Applied Scientist Intern

Job Description

Job Title: 2026 Applied Scientist Intern, Amazon University Talent Acquisition. Location: Multiple EMEA locations (Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, South Africa, UAE, UK)

Job Type:
Internship (3–6 months, full-time, on-site). You will work with scientists, engineers, and other interns across Amazon Science teams, gaining hands-on research experience while contributing to real-world systems.

Duties:

• Design and develop end-to-end systems that support scientific and production use cases.
• Work with scientists and engineers to build, test, and deploy models and algorithms.
• Write technical white papers and research documents when needed;
• Support production projects by creating roadmaps and contributing to system improvements.
• Experiment with new ideas and explore scientific problems across domains such as machine learning, optimization, robotics, and quantum computing.
• Collaborate with diverse and cross-functional teams to solve complex problems.;
• Participate in Amazon’s customer-focused culture and contribute to research that may influence future products and technologies.

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in a Master’s or PhD program in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, Operations Research, Statistics, or related fields.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or related languages;
• Ability to design experiments, analyze results, and develop algorithms using toolkits or custom code.
• Experience with machine learning, data mining, or statistical methods is preferred.
• Publications at peer-reviewed conferences or journals is a plus.

Benefits and Instructions:

• Interns receive a competitive stipend or salary.
• Each intern is paired with a dedicated manager and mentor;
• Access to networking events, team initiatives, and Amazon Science activities.
• Opportunities to publish at top-tier conferences;
• Internships are full-time and last 3–6 months, with start dates available year-round.
• Assignments are matched to your research background and interests before interviews;
• These internships are not remote; you must work on-site in one of the available EMEA locations.
• To apply, submit your application online and follow the interview guidelines linked in the job description.