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applied scientist ii, prime video personalization and discovery science Jobs in Seattle United States

applied scientist ii, prime video personalization and discovery science

applied scientist, ai automation, prime video Jobs in Seattle United States

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applied scientist, prime video - content understanding, localization & enrichment team Jobs in Seattle United States

applied scientist, prime video - content understanding, localization & enrichment team

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principal applied scientist, sponsored products and brands off-search

applied scientist ii prime video personalization and discovery science

Amazon.com

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>DESCRIPTION</b></h2><div>
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports &ndash; including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.<br>
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Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
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As a Prime Video technologist, you&rsquo;ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You&rsquo;ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You&rsquo;ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
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We&rsquo;ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!<br>
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Key job responsibilities<br>
<ul><li>Develop ML models for various recommendation &amp; search systems using deep learning, online learning, and optimization methods</li><li>Work closely with other scientists, engineers and product managers to expand the depth of our product insights with data, create a variety of experiments to determine the high impact projects to include in planning roadmaps</li><li>Stay up-to-date with advancements and the latest modeling techniques in the field</li><li>Publish your research findings in top conferences and journals</li></ul><br>
A day in the life<br>
We're using advanced approaches such as foundation models to connect information about our videos and customers from a variety of information sources, acquiring and processing data sets on a scale that only a few companies in the world can match. This will enable us to recommend titles effectively, even when we don't have a large behavioral signal (to tackle the cold-start title problem). It will also allow us to find our customer's niche interests, helping them discover groups of titles that they didn't even know existed. We are looking for creative &amp; customer obsessed machine learning scientists who can apply the latest research, state of the art algorithms and ML to build highly scalable page personalization solutions. You'll be a research leader in the space and a hands-on ML practitioner, guiding and collaborating with talented teams of engineers and scientists and senior leaders in the Prime Video organization. You will also have the opportunity to publish your research at internal and external conferences.
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About the team<br>
Prime Video Recommendation Science team owns science solution to power recommendation and personalization experience on various Prime Video surfaces and devices. We work closely with the engineering teams to launch our solutions in production.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience</li><li>3+ years of building models for business application experience</li><li>Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language</li><li>Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Experience using Unix/Linux</li><li>Experience in professional software development</li></ul><br>
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.<br>
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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&rsquo;s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.<br>
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Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you&rsquo;re applying in isn&rsquo;t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.<br>
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.</div>

Applied Scientist II, Prime Video Personalization and Discovery Science

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>DESCRIPTION</b></h2><p>
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports &ndash; including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video subscriptions such as Apple TV+, HBO Max, Peacock, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.<br>
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Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
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As a Prime Video team member, you&rsquo;ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You&rsquo;ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You&rsquo;ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.<br>
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We&rsquo;ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!<br>
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Key job responsibilities<br>
The ideal candidate will apply state of art natural language processing and computer vision research to video centric digital media and will be responsible for creating a strong environment for applied science in order to recruit, retain and develop top talent. The candidate will lead a team of applied scientist and lead the research direction, create roadmaps for forward-looking research and communicate them to senior leadership. The person will hire and develop the applied scientist and grow the science team to meet the always increasing needs of our customers.
</p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>3+ years of building models for business application experience</li><li>PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience</li><li>Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language</li><li>Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Experience using Unix/Linux</li><li>Experience in professional software development</li></ul><br>
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.<br>
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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&rsquo;s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.<br>
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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.<br>
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Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you&rsquo;re applying in isn&rsquo;t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.<br>
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.</div>

Applied Scientist, Prime Video - Content Understanding, Localization & Enrichment Team

