems and hardware optimization.
Qualifications
Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, transformers, and foundation models.
Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or similar frameworks.
Experience training, fine-tuning, or serving large-scale models.
Knowledge of GPU architecture, CUDA, Triton, custom kernels, or hardware-aware optimization.
Familiarity with distributed training and model parallelism.
Experience with AWS Trainium, Inferentia, Neuron SDK, TPUs, or other custom accelerators is preferred.
PhD in machine learning, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field is preferred.
Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities
Design, train, fine-tune, and evaluate custom foundation models.