Senior Applied Scientist , Sponsored Products and Brands Ads Response Prediction

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 184,000 - 249,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Ads’ Sponsored Products and Brands team seeks a senior ML Engineer in New York. You will turn data into insights, build scalable ML models, and work with engineers to deploy end-to-end production solutions. You’ll explore GenAI to optimize advertising experiences and performance.

Candidates should have strong ML expertise, a PhD or MS with extensive research, and proficiency in Python/C++/Java. This role is on-site in New York with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building ML models for business applications.
• PhD or Master’s + 6+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and ML.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep data analysis to derive business insights and identify opportunities.
• Develop scalable machine-learning models and optimization strategies.
• Run regular A/B tests, gather data, and perform statistical analysis.
• Collaborate with software engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions to production.
• Improve scalability and automation of large-scale data analytics and model training.
• Research new ML modeling and GenAI solutions to optimize SPB.

Skills

ML model development

Python

C++/Java

Deep learning

Education

PhD or MS + 6+ years applied research

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

TensorFlow

Scikit-learn

Job description

About Sponsored Products and Brands

The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.

Key job responsibilities

• Conduct deep data analysis to derive insights to the business, and identify gaps and new opportunities
• Develop scalable and effective machine-learning models and optimization strategies to solve business problems
• Run regular A/B experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysis
• Work closely with software engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions into production
• Improve the scalability, efficiency and automation of large-scale data analytics, model training, deployment and serving
• Conduct research on new machine-learning modeling and Generative AI solutions to optimize all aspects of Sponsored Products and Brands business

About the team

The Ad Response Prediction team within Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) drives personalized shopping experiences for SPB Ads across placements, pages, and devices worldwide. We achieve this through ML and GenAI solutions that include customized shopper response prediction and session-level understanding to optimize every stage of the ad-serving process, from sourcing and bidding to widget discovery and auctions. Our responsibilities include advancing response prediction through model and feature innovations and extending prediction beyond the auction stage to areas such as targeting, sourcing, and bidding.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.
• Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.

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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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.

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