Data Scientist II - AMZ10564056

Amazon Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 159,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC is hiring a Data Scientist II in Culver City, CA. You will design scalable approaches to support business decisions, build data pipelines with SQL/ETL, and access Oracle, RedShift, and Spark systems. You will develop statistical, econometric, ML, NLP models and validate them against KPIs.

Requires Master’s degree or Bachelor’s with 5 years of experience, plus strong SQL, Python, R, and MATLAB skills. 40 hours/week, $158,681–$184,000/year, equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in statistics, applied math, econ, eng, CS, or related field with 1 year of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience.
• Experience writing SQL scripts for analysis and data migration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable approaches to support or automate decision making across the business.
• Acquire data by building SQL/ETL queries and access Oracle, RedShift, and Spark systems.
• Build and validate models using statistical, econometric, ML, and NLP techniques.
• Ensure models meet performance, accuracy, and production reliability requirements.

Skills

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

SQL

R

Python

MATLAB

Education

Master’s degree in related field

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years experience alternative

Tools

SQL scripting

R

Python

MATLAB

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.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit: https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.

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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.#0000

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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