Data Scientist, SPX AI Lab, SPX Science

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

A leading technology company in Seattle is seeking a Data Scientist to enhance the Amazon Seller Assistant. Responsibilities include defining product vision and owning its strategy. Candidates should have over 2 years of experience in data science and a strong background in machine learning, data querying, and AI. The role offers an annual salary range of $136,000 to $184,000 USD, along with comprehensive benefits and stock options.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of data scientist experience.
• 3+ years of experience with data querying and scripting languages.
• 1+ years of experience working with AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision and strategy for Seller Assistant.
• Define and ship agentic experiences to solve seller problems.
• Design rigorous evaluation frameworks to measure agent quality.

Skills

Data querying languages (e.g. SQL)

Scripting languages (e.g. Python)

Machine learning/statistical modeling tools

Working with AI systems

Quantitative analysis

Education

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

R

SAS

Matlab

Job description

Amazon Seller Assistant is our flagship GenAI-first, multi-agent system that reimagines Seller experience. Our vision is to provide each seller with a proactive, autonomous, agentic assistant that understands their business and helps them navigate the complexities of selling by anticipating their needs, surfacing insights, resolving issues, taking actions on their behalf, and helping them grow. Amazon Seller Assistant helps millions of sellers on Amazon serve billions of customers worldwide.

We are seeking a world-class Data Scientist to help define and build the next generation of Amazon Seller Assistant. You will partner with top-tier scientists and engineers to launch production-grade agentic capabilities at Amazon's scale — owning your problem space end-to-end, from a crisp customer insight to a shipped product that millions of sellers rely on.

Key job responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for a key Seller Assistant capability area.
• Define and ship agentic experiences — reasoning, planning, memory, context engineering — that solve hard seller problems at scale.
• Partner with scientists and engineers to translate frontier AI research into production-grade features sellers trust and depend on.
• Design rigorous evaluation frameworks — automated and human-in-the-loop — to measure agent quality, accuracy, and business impact.
• Deep-dive into seller data, identify unmet needs, and write compelling PRFAQs that set the direction for your team.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across science, engineering, UX, and business teams to deliver with speed and quality.

About the team

Amazon Seller Assistant team operates at the very frontier of agentic AI and agentic commerce — not as a research group, but as a team shipping production-grade, multi-agent systems used by millions of sellers worldwide. We move with the urgency of a startup and the resources of the world's most customer-obsessed company, he latest breakthroughs in science and engineering into capabilities that sellers rely on every day.

Basic 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 working with or evaluating AI systems experience
• Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or experience working in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of machine learning concepts and their application to reasoning and problem-solving
• Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company
• Experience in defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance
• Experience working on multi-team, cross-disciplinary projects
• Experience applying quantitative analysis to solve business problems and making data-driven business decisions
• Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually