Applied Scientist II, US Prime and Marketing Tech

Based in Seattle and onsite, this Applied Scientist II role within Amazon's US Prime and Marketing Tech organization centers on building ML powered services to automatically generate, target, and optimize cross-category marketing. The goal is to power intelligent campaigns that improve the shopping experience for Amazon customers worldwide and to lead end-to-end, data-driven ML solutions for product recommendations while collaborating closely with both engineering and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy essential services that automatically generate, target, and optimize cross-category marketing and merchandising across Amazon.
• Enable intelligent campaigns by leveraging machine learning models to enhance the shopping experience for customers globally.
• Serve as a bridge between engineering teams and business stakeholders, analyzing data to identify actionable opportunities and anticipate future needs.
• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of data-driven, scalable ML solutions for product recommendations.
• Establish standards for scientific excellence and guide decisions on how algorithms are built and integrated.
• Break down complex problems into practical, implementable solutions.
• Tackle intrinsically hard problems and develop the necessary expertise to address them.

Requirements

• PhD, or a Master’s degree with at least one year of experience in computer science, computer engineering, ML, or a related field.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or other relevant languages.
• Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business applications.

Technologies

• Java
• C++
• Python

Benefits

• Health coverage including medical, dental, vision, prescriptions, basic life and AD&D insurance with optional supplemental life plans, plus access to EAP, mental health support, and related programs.
• 401(k) with company matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.

Description

Are you excited to help customers discover the hottest and best reviewed products? The Discovery Tech team helps customers discover and engage with new, popular and relevant products across Amazon worldwide. We do this by combining technology, science, and innovation to build new customer-facing features and experiences alongside advanced tools for marketers. You will be responsible for creating and building critical services that automatically generate, target, and optimize Amazon’s cross-category marketing.