Principal Applied Scientist, Music Catalog and Search, Amazon Music Search and Catalog

Amazon; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 229,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Music invites a leader in applied science to shape the future of discovery at scale. You will define the roadmap for catalog and search systems, leveraging foundation models to build an intelligence layer over a vast audio catalog.

The role spans architecture, experiments, and mentoring across three teams focused on catalog, search, and data systems. The ideal candidate brings a PhD or MS with 10+ years of research, deep experience in content understanding, and a track record of building

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree and 10+ years of applied research experience
• Experience in content understanding systems in digital media
• Experience building applied science solutions on top of foundational models

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of applied science solutions for large-scale music catalog systems, leveraging foundation models to enhance content understanding
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for catalog and search teams, guiding architectural decisions across multiple systems
• Design and propose experiments using rich music content to improve search, personalization, and recommendations
• Mentor senior technical talent and set engineering standards across three teams: catalog, search, and data systems
• Identify risks and balance immediate deliverables with long-term maintainability in complex content systems

Job description

Do you want to shape the future of music discovery by building applied science solutions at Amazon scale? Join our Amazon Music team where you'll define and execute the applied science roadmap for catalog and search systems, directly impacting millions of customers worldwide. You'll work at the exciting intersection of large-scale content systems, applied science, and applying the latest advances in foundation models to build an intelligence layer on top of one of the world's largest music and podcast catalogs.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of applied science solutions for large-scale music catalog systems, leveraging foundational models to enhance content intelligence and understanding
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for Amazon Music catalog and search teams, driving architectural decisions across multiple systems and ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives
• Design, propose, and collaborate on experiments that leverage rich music content for enhanced customer experiences in search, personalization, and recommendation systems
• Drive technical excellence across three teams (music catalog, music search, music data systems) by conducting design reviews, setting engineering standards, and mentoring senior technical talent
• Solve complex problems at the intersection of content systems and applied science, proactively identifying risks and implementing solutions that balance short-term deliverables with long-term architectural maintainability

About The Team

The Amazon Music Catalog and Search team is responsible to help our customers discover the most relevant audio content including music, podcasts and audiobooks. The team invents technology at the intersection of the largest audio catalog in the world, applying latest advances in foundation models and proprietary data assets of Amazon Music. We build technology and products that is deployed worldwide but at the same time is customizable for local markets. We measure our success by the success of our customers, partners and audio content creators.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD, or Master's degree and 10+ years of applied research experience
• Experience working in content understanding systems in digital media
• Experience building applied science solutions on top of foundational models

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in large knowledge graphs
• Experience with large scale distributed data systems
• Experience in search retrieval and ranking
• Experience in designing and evaluating online experiments

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.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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, CA, San Francisco - 228,700.00 - 309,400.00 USD annually

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 228,700.00 - 309,400.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10434165