Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, Special Projects

Company: Amazon
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 3, 2026

Job Description:

Innovators wanted! Are you an entrepreneur? A builder? A dreamer? This role is part of an Amazon Special Projects team that takes the company’s Think Big leadership principle to the limits. If you’re interested in innovating at scale to address big challenges in the world, this is the team for you. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer on our team, you will leverage your deep technical expertise to build reliable, scalable, and highly performant AI systems. You will drive technical strategy and collaborate closely with Applied Scientists on modeling experiments and prototypes, translating concepts into production-ready solutions. We’re looking for someone who wants to can make a positive impact on humanity, has a track record of innovating and building successfully, and loves solving hard problems! Key job responsibilities The ideal candidate for this role has a demonstrable track record of delivering successfully in a hyper-growth ML/AI environment by leveraging their deep technical expertise and adapting deftly to rapidly evolving priorities. In this role, you will: - Spearhead large scale technical initiatives and make critical architectural decisions - Identify and resolve complex technical challenges, often in ambiguous problem spaces - Design and implement scalable data processing pipelines and infrastructure to support ML model training workflows - Develop tools for data preprocessing, feature engineering, and efficient resource utilization for large-scale AI training jobs - Create monitoring systems, debugging tools, and performance optimization solutions for ML infrastructure - Collaborate to integrate ML frameworks with production systems and implement version control for both code and model artifacts - Mentor and guide MLEs and SDEs, fostering their growth and the overall team’s capabilities A day in the life Our main data consumers and producers are science teams. You will work closely with scientists from various domains to clarify requirements, design new systems, upgrade existing services and provide operational support to mitigate issues. You work will largely comprise of working with data services and pipelines. About the team We represent Amazon's ambitious vision to solve the world's most pressing challenges. We operate with the agility of a startup while backed by Amazon's resources and operational excellence. We're looking for builders who are excited about working on ambitious, undefined problems and are comfortable with ambiguity. Our team is for engineers who enjoy teamwork, cross-functional collaboration and building new things. You need to be a fast learner able to independently disambiguate requirements and deliver value to customers. We are offering fast-pace, Agile environment with little bureaucracy and small operational load. - 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience - 5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience - 5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience - Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team - 5 years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience - Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our 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. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually

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