Applied Science Manager - Match & Affordances, Amazon Robotics

Benefits

Parental leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Non-birth-parent leave

6 weeks From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Family-building benefits

• Fertility benefits: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Adoption assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
• Surrogacy assistance: Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Mental health support

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Salary

$184K-$249K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$111,944 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+13.7% - Much faster than average

93% above the BLS role benchmark for data and ml aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Data and ML aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Applied Science Manager - Match & Affordances, Amazon Robotics Seattle, Washington, USA Do you want to create intelligent, adaptable robots with global impact? The Vulcan Stow team (https://www.amazon.science/latest-news/how-amazon-robotics-researchers-are-solving-a-beautiful-problem) at Amazon Robotics builds high-performance, real-time robotic systems that can perceive, learn, and act intelligently alongside humans-at Amazon scale. We invent and deploy machine learning, optimization algorithms, and geometric reasoning models that empower robots to identify the best available placement opportunities, learn effective stow strategies, and continuously improve capacity utilization. Our mission is to maximize throughput developing intelligent policies that understand physical constraints, reason about geometric action opportunities, and select behaviors that achieve high-density, reliable stowing. We hire and develop ML experts in reinforcement learning, combinatorial optimization, predictive modeling, and decision systems. Our solutions learn from millions of stowing decisions to continuously improve warehouse capacity and throughput. We are seeking an experienced Applied Science Manager for Match and Affordances team to lead a team of talented applied scientists and engineers. You will drive ML innovation using the latest advancements in transformer-based architectures to enable maximum storage utilization, learn affordances and behaviors in high-density environments with the reliability and scale that delights our customers. Collaborating with cross-functional teams across perception, motion planning, and fulfillment operations, you will deliver scalable solutions that optimize stow strategy and warehouse capacity across geographies and conditions. Key job responsibilities People Leadership: Prioritize being a great people manager - motivating, rewarding, and coaching your diverse team is the most important part of this role. Recruit and retain top talent

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