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Amazon.com

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About Sponsored Products and Brands<br>
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.<br>
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About our team<br>
The SPB Offsite team builds solutions to extend campaigns to reach customers off the store and extend shopping experiences on third party sites where shoppers search and discover products. We use industry leading machine learning, high scale low latency systems, and AI technologies to create better sponsored customer experiences off the store. This role will have deep interest in building the next innovations in ad tech and shopping wherever shoppers go. You will work with external and internal partners to connect ad tech systems, understand customers, and drive results at scale. You are a deeply technical leader who operates with a GenAI first approach to product, engineering, and science based solutions.<br>
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As an Applied Scientist on this team, you will:
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<ul><li>Drive end-to-end Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity.</li><li>Perform hands-on analysis and modeling of enormous data sets to develop insights that increase traffic monetization and merchandise sales, without compromising the shopper experience.</li><li>Build machine learning models, perform proof-of-concept, experiment, optimize, and deploy your models into production; work closely with software engineers to assist in productionizing your ML models.</li><li>Run A/B experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysis.</li><li>Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large-scale data analysis, machine-learning model development, model validation and serving.</li><li>Research new and innovative machine learning approaches.</li></ul><br>
Why you will love this opportunity: Amazon is investing heavily in building a world-class advertising business. This team defines and delivers a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our solutions generate billions in revenue and drive long-term growth for Amazon&rsquo;s Retail and Marketplace businesses. We deliver billions of ad impressions, millions of clicks daily, and break fresh ground to create world-class products. We are a highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving team with an entrepreneurial spirit - with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate.<br>
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Impact and Career Growth: You will invent new experiences and influence customer-facing shopping experiences to help suppliers grow their retail business and the auction dynamics that leverage native advertising; this is your opportunity to work within the fastest-growing businesses across all of Amazon! Define a long-term science vision for our advertising business, driven from our customers' needs, translating that direction into specific plans for research and applied scientists, as well as engineering and product teams. This role combines science leadership, organizational ability, technical strength, product focus, and business understanding.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b><br>
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 in professional software development</li><li>Experience in search advertising, search marketing, performance advertising, or similar digital advertising</li><li>Strong technical fluency in Generative AI</li><li>Deep understanding of large language models (LLMs), model fine tuning and prompt engineering</li><li>Ph.D. in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative field</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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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.<p><br>
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 &amp; AD&amp;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.</p><br>
USA, NY, New York - 172,400.00 - 223,400.00 USD annually<br>
USA, VA, Arlington - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually<br>
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually</div><p></p>

Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products

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The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through novel 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 ecosystem. 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.
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Key job responsibilities<br>
As a Senior Applied Scientist on our team, you will<br>
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<ul><li>Develop AI solutions for Sponsored Brands advertiser and shopper experiences. Build recommendation systems that leverage generative models to develop and improve campaigns.</li><li>You invent and design new solutions for scientifically-complex problem areas and/or opportunities in new business initiatives.</li><li>You drive or heavily influence the design of scientifically-complex software solutions or systems, for which you personally write significant parts of the critical scientific novelty. You take ownership of these components, providing a system-wide view and design guidance. These systems or solutions can be brand new or evolve from existing ones.</li><li>Define a long-term science vision and roadmap for our Sponsored Brands advertising business, driven from our customers' needs, translating that direction into specific plans for applied scientists and engineering teams. This role combines science leadership, organizational ability, technical strength, product focus, and business understanding.</li><li>Work closely with engineers and product managers to design, implement and launch AI solutions end-to-end;</li><li>Design and conduct A/B experiments to evaluate proposed solutions based on in-depth data analyses;</li><li>Think big about the arc of development of Gen AI over a multi-year horizon, and identify new opportunities to apply these technologies to solve real-world problems</li><li>Effectively communicate technical and non-technical ideas with teammates and stakeholders;</li><li>Translate complex scientific challenges into clear and impactful solutions for business stakeholders.</li><li>Mentor and guide junior scientists, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.</li><li>Stay up-to-date with advancements and the latest modeling techniques in the field
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About the team<br>
We are on a mission to make Amazon the best in class destination for shoppers to discover, engage, and purchase relevant products, from brands that are relevant to them. In this role, you will design and implement Gen AI solutions that help millions of advertisers create more effective ad campaigns with intelligent recommendations, while improving the overall experience at Amazon's global scale.
</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience</li><li>PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience</li><li>Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language</li><li>Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.</li><li>Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.</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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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.<p><br>
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 &amp; AD&amp;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.</p><br>
USA, NY, New York - 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually<br>
USA, WA, SEATTLE - 167,100.00 - 226,100.00 USD annually</div><p></p>

