Senior ML Scientist — Generative Ads at Planet-Scale

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is hiring a senior ML-focused researcher in Sunnyvale, CA, to design and deploy next‑generation ML solutions for ads. You will own end‑to‑end projects, run experiments, and ship production models that scale to billions of impressions.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, PMs, and fellow scientists to maximize business impact while balancing customer and advertiser needs. The role emphasizes robust experimentation and delivering real-world results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building ML models for real business applications.
• PhD, or Master’s degree + 6 years of applied research experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C++, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with deep learning and neural network methods.

Responsibilities

• Research and build next-generation ML solutions — including generative AI and LLM applications.
• Own end-to-end projects from ambiguous problems to deployed models.
• Design experiments that validate hypotheses and measure business impact.
• Build models that balance customer and advertiser needs.
• Work cross-functionally with engineers, PMs, and fellow scientists to ship fast.

Skills

ML modeling

Programming

Deep learning

Education

PhD

Master’s degree

Tools

ML libraries: scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch

Distributed systems: Hadoop, Spark

Job description

Amazon is hiring a senior ML-focused researcher in Sunnyvale, CA, to design and deploy next‑generation ML solutions for ads. You will own end‑to‑end projects, run experiments, and ship production models that scale to billions of impressions.

You’ll collaborate with engineers, PMs, and fellow scientists to maximize business impact while balancing customer and advertiser needs. The role emphasizes robust experimentation and delivering real-world results.