Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon ReCommerce India (Returns Grading and Computer Vision), Bengaluru

Job Description

Amazon’s India ReCommerce business is hiring a senior applied scientist in Bengaluru to build the machine learning behind recovering value from returned products. The problems include predicting whether a returned unit can be resold without a human check, detecting damage and fraud inside sealed packaging from images, routing each unit to its best recovery path, and pricing recovered stock dynamically, both with India-first models and by adapting worldwide models to India’s data.

At a glance

• Role: Sr Applied Scientist, Amazon ReCommerce India
• Posted: 18 August 2026
• Focus: Returns grading, defect and fraud detection, disposition routing, pricing
• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Job ID: 10504703
• Apply: open until filled (re-checked 13 October 2026)

About the ReCommerce science role

• Build models for automated returns grading from structured and unstructured signals
• Develop computer vision for defect detection, condition assessment and fraud, including inside sealed packaging
• Build disposition-prediction and routing models (resale, repair, liquidation, donation, recycling)
• Develop pricing and recovery optimisation models
• Own problems end to end with engineering, product and operations

What Amazon is looking for

• At least 6 years of building machine learning models for business applications
• A PhD or a master’s degree
• Programming in Java, C++, Python or a related language
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning

Nice to have

• Modelling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLlib, MXNet, TensorFlow, NumPy and SciPy
• Large-scale distributed systems such as Hadoop and Spark

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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