Lead Applied Scientist - Optimization & Marketplace Design

Amazon; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a highly skilled Applied Scientist to lead large-scale optimization initiatives, translating complex business problems into mathematical frameworks. You will design optimization algorithms for supply chain and marketplace challenges and create incentive-compatible mechanisms for auctions and pricing.

The role requires a strong publication record, experience coordinating cross-functional projects, and the ability to mentor junior scientists while shaping

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s with 6+ years of applied research experience
• PhD in econometrics, statistics, industrial engineering, operations research, optimization, data mining, analytics, or equivalent
• Experience in optimization, statistics, machine learning, or related fields
• Experience leading design, build and deployment of scalable software in production
• Strong communication skills across teams

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale science initiatives from research to production
• Translate business problems into mathematical frameworks
• Design and implement large-scale optimization algorithms for supply chain and marketplace problems
• Design incentive-compatible mechanisms for marketplace challenges including auction design and pricing
• Mentor 2-4 junior scientists and influence technical direction across functions

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Education

PhD in econometrics

Master's degree + 6+ years of applied research

PhD in statistics/industrial engineering/operations research/optimization/data science

Tools

R

scikit-learn

Spark MLLib

MxNet

TensorFlow

numpy

scipy

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a highly skilled Applied Scientist to lead large-scale optimization initiatives, translating complex business problems into mathematical frameworks. You will design optimization algorithms for supply chain and marketplace challenges and create incentive-compatible mechanisms for auctions and pricing.

The role requires a strong publication record, experience coordinating cross-functional projects, and the ability to mentor junior scientists while shaping