Got PhD at R1, did ML for Chemistry and some brief research in LLMs. H-index is 5, with a couple of Nature papers. Anyone open to referring? (Also, anyone know how my profile matches up for AS/RS vs DS? I suspect AS/RS are out of my league, but just want to check if this is the case.) #Amazon #AmazonScience #Google #GoogleResearch #Apple #AIML
Google Applied Science here. Lots of PhDs in physics and chemistry doing climate and other research, if that’s your jam.
Nice! Are the Applied Science members also under the Research Scientist title? There's an opening for that on the website, but I'm not sure if they're actively hiring. Also is it ok with you if I DM for referral?
There are RS and SWEs in Applied Science. Sure you can DM me
AS at Amazon you’re more than qualified. AS’s with a masters only are not uncommon here and usually start at L4. so you might be able to come in as L5 rather than L4.
Oh gotcha! Glad to hear that. Btw, how's the culture at Amazon Science? Is there pip culture?
Yeah, there’s some. But work hard and there’s lots of money to be made. There’s lots of problems at scale. Unfortunately, scientific rigor is somewhat rare and it’s common to skip steps. Unless you’re lucky with a team, there seems to be limited opportunity to publish (I am one of the masters only AS’s so this may just be a function of my ability) unless you’re mentoring an intern. Wlb is very good for me and I like my technical coworkers and manager.