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>DESCRIPTION</b></h2><div>
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports &ndash; including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.<br>
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Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.<br>
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As a Prime Video technologist, you&rsquo;ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You&rsquo;ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You&rsquo;ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.<br>
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We&rsquo;ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!<br>
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We are forming a new organization within Prime Video to redefine our operational landscape through the power of artificial intelligence. As a Applied Scientist within this initiative, you will be a technical leader helping to design and build the intelligent systems that power our vision. You will tackle complex and ambiguous problems, designing and delivering scalable and resilient agentic AI and ML solutions from the ground up. You will not only write high-quality, maintainable software and models, but also mentor other scientists, influence our technical strategy, and drive engineering best practices across the team. Your work will directly contribute to making Prime Video's operations more efficient and will set the technical foundation for years to come.<br>
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Key job responsibilities<br>
<ul><li>Lead the design and architecture of highly scalable, available, and resilient services for our AI automation platform.</li><li>Write high-quality, maintainable, and robust code to solve complex business problems, building flexible systems without over-engineering.</li><li>Act as a technical leader and mentor for other engineers on the team, assisting with career growth and encouraging excellence.</li><li>Work through ambiguous requirements, cut through complexity, and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.</li><li>Take ownership of the full software development lifecycle, including design, testing, deployment, and operations.</li><li>Work closely with product managers, scientists, and other engineers to build and launch new features and systems.</li></ul><br>
About the team<br>
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of one of Amazon's most exciting businesses through the application of AI technologies. If you're passionate about leveraging AI to drive real-world impact at massive scale, we want to hear from you.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>3+ years of building models for business application experience</li><li>PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience</li><li>Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language</li><li>Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Experience using Unix/Linux</li><li>Experience in professional software development</li></ul><br>
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.<br>
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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&rsquo;s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.<br>
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Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you&rsquo;re applying in isn&rsquo;t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.<br>
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.</div>

Applied Scientist, AI Automation, Prime Video

Uber

<div><b>About the Role</b>
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The Growth &amp; Marketing organization sits at the intersection of infrastructure, intelligence, and user engagement-building platforms that power over 10 billion personalized and timely communications each month across Uber's global user base. We solve the critical challenge of moving beyond &quot;one-size-fits-all&quot; marketing by generating billions of personalized messages each month, covering key moments in the user journey across all of Uber's lines of business.
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In this role, you'll work on core backend services that power personalized recommendations across surfaces like Uber Eats, Rides, and more for millions of customers. You'll collaborate closely with applied science, product and marketing partners to build reliable, intelligent systems that maximize engagement-ensuring Uber reaches the right user, at the right time, with the right message.
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<b>What You Will Do</b>
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<ul><li>Design, build, and operate scalable backend services for large-scale recommendation systems, including candidate generation, real-time content ranking and guardrailing.
</li><li>Partner with Applied Scientists to productionize and iterate on ML models that improve the relevance and quality of personalized content for millions of users.
</li><li>Collaborate closely with Product and Marketing teams to ship features that have a direct impact on user engagement and business growth.
</li><li>Write clean, maintainable code and participate in design reviews, code reviews, and incident responses
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<ul><li>3+ years of experience in backend or platform software engineering.
</li><li>Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (e.g., Go, Java).
</li><li>Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, OOP).
</li><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
</li></ul>- Preferred Qualifications -
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<ul><li>Experience designing or operating large-scale distributed systems.
</li><li>Experience with building or working on recommendation systems or personalization
</li><li>Familiarity with machine learning lifecycle, including feature engineering, A/B testing and deploying models to production.
</li><li>Experience with real-time data processing and event-driven architectures.
</li>Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and performance tuning skills.<br>
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For Seattle, WA-based roles: The base salary range for this role is USD$167,000 per year - USD$185,500 per year. You will be eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program, and may be offered an equity award &amp; other types of comp. You will also be eligible for various benefits. More details can be found at the following link https://www.uber.com/careers/benefits.</div>

Software Engineer II - Personalization (Growth & Marketing)

