Applied Scientist, Internet Edge Services

Location
Sydney NSW
 
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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for a motivated, best-in-class Applied Scientist for the Internet Controllers team in Sydney, Australia. This team works at the Internet edge of the AWS global network, connecting Amazon services to the Internet via external peering and transit connectivity.

The Networking & Infrastructure teams at AWS are building software to simplify the internet and control traffic, automate network remediation and deployment, improve performance for customers, answer queries about the safety of network actions and automatically detect anomalies using scientific intelligence, and roll out new software to the fleet of network devices with minimum human interaction.

In this role, you’ll develop software that’s removing the need for human intervention by performing millions of daily operations across a multitude of regions across the globe. You’ll join a team that’s instrumental in driving the stability and sustainability of our next-generation networks and discovering innovative ways to automate and scale services as we continue to expand.

Join our dynamic team of software engineers, network engineers, and applied scientists as we tackle complex traffic optimization challenges at global scale. You'll be at the forefront of developing next-generation internet controllers and AI-powered tooling, combining machine learning with real-world network engineering problems.

Key job responsibilities
An Applied Scientist on the team is expected to guide Network software and operations teams on building novel systems, theory and statistical/ML/AI models to solve complex network challenges that couldn't be solved with traditional approaches alone. You will be responsible for ideating, creating research prototypes, delivering projects in production, and interact with cross-functional teams to understand their needs and build novel systems or theoretical solutions to advance network performance, reliability, and automation. Our team operates across four strategic pillars:

Network Behavior Analysis: Investigating complex network dynamics, emergent behaviors, routing oscillations, and performance bottlenecks
Models, Algorithms & System Design: Developing innovative routing algorithms, traffic optimization models, and performance enhancement techniques
Evaluation & Metrics: Building comprehensive measurement systems for end-to-end performance metrics and cross-domain evaluation frameworks
Technology Integration & Application: Leveraging emerging technologies including Gen-AI to solve complex network challenges

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About AWS

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.

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.

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.

Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.

Mentorship and Career Growth
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

3+ years of building models for business application experience
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience in professional software development
PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:
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.

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