Senior Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products and Brands

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AWS is one of Amazon&rsquo;s largest and fastest growing businesses, serving millions of customers in more than 190 countries. We use cloud computing to reshape the way global enterprises use information technology. We are looking for entrepreneurial, analytical, creative, flexible leaders to help us redefine the information technology industry. If you want to join a fast-paced, innovative team that is making history, this is the place for you.<br>
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AWS Central Economics &amp; Science (ACES) drives best practices for objectively applying economics and science in decision making across AWS. The team collaborates with AWS science and business teams to identify, frame, and analyze complex and ambiguous problems of the highest priority. Through data-driven insights and modeling, ACES supports strategic decision-making across the AWS global organization, including sales operations and business performance optimization.
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The ACES Sales Channels team is hiring an Applied Scientist (Senior or below) to advance our mission of providing rigorous, causal-inference-driven recommendations for AWS sales optimization. This role will focus on building ML systems with a causal modeling foundation, designing seller incentive mechanisms, and developing intervention strategies across the entire sales motion.<br>
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Key job responsibilities<br>
<ul><li>Causal ML System Development: Build and deploy machine learning models that emphasize causal inference, ensuring recommendations are grounded in valid interventions</li><li>Incentive Design: Define and model incentives that drive desirable behaviors across AWS sales channels, partner programs, and reseller ecosystems</li><li>Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with business stakeholders to understand requirements, validate approaches, and ensure practical applicability of scientific solutions</li><li>Scientific Rigor: Promote findings at internal conferences and contribute to the team's reputation for methodological excellence</li></ul><br>
A day in the life<br>
The ACES Sales Channels team works on understanding and optimizing AWS's sales channels, both direct (generalist and specialist sellers) and indirect (partners and Marketplace). Our work falls into three core areas: developing rigorous causal measurement and modeling frameworks using cutting-edge economics and statistical methods; designing programs and incentives to improve customer and business outcomes; and building ML-based recommendation systems for sellers, partners, and other AWS stakeholders.<br>
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About the team<br>
Why AWS?<br>
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world&rsquo;s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating &mdash; that&rsquo;s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.<br>
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Inclusive Team Culture<br>
Here at AWS, it&rsquo;s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.<br>
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Mentorship &amp; Career Growth<br>
We&rsquo;re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth&rsquo;s Best Employer. That&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.<br>
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Work/Life Balance<br>
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there&rsquo;s nothing we can&rsquo;t achieve in the cloud.<br>
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Hybrid Work<br>
We value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords employees options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our U.S. Amazon offices.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience</li><li>PhD, or Master's degree</li><li>Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language</li><li>Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc.</li><li>Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc.</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.<p><br>
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 &amp; AD&amp;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.</p><br>
USA, CA, San Francisco - 192,200.00 - 260,000.00 USD annually<br>
USA, NY, New York - 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually<br>
USA, WA, Seattle - 167,100.00 - 226,100.00 USD annually</div><p></p>

Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Central Economics and Science

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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.<br>
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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>
As a highly experienced and seasoned science leader, you will apply state of the art natural language processing and computer vision research to video centric digital media, while also responsible for creating and maintaining the best environment for applied science in order to recruit, retain and develop top talent. You will lead the research direction for a team of deeply talented applied scientists, creating the roadmaps for forward-looking research and communicate them effectively to senior leadership. You will also hire and develop applied scientists - growing the team to meet the evolving needs of our customers.<br>
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About the team<br>
This team's mission is to deeply understand all content and empower all customers with relevant language options, innovative accessibility assists, and rich title-information across all their content-experiences on Prime Video. We create and publish content on-time that's meaningful, accurate, and accessible to every customer globally. We delight our customers by pushing the boundaries of content understanding and enrichment. Through inclusion and innovation, we do the most fulfilling work of our career.<br>
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</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 developing and implementing deep learning algorithms, particularly with respect to computer vision algorithms</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Experience using Unix/Linux</li><li>Experience in professional software development</li><li>Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals</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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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.<p><br>
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 &amp; AD&amp;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.</p><br>
USA, WA, Seattle - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually</div><p></p>

