Applied Scientist II, Amazon Last Mile Science (Delivery Capacity, ML and GenAI), Bengaluru
Job Description
Amazon’s Last Mile Science team is hiring an Applied Scientist II in Bengaluru with strong machine learning and GenAI engineering skills. The team owns core decision models for Amazon’s delivery network, from jurisdiction planning and delivery-channel design to station and on-road capacity planning and routing inputs. This role focuses on managing and optimising delivery capacity and improving existing algorithms.
At a glance
- Role: Applied Scientist II, Last Mile
- Posted: 19 May 2026
- Focus: Delivery capacity planning, ML, computer vision, GenAI, optimisation
- Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Job ID: 10423267
- Apply: open until filled (re-checked 13 October 2026)
About the Last Mile science role
- Develop solutions to manage and optimise delivery capacity in the last-mile network
- Analyse existing algorithms and find ways to improve them
- Apply ML, computer vision or GenAI to planning, capacity and routing problems
- Work with product managers, scientists and engineers on supply chain decisions
About Last Mile Science
Last Mile builds the systems that bring in drivers, delivery companies and assets to deliver Amazon’s and other shippers’ parcels at low cost. The posting says its research affects customers, drivers, station associates and Delivery Service Partners, and draws on transport, supply chain management, pricing and forecasting.
What Amazon is looking for
- At least 3 years of building models for business applications
- A PhD, or a master’s degree and at least 4 years of experience in CS, CE, ML or a related field
- Patents or publications at top peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Programming in Java, C++, Python or a related language
- Experience in algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimisation, data mining, or parallel, distributed or high-performance computing
Nice to have
- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development
Pay and location
Amazon’s posting does not state a salary; pay is discussed during the hiring process. The role is based in Bengaluru, India.
How to apply
Apply through the official Amazon job posting. Amazon’s posting does not give a closing date, so the role is open until filled; ResearchJobs.in will re-check this listing on 13 October 2026. Amazon lists the minimum and preferred qualifications on the posting; read both before applying. Check the posting for location and work-authorisation details before you apply.
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Hiring institution: Amazon
Official advertisement: www.amazon.jobs
How to prepare for this application
- Operations sense: show you understand forecasting, capacity and routing trade-offs.
- Research depth: the posting asks for solid research in ML, computer vision or GenAI; cite your papers.
- Impact: connect your models to cost, speed or driver experience.
- Related team: Last Mile science roles elsewhere in Amazon use similar interviews.
- Leadership Principles: Amazon interviews lean on them; prepare two or three STAR stories for each.
About Amazon in India
Amazon runs large science and engineering teams in India, including in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and Gurugram. Applied scientists and data scientists work on machine learning problems across retail, logistics, advertising, devices, payments and cloud services.