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>DESCRIPTION</b></h2><p>
The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through state-of-the-art 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.<br>
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Key job responsibilities<br>
The Principal Applied Scientist will drive transformative innovation in Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) auction design across non-search surfaces, including product detail pages, the home page, and specialty stores. This role will be pivotal in rethinking how ads contribute to a personalized, relevant, and inspirational shopping experience, with the customer value proposition at the forefront. The key responsibilities include but are not limited to:<br>
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Auction Mechanics and Optimization: The Principal Scientist will reimagine auction mechanisms to holistically consider business drivers and shopper needs. This involves developing new auction functions that considers ad relevance, order product sales, ads revenue, cost-to-serve, and advertiser demand, while remaining sensitive to seasonality, holidays, and bespoke shopping experiences (e.g., premium or grocery shopping). The scientist will entail the design and testing of auction models and simulations to improve multiple objectives. Specifically, they will estimate how different auction parameters perform under varying shopper cohorts (e.g., first-time versus repeat shoppers), product categories, seller types (e.g., vendors versus sellers), and regional demand profiles, setting the foundation for adaptive auction strategies that maximize value for both shoppers and advertisers.<br>
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Ad Inventory Management from a Customer-Centric Perspective: The Principal Scientist will lead initiatives to redefine how we manage ad inventory allocation across non-search pages, focusing on how the amount of ads shown and how ads content blend with organic recommendation align with the intent and needs of shoppers in various contexts. Leveraging large-scale machine learning (ML) and large language models (LLMs), the scientist will design, prototype, and iterate models that predict, measure, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of ad inventory allocation that consistently delivers a clear customer value proposition.<br>
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Advancing Scientific and Technical Capabilities: As a senior leader, the Principal Scientist will play a critical role in elevating the team&rsquo;s scientific and technical rigor, identifying and implementing best-in-class algorithms, methodologies, and infrastructure that enable rapid experimentation and scaling. They will establish a long-term vision for continued scientific innovation, setting strategic goals to future-proof the organization&rsquo;s technical stacks and ML/LLM frameworks to support new and emerging business objectives. Additionally, the scientist will mentor and guide junior scientists and engineers, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous learning to enhance the organization&rsquo;s ability to solve complex problems in advertising science.<br>
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Through his/her work, the Principal Applied Scientist will directly impact key business metrics by improving ad relevance and auction efficiency, ultimately contributing to revenue growth, improved customer satisfaction, and differentiated shopper experiences.<br>
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About the team<br>
The Off-Search team within Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) is focused on building delightful ad experiences across various surfaces beyond Search on Amazon&mdash;such as product detail pages, the homepage, and store-in-store pages&mdash;to drive monetization. Our vision is to deliver highly personalized, context-aware advertising that adapts to individual shopper preferences, scales across diverse page types, remains relevant to seasonal and event-driven moments, and integrates seamlessly with organic recommendations such as new arrivals, basket-building content, and fast-delivery options. To execute this vision, we work in close partnership with Amazon Stores stakeholders to lead the expansion and growth of advertising across Amazon-owned and -operated pages beyond Search. We operate full stack&mdash;from backend ads-retail edge services, ads retrieval, and ad auctions to shopper-facing experiences&mdash;all designed to deliver meaningful value.</p><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>5+ years of hands-on work in predictive modeling and analysis experience</li><li>PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field</li><li>Experience working in predictive modeling and analysis</li><li>Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language</li><li>Experience with leading experienced scientists as well as having a record of developing junior members from academia or industry to a career track in a business environment</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>10+ years of relevant work in industry or academia experience</li><li>Knowledge of problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis</li><li>Experience creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art</li><li>Have peer-reviewed scientific contributions in premier journals and conferences</li><li>Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives</li></ul><br>
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.<br>
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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&rsquo;s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.<br>
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Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you&rsquo;re applying in isn&rsquo;t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.<br>
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $179,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $309,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.</div>

Principal Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products and Brands Off-Search

