Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, AGI
Company websiteamazon.com (Amazon, opens in new tab)
Base salary $193,300 to $261,500
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Sunnyvale, CA
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- LocationSunnyvale, CA
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
The Foundational AI (FAI) team is looking for a passionate, talented, and inventive Machine Learning Engineer with a strong deep learning background, to build industry-leading Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technology with Large Language Models (LLMs).
Key job responsibilities
As a Machine Learning Engineer with the FAI team, you will support the development of RL Gyms, assess their usefulness for the frontier model advancement and build techniques to advance the state of the art with LLMs. You will support the foundational model development in an applied research role. Your work will directly impact our customers in the form of products and services that make use of GenAI technology. You will leverage Amazon’s heterogeneous data sources and large-scale computing resources to accelerate advances in LLMs.
About the team
The FAI team has a mission to push the envelope in GenAI with LLMs, in order to provide the best-possible experience for our customers.
Basic Qualifications
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- 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.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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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, CA, Sunnyvale - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually
Source: Amazon · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($193,300) is above 53% of the 1,493 Data & ML roles in California listed on this site; 7 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $190,000; the middle half runs from $160,000 to $229,900.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingSr. Machine Learning Engineer, AGI$193,300 to $261,500
Sr. Software Development Engineer, EDS Device Software$193,300 to $261,500
Senior Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Team$193,300 to $261,500
Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, FAI$193,300 to $261,500
Sr. Machine Learning - Compiler Engineer III, AWS Neuron, Annapurna Labs$193,300 to $261,500
Sr. Software Engineer- AI/ML, AWS Neuron Distributed Training$193,300 to $261,500
Senior ML Software Engineer, Data Plane$193,300 to $261,500
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, AGI (this listing) | $193,300 - $261,500 |
| Sr. Software Development Engineer, EDS Device Software | $193,300 - $261,500 |
| Senior Software Development Engineer, EC2 Nitro Team | $193,300 - $261,500 |
| Sr. Machine Learning Engineer, FAI | $193,300 - $261,500 |
| Sr. Machine Learning - Compiler Engineer III, AWS Neuron, Annapurna Labs | $193,300 - $261,500 |
| Sr. Software Engineer- AI/ML, AWS Neuron Distributed Training | $193,300 - $261,500 |
| Senior ML Software Engineer, Data Plane | $193,300 - $261,500 |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-17
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: US, CA, Sunnyvale
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually
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