2027 Applied Scientist Internship – PhD, Amazon University Talent Acquisition
Amazon· Amazon University Talent Acquisition / Amazon Science
Hybrid (ROU, Bucharest)$0 internshipPosted yesterday
About the role
PhD students across multiple research domains invited to intern as Applied Scientists. Opportunity to design end-to-end AI/ML systems, collaborate with Amazon scientists, publish work, and potentially receive a return offer. Internship length 3–6 months with multiple start dates, located in Romania (EMEA region), no remote internships.
Responsibilities
- Own the design and development of end-to-end systems.
- Write technical white papers, create roadmaps and drive production level projects.
- Work closely with Amazon scientists and other science interns to develop solutions and deploy them into production.
- Design new algorithms, models, or other technical solutions while experiencing Amazon's customer-focused culture.
- Scope projects with mentor, then own research and implementation end-to-end.
- Build graph-based ML models and knowledge graphs for detecting/remediating access violations; develop behavioral pattern clustering and automated reasoning systems for security operations; research multimodal and computer vision approaches on product catalog data to improve safety and compliance.
Qualifications
- Are enrolled in a PhD in computer science, machine learning, engineering, or related fields
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
Skills
Required:End-to-end system design and deployment
Nice to have:Graph-based ML and knowledge graphs
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Mentor and manager support
- Intern events and networking with Amazon Scientists
- Potential to publish at top-tier conferences
- Opportunity for return offer (subject to performance and headcount)
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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