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>DESCRIPTION</b></h2><div>
Prime Video (PV) is a premium entertainment service that offers customers the greatest choices in what to watch, and how to watch it. PV delivers movies and TV shows instantly to TVs, tablets, game consoles and PCs worldwide.
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We are building the future of TV for customers in over 200 countries to enjoy an endless selection of movies, shows and sports on their TV, mobile devices and desktop. We deliver high-quality video to Amazon customers through subscriptions (Amazon Prime, and Channels) as well as purchases, rentals, and free with ads. Amazon believes so deeply in the mission of Video that we've launched our own studio to create original and exclusive content. Every day we face the challenges of a fast-paced market and expanding technology set. Using advanced machine learning and data mining techniques, we help our customers discover the best movies and TV shows. We measure data in Petabytes and streaming in Exabytes. We obsess over big picture problems like &quot;How do we deliver video that&rsquo;s more reliable than the internet it&rsquo;s delivered over?&quot; to low level details like &quot;How do we squeeze maximum picture quality out of every bit delivered?&quot;. In short, we&rsquo;re inventing the new paradigm for finding and enjoying video content in an industry that&rsquo;s doubling every year, and you can be a part of it.
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As a Software Development Manager of this team, you will lead and own some of PV&rsquo;s most critical software, which is responsible for curating and delivering PV's most anticipated content to our customers. You will ensure that your software is able to meet and scale to the evolving needs of PV. You will define the vision and roadmap for the team. You will recruit, hire and lead software development engineers to deliver this vision. You will set a high bar for operations within your team and own the metrics for your software and programs.
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Key job responsibilities<br>
<ul><li>You independently manage a team of SDEs. You are able to assess SDE performance and have experience managing both high and low performers.
</li><li>You define the strategic vision for your team, partnering effectively with customers and stakeholders.
</li><li>You establish a roadmap and successfully deliver software that executes that vision.</li><li>You are able to independently make short-term vs. long-term decisions. You make crisp decisions about what projects move forward and in what priority order.
</li><li>You proactively identify risks and bring them to the attention of your manager, customers, and stakeholders with plans for mitigation before they become roadblocks.
</li><li>You communicate ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, to all types of audiences.
</li><li>You work successfully with customers, leaders, and other engineering teams. You foster a constructive dialogue, harmonize discordant views, and lead the resolution of contentious issues.</li><li>You define metrics to measure team development progress, customer experience, and operational excellence.
</li><li>You improve the quality of the software operational performance metrics owned by your team.</li></ul><br>
About the team<br>
Amazon invests in creating award-winning original content like The Wheel of Time, The Boys, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel and Man in the High Castle. Our content drives brand loyalty and increases customer engagement with Prime Video. Our team owns the critical responsibility of launching these highly anticipated content on our storefront. We own and innovate on algorithms to help our customers discover these award-winning content from the moment it's made available to stream. Prime Video has a variety of business lines that offer a suite of video consumption products like Amazon originals, free prime content, rentals, purchases, channel subscriptions, live events, the list goes on... Our team is highly sought after by each of these business lines to innovate on their behalf and create buzz for their marquee content. Our services handle a massive scale of customer requests every second across the globe. We build high scale distributed systems on the AWS cloud to make sure our service is always reliable for our customers.<br>
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</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>3+ years of engineering team management experience</li><li>7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience</li><li>3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience</li><li>8+ years of leading the definition and development of multi tier web services experience</li><li>Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations</li><li>Experience partnering with product or program management teams</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy</li><li>Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers</li></ul><br>
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.<br>
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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&rsquo;s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.<br>
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.</div>

