Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products and Brands

Amazon Science; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Science's SPB team is seeking an Applied Scientist who loves innovating at the intersection of customer experience, deep learning, generative AI, and high-scale ML systems. You will mine behavioral data with GenAI, build models for shopper insights, and work with engineering to productionize solutions.

You will design and run rigorous experiments, push for scalable training and inference, and explore fine-tuning, RAG, and agentic workflows to optimize ads and the shopper experience on

Qualifications

• 3+ years building models for business applications.
• PhD or MS with 4+ years in CS/CE/ML or related field.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or related language.
• Experience in algorithms, data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, HPC.

Responsibilities

• Leverage Generative AI and LLMs to mine complex behavioral data and derive shopper insights.
• Design and develop scalable ML and GenAI models focused on shopper intent and preference.
• Partner with engineering to deploy end-to-end GenAI solutions into production.
• Drive scalable model training and inference systems for GenAI workloads at scale.
• Design and run rigorous A/B experiments to quantify impact and guide production rollouts.
• Conduct applied research in novel GenAI techniques to optimize shopper experience.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

GenAI/LLMs

Distributed computing

Education

PhD

Master's degree + 4+ years CS/CE/ML

Tools

Unix/Linux

Software development

Job description

Description
About Sponsored Products and Brands
The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.
About Our Team
The General Shopping Intelligence (GSI) team is a highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. We provide advanced real-time machine learning services that connect shoppers with the right ads across all platforms and surfaces worldwide. Through deep understanding of both shoppers and products, we help shoppers discover new products they love, enable advertisers to reach their customers most efficiently, and help Amazon continuously innovate on behalf of all customers.
We are seeking a motivated Applied Scientist who loves to innovate at the intersection of customer experience, deep learning, generative AI and high-scale machine learning systems. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.
Key job responsibilities
As An Applied Scientist, You Will

• Leverage Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to mine complex behavioral data, deriving deep, actionable shopper insights that identify customer experience gaps and unlock new business opportunities.
• Design and develop scalable machine learning and GenAI models focused on shopper intent and preference modeling, ensuring a rapid path from prototype to production.
• Partner closely with engineering teams to architect and deploy end-to-end GenAI solutions into production, integrating advanced insights directly into real-time, customer-facing systems.
• Drive the scalability, efficiency, and automation of large-scale model training and real-time inference systems, pioneering the LLM infrastructure required to support next-generation GenAI workloads at Amazon Ads scale.
• Design and run rigorous A/B experiments to quantify the business and customer impact of GenAI-driven shopper insights, performing advanced statistical analysis to guide iterative production rollouts.
• Conduct applied research in novel generative AI techniques (e.g., fine-tuning, RAG, agentic workflows) to optimize the shopper experience and drive performance across all aspects of the Sponsored Products and Brands business.

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 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

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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