Product Knowledge Ontologist: Semantic Taxonomy & Discovery

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking an Ontologist to join the Product Knowledge Ontology Team in Seattle.

You will help build semantic, extensible data models for Amazon’s vast product catalog and ensure ontologies support machine ingestion and accurate product discovery across web and mobile experiences. You will collaborate with business partners, data science and engineering teams to deliver knowledge-based solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Library Science, Information Systems, Linguistics or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of relevant work experience in ontology and/or taxonomy roles.
• Proven skills in data retrieval and data research techniques.
• Ability to quickly understand complex processes and communicate them in simple language.
• Ability to communicate knowledge-based requirements to engineering and retail teams.
• Familiarity with Semantic Web technologies (RDF/s, OWL), query languages (SPARQL) and validation/reasoning standards (SHACL, SPIN).
• Detail-oriented problem solving and ability to handle ambiguity in fast-changing environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop semantic, extensible data models for Amazon's expansive product catalog.
• Ensure ontologies provide comprehensive sub-domain coverage for machine ingestion and inference.
• Research global understanding of Amazon products to develop scalable data models that solve customer problems.
• Create new schema using Generative AI models.
• Expand data retrieval techniques by leveraging the catalog and query languages.
• Analyze website metrics and product discovery behaviors to optimize knowledge graph data models globally.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects with technical and non-technical teams.
• Contribute to tool features and processes for the Ontology team and align with best practices.

Skills

Semantic Web

Ontology development

SPARQL

SHACL

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

RDF/OWL

SPARQL

GenAI libraries

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking an Ontologist to join the Product Knowledge Ontology Team in Seattle.

You will help build semantic, extensible data models for Amazon’s vast product catalog and ensure ontologies support machine ingestion and accurate product discovery across web and mobile experiences. You will collaborate with business partners, data science and engineering teams to deliver knowledge-based solutions.