Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon Robotics - Vulcan
Amazon Technologies
Seattle, WA · $167k–$226k a year · Posted November 1, 2026
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Where Seattle, WA ranks
Where Seattle, WA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the Pacific Northwest316 jobs · of 8
- #1Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Pacific Northwest1,776 openings · of 14
- #2Best cities for energy and utilities pay after cost of living$180k · of 18
- #2Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Pacific Northwest17% · of 12
- #2Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Pacific Northwest26% · of 17
- #2Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the West Coast1,776 openings · of 60
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $196,600 a year. Across 36 open senior applied scientist listings that state pay, the middle half runs $188,500 to $218,000 and the median is $202,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 3% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among data scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for data scientists: 46% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
... Senior Applied ScientistOur team in Amazon Robotics builds robotic systems that perform contact-rich manipulation tasks safely and reliably... ...in complex, unstructured environments — at Amazon scale. Our scientists and engineers push the boundaries of robotic manipulation to...