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Join the Amazon Kiro LLM-Training team and help create groundbreaking generative AI technologies including Kiro IDE and Amazon Q Developer that are transforming the software development landscape.\n\nKey job responsibilities\nAs a key member of our team, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, where cutting-edge research meets real-world application:\n\nPush the boundaries of reinforcement learning and post-training methodologies for large language models specialized in code intelligence\n\nInvent and implement state-of-the-art machine learning solutions that operate at unprecedented Amazon scale\n\nDeploy revolutionary products that directly impact the daily workflows of millions of developers worldwide\n\nBreak new ground in AI and machine learning, challenging what's possible in intelligent code assistance\n\nPublish and present your pioneering work at premier ML and NLP conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR , ACL, EMNLP)\n\nAccelerate innovation by working directly with customers to rapidly transition research breakthroughs into production systems\n\nAbout The Team\nThe AWS Developer Agents and Experiences (DAE) team is reimagining the builder experience through generative AI and foundation models. We’re leveraging the latest advances in AI to transform how engineers work from IDE environments to web-based tools and services, empowering developers to tackle projects of any scale with unprecedented efficiency.\n\nBroadly, 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. Within AWS UC, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC) roles engage with AWS customers who require specialized security solutions for their cloud services.\n\nWhy AWS?\nAmazon 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.\n\nInclusive Team Culture\nHere 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 conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.\n\nMentorship & Career Growth\nWe’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.\n\nWork/Life Balance\nWe 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.\n\nHybrid Work\nWe value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords employees options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our U.S. Amazon offices.\n\nBasic Qualifications\n\n3+ years of building models for business application experience\n\nPhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience\n\nExperience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals\n\nExperience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language\n\nExperience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nExperience using Unix/Linux\n\nExperience in professional software development\n\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\n\nLos Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\n\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. 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Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\n\nOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. 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