Applied Scientist, Ads Econ

Amazon; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 142,800 - 193,200; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Advertising is seeking an experienced Applied Scientist to build end-to-end ML solutions and analyze large data sets that drive ad performance and revenue. You will partner with software engineers to productionize models and run A/B experiments affecting hundreds of millions of customers.

The role emphasizes scalable processes, research into new ML approaches, and cross-functional collaboration with product and engineering teams at Amazon. Based in Culver City, CA.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent Master’s degree plus 4+ years in CS, CE, ML or related field.
• 3+ years building ML models for business applications.
• Experience programming in Python, Java, C++ or related languages.

Responsibilities

• Build full life-cycle machine learning solutions and data analyses for scalable business problems.
• Scale ad performance insights through agentic systems/LLMs.
• Analyze large data sets to improve traffic monetization and merchandise sales.
• Collaborate with software engineers to productionize ML models.
• Run A/B experiments affecting hundreds of millions of customers and communicate results.
• Create scalable, automated processes for data analysis, model development, validation and serving.
• Research innovative machine learning approaches.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Unix/Linux

Data analysis

Education

PhD or Master's degree

Job description

Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses. Our products are used daily to surface new selection and provide customers a wider set of product choices along their shopping journeys. The business is focused on generating value for shoppers as well as advertisers. Our team uses a combination of econometrics, machine learning, and data science to build disruptive products for all our Advertising products. We also generate insights to guide Amazon Advertising strategy, providing direct support to senior leadership.

We are looking for an experienced Applied Scientists who have a deep passion for building machine-learning solutions, ability to communicate data insights and scientific vision, and execute strategic projects.

As An Applied Scientist On This Team, You Will:

• Build full life-cycle machine learning solutions; build models and perform data analysis to deliver scalable solutions to business problems.
• Scale ad performance insights through agentic systems/LLMs.
• Perform hands-on analysis and modeling with enormous data sets to develop insights that increase traffic monetization and merchandise sales without compromising shopper experience.
• Work closely with software engineers on detailed requirements to productionize the ML models you build.
• Run A/B experiments that affect hundreds of millions of customers, evaluate the impact of your optimizations and communicate your results to various business stakeholders.
• Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large-scale data analysis, machine-learning model development, model validation and serving.
• Research innovative machine learning approaches.

Why you will love this opportunity:

Amazon is investing heavily in building a world-class advertising business. This team defines and delivers a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our solutions generate billions in revenue and drive long-term growth for Amazon’s Retail and Marketplace businesses. We deliver billions of ad impressions, millions of clicks daily, and break fresh ground to create world-class products. We are a highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving team with an entrepreneurial spirit - with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate.

Impact and Career Growth:

You will invent new experiences and influence customer-facing shopping experiences to help suppliers grow their retail business and the auction dynamics that leverage native advertising; this is your opportunity to work within the fastest-growing businesses across all of Amazon! Define a long-term science vision for our advertising business, driven from our customers' needs, translating that direction into specific plans for research and applied scientists, as well as engineering and product teams. This role combines science leadership, organizational ability, technical strength, product focus, and business understanding.

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD or equivalent Master's Degree plus 4+ years of experience in CS, CE, ML or related field
• 3+ years of experience of building machine learning models for business application
• Experience programming in Python or related language

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of building models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience using Unix/Linux
• Experience in professional software development
• PhD

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, Culver City - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually

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Job ID: A10398907