Principal Applied Scientist, FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models)

Amazon Science; New York (NY); On-site; USD 219,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Science in New York seeks a senior scientist to own the long-term vision for evaluating Ads Agent, translating advertiser needs into a concrete science roadmap. You will prototype and productionize ML/optimization solutions for joint budget allocation across sponsored ads and design rigorous experiments.

You will collaborate with engineering and product teams, mentor junior researchers, and publish findings internally and at top venues, shaping the science behind advertiser value.

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of hands-on work in predictive modeling and analysis.
• Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions and dealing with ambiguity.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
• Experience leading scientists and mentoring junior members toward business outcomes.
• Strong track record in predictive modeling and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own the long-term scientific vision for agent evaluations in Ads.
• Translate advertiser needs into a concrete science roadmap.
• Invent, prototype, and productionize ML/optimization solutions for budget allocation across sponsored ad products.
• Develop rigorous approaches to incrementality and long-term-sales modeling.
• Design and lead large-scale experiments to validate hypotheses.
• Define technical contracts, data schemas, and serving systems with engineering and product teams.
• Mentor and raise the technical bar across science and engineering.
• Publish impactful research internally and at top-tier venues.

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related technical field

Tools

Java

C++

Python

Job description

Description

The FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models) builds the agentic AI systems behind next-generation advertising. The team develops multimodal foundation models and LLM-driven agents that power shopper understanding, audience-aware creative generation, and agentic advertising workflows.

Description

The FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models) builds the agentic AI systems behind next-generation advertising. The team develops multimodal foundation models and LLM-driven agents that power shopper understanding, audience-aware creative generation, and agentic advertising workflows.

In this role you will

• Own the science vision for developing evaluations of the Ads Agent
• Partner with scientists from across Ads to develop best practices for evaluating agent performance both online and offline
• Raise the science bar for all agent evaluations developed in Ads.
• Own establishing a data driven foundation for making decisions about when new features are ready to launch in Ads Agent.

Key job responsibilities

• Define the long-term scientific vision for agent evaluations in Ads
• Translate ambiguous advertiser needs and competing objectives into a concrete science roadmap.
• Invent, prototype, and productionize machine learning and optimization solutions for joint budget allocation across sponsored ad products, spanning the shopper journey from awareness to purchase.
• Develop rigorous approaches to incrementality measurement and long-term-sales modeling that ground optimization in true advertiser value.
• Design and lead large-scale experiments and analyses to validate hypotheses and guide product direction.
• Partner closely with engineering and product to define technical contracts, data schemas, and serving systems that carry models into production.
• Raise the technical bar across science and engineering through mentorship, design reviews, and hands‑on collaboration.
• Grow scientific talent and publish impactful research internally and at top-tier venues.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on work in predictive modeling and analysis experience
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Experience working in predictive modeling and analysis
• Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience with leading experienced scientists as well as having a record of developing junior members from academia or industry to a career track in a business environment

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work in industry or academia experience
• Knowledge of problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis
• Experience creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art
• Have peer‑reviewed scientific contributions in premier journals and conferences

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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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.

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.

USA, CA, Palo Alto - 228,700.00 - 309,400.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 218,800.00 - 295,900.00 USD annually

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 198,900.00 - 269,000.00 USD annually