Data Scientist II - GenAI, LLM & Forecasting Lead

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Data Scientist II to lead the technical strategy for AI-driven forecasting and GenAI-enabled knowledge systems. You will translate ambiguity into scalable, production-grade solutions while mentoring junior data scientists.

You will apply ML, time-series, econometrics, and retrieval-augmented generation techniques across finance data, partnering with engineers and finance stakeholders to deliver high-impact results.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of data scientist experience.
• 3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience.
• 3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience.
• 1+ years of guiding and coaching a group of researchers experience.
• 1+ years of working with or evaluating AI systems experience.
• 1+ years of creating or contributing to mathematical textbooks, research papers, or educational content experience.
• Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or experience working in STEM.
• Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and solve difficult business problems where the solution approach is unclear, delivering high-quality artifacts that directly influence financial decisions for senior leadership.
• Apply a range of data science methodologies (statistical modeling, machine learning, time series analysis, econometrics) to solve complex forecasting challenges.
• Design and implement scalable, reliable approaches to extract insights from large, complex datasets across multiple domains.
• Develop metrics to quantify the benefits of solutions and measure project progress and success.
• Design and implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and LLM-based solutions to enhance financial knowledge retrieval and decision support.
• Proactively identify and solve challenges related to GenAI solutions including accuracy, latency, and context management.
• Partner with finance stakeholders, engineers, and other scientists to identify data requirements and deliver solutions that meet customer needs.
• Write clear, factually correct documents with substantial analytical components; explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Provide peer feedback on solutions and results; mentor and teach less experienced data scientists.

Skills

Data science

SQL

Python

Machine learning

Time series analysis

GenAI

Leadership

Data wrangling

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Matlab

Job description

Amazon in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Data Scientist II to lead the technical strategy for AI-driven forecasting and GenAI-enabled knowledge systems. You will translate ambiguity into scalable, production-grade solutions while mentoring junior data scientists.

You will apply ML, time-series, econometrics, and retrieval-augmented generation techniques across finance data, partnering with engineers and finance stakeholders to deliver high-impact results.