Software Development Manager, Storefront Automation - Prime Video

State of Washington

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Description</b></h2></div><br>
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<div>The Seattle Toxicology Laboratory is hiring for two Forensic Scientist 2 positions.<br>
These are project positions with and end date of June 30, 2027, however funding is anticipated beyond that date.</div><br>
These positions have been designated as &ldquo;in-training&rdquo;. As such, WSP will consider filling these positions at the Forensic Scientist 1, or Forensic Scientist 2 level. The salary range will depend upon at which level the position is filled at and the qualifications of the successful candidate.<br>
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<div></div><div><div><div>Forensic Scientist 1 (in-training)</div><div> $ 5,011 - $ 6,735</div></div><br>
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Forensic Scientist 2 (in-training)</div><div> $ 5,531 - $ 7,443</div></div><br>
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About the Position:</b><div>
The Toxicology Laboratory is a Division within the Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau of the WSP, providing statewide forensic toxicology services (alcohol and drug testing in biological specimens) for law enforcement, prosecuting attorneys, medical examiners and coroners as outlined in RCW 43.43.670 and WAC 448-14. This position supports the mission by providing expert forensic analysis of toxicology evidence in statewide criminal investigations. This position will be primarily responsible for conducting blood alcohol (volatiles) analysis utilizing headspace gas chromatography.</div><div></div><div><b><br>
About the Division:</b></div><div>
The Washington State <b>Toxicology Laboratory</b>, established in 1963, performs drug and alcohol testing for coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys, and the State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) in all 39 Washington counties. The Division receives approximately 18,000 cases per year of which approximately 65 percent are law enforcement DUI cases and 35 percent coroner/medical examiner cases. The Division is overseen by the Division Commander and has a staff of 45 personnel consisting of State Toxicologist, Management, Forensic Scientist Supervisors, Forensic Scientists, Quality Assurance, Property and Evidence Custodians, and Administrative staff. Forensic Scientists perform analysis of samples submitted to the laboratory and provide court testimony as experts on alcohol, drugs, and their effects.<br>
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About the Agency:</b><br>
The <b>Washington State Patrol</b> is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to foster an environment in which everyone is encouraged to be their authentic selves, communicate openly, and act with courage. The WSP is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring, training, and promotional practices through innovative recruitment and retention strategies.</div><p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Duties</b></h2></div>
<p></p><div><ul><li>Conduct routine case analyses on evidence submitted to the toxicology lab, using approved methods, under the direction from supervisors or management staff.</li><li>
Receive continued training.</li><li>
Further knowledge on the operation and maintenance of the laboratory instrumentation.</li><li>
Provide court testimony when necessary in WA.</li><li>
Explain the meaning of the results to our customers and user agencies.</li><li>
Perform routine analytical testing for alcohol and drugs on biological samples.</li><li>
Report scientific findings supported by data using a laboratory information management system.</li><li>
Provide expert opinions and explains the role that alcohol or drugs may play based on training and experience as a forensic scientist.</li><li>
Quality Assurance processes to include instrument maintenance, peer batch review (where applicable), method validation and verification, and proficiency testing.</li><li>
Perform testing to validate and verify methods using guidelines established by the QA department.</li><li>
Evaluates data.</li><li>
Perform testing on proficiency sample.</li><li>
Perform instrument maintenance.</li><li>
Perform peer batch review.</li><li>
Provide training to the customer.</li><li>
Performs laboratory safety duties.</li><li>
Assist in the lab cleanliness.</li></ul></div><p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Qualifications</b></h2></div>
<div><p><b>Required Qualifications:</b></p><br>
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Must possess a valid, unrestricted Washington State Driver's License or able to obtain one within 30 days of employment for response to mobilizations.</li><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in a natural science, forensic science or closely related field. (Examples of related fields include but are not limited to: pharmacology, medical technology, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, clinical chemistry, nuclear chemistry, genetics, cellular or molecular biology or toxicology.)</li><li>
Chemistry coursework required. 20 semester or 30 quarter hours. Including a minimum of 5 quarter hours of quantitative chemistry laboratory or equivalent (with a passing grade).</li></ul><br>
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Conditions of Employment:</b><ul><li>
Successful completion of a pre-employment polygraph examination and background investigation.</li></ul><br>
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Why work for the Washington State Patrol?</b><ul><li>
A healthy life/work balance by offering flexible schedules and telework options for most positions.</li><li>
Infants at Work Program based on the long-term health values of infant-parent bonding and breastfeeding newborns.</li><li>
Continuous growth and development opportunities.</li><li>
Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work</li><li>
Employment opportunities that recognize military veterans and/or military spouse per Governor Executive Order 19-01</li><li>
Qualification for the Public Loan Forgiveness Program.</li></ul></div><p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Supplemental Information</b></h2></div>
<p></p><div><div><b>This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.</b><br>
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Applicants claiming veterans preference must attach a copy of their DD214 (SSN must be blacked out). If you do not provide the required documentation, the veterans preference will not be awarded. Please <b>click here</b> to determine your eligibility.<br>
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Questions?<br>
Please contact Monica Simpson at<b> </b><b>monica.simpson@wsp.wa.gov</b><b> .</b><br>
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