Data Scientist II - AMZ10564056

Amazon.com; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Equity

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Amazon.com is hiring a Data Scientist II in Culver City, CA. You will design scalable data-driven approaches to automate decision making and solve complex business problems using a range of statistical and ML methods.

Responsibilities include data acquisition via SQL/ETL, accessing Oracle/RedShift/Spark storage systems, and building/validating models to meet performance KPIs. Requires strong educational background and practical ML experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent with years of experience.
• Experience building statistical/machine learning models.
• Proficiency in SQL and data manipulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable data science solutions to support decision making.
• Acquire data via SQL/ETL; access Oracle, RedShift, Spark.
• Build and validate models using statistical/mathematical methods and ML algorithms.

Skills

Statistical modeling

SQL scripting

Python/R/MATLAB

Education

Master's degree in Statistics / Math / CS

Bachelor's degree + 5 years equivalent experience

Tools

Oracle

Redshift

Spark

Job description

Multiple Positions Available

Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC

Offered Position: Data Scientist II

Job Location: Culver City, California

Job Number: AMZ10564056

Position Responsibilities

Design and implement scalable and reliable approaches to support or automate decision making throughout the business. Apply a range of data science techniques and tools combined with subject matter expertise to solve difficult business problems and cases in which the solution approach is unclear. Acquire data by building the necessary SQL / ETL queries. Import processes through various company specific interfaces for accessing Oracle, RedShift, and Spark storage systems. Build relationships with stakeholders and counterparts. Analyze data for trends and input validity by inspecting univariate distributions, exploring bivariate relationships, constructing appropriate transformations, and tracking down the source and meaning of anomalies. Build models using statistical modeling, mathematical modeling, econometric modeling, network modeling, social network modeling, natural language processing, machine learning algorithms, genetic algorithms, and neural networks. Validate models against alternative approaches, expected and observed outcome, and other business defined key performance indicators. Implement models that comply with evaluations of the computational demands, accuracy, and reliability of the relevant ETL processes at various stages of production.
40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range: $158,681/year to $184,000/year.
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Basic Qualifications

Position Requirements: Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and five years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation as equivalent to the Master’s degree and one year of experience.

Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s): (1) building statistical models and machine learning models using large datasets from multiple resources; (2) writing SQL scripts for analysis and data migration; and (3) applying specialized modelling software including R, Python, or MATLAB.

Preferred Qualifications

Please see job description and the position requirements above.

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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