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

Amazon

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 Are you passionate about solving unique customer-facing problems in the Amazon scale? Are you excited about utilizing statistical analysis, machine learning, data mining and leverage tons of Amazon data to learn and infer customer shopping patterns? Do you enjoy working with a diversity of engineers, machine learning scientists, product managers and user-experience designers? If so, you have found the right match!
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 Fashion is extremely fast-moving, visual, subjective, and it presents numerous unique problem domains such as product recommendations, product discovery and evaluation. The vision for Amazon Fashion is to make Amazon the number one online shopping destination for Fashion customers by providing large selections, inspiring and accurate recommendations and customer experience.
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 The NAS Shop and Keep (SHAKE) organization empowers customers to make confident, lasting purchase decisions by minimizing purchase anxiety and reducing returns. The NAS SHAKE science team advances this mission by innovating and developing scalable ML solutions tailored to these unique challenges. The team is hiring a Data Scientist who has a solid background in Statistical Analysis, Machine Learning and Data Mining and a proven record of effectively analyzing large complex heterogeneous datasets, and is motivated to grow professionally as a Data Scientist.
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   You will work on our Science team and partner closely with applied scientists, data engineers as well as product managers, UX designers, and business partners to answer complex problems via data analysis. Outputs from your analysis will directly help improve the performance of the ML based recommendation systems thereby enhancing the customer experience as well as inform the roadmap for science and the product.
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   You can effectively analyze complex and disparate datasets collected from diverse sources to derive key insights, build segmentation models and improve customer experience by reducing retail returns.
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   You have excellent communication skills to be able to work with cross-functional team members to understand key questions and earn the trust of senior leaders.
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   You are able to multi-task between different tasks such as gap analysis of algorithm results, integrating multiple disparate datasets, doing business intelligence, analyzing engagement metrics or presenting to stakeholders.
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   You thrive in an agile and fast-paced environment on highly visible projects and initiatives.
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   1+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience
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   2+ years of data/research scientist, statistician or quantitative analyst in an internet-based company with complex and big data sources experience
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   1+ years of creating or contributing to mathematical textbooks, research papers, or educational content experience
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   Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or experience working in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
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   Knowledge of statistical packages and business intelligence tools such as SPSS, SAS, S-PLUS, or R
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   Knowledge of machine learning concepts and their application to reasoning and problem-solving
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   Experience with clustered data processing (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Map-reduce, and Hive)
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   Experience applying quantitative analysis to solve business problems and making data-driven business decisions
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   Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
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   Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.
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 Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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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.
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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 &amp; AD&amp;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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 USA, WA, Seattle - 108,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
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Data Scientist I, SHAKE

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Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.<br>
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The Data, Insights, Science and Optimization, Consumer Product and Tech (DISCO CPT) team is looking for a Data Scientist to join a team of Data Scientists, Analytics Leads, Business Intelligence Engineers and Data Engineers who analyze big data, provide analytics and insights as well as build models and algorithms that power product for personalized experiences. The team focuses on accelerating Amazon Music customer growth by empowering Product teams to make sound, customer-centric decisions through data and insights. We build data pipelines, science models, self-service analytics, insights and dashboards, deliver engagement and retention at scale. In this role, you will pioneer and execute advanced analytics and experimentation efforts for the Amazon Music product team. You will work with stakeholders and partners to deliver experimentation insights, author scientific artifacts, build scalable models to advance our analytics and science products. The ideal candidate must be willing to effectively lead science solutions, prioritize across multiple stakeholders and projects and be ready to jump into a fast-paced, dynamic and fun environment.<br>
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Key job responsibilities<br>
<ul><li>Data Scientist II on this role will be a thought partner to Product and Engineering organizations through their expertise in experimentation, statistical modeling and advanced analytics</li><li>Conceptualize and drive strategic growth areas: retention, voice + visual engagement, experimentation, Gen AI initiatives, and product excellence.</li><li>Bridge science, analytics, and engineering to deliver solutions informing strategic decisions on AM technology investments and long-term business performance</li><li>Drive experimentation, measurement efficiency tooling, and ROI tracking for AM leadership</li><li>Build and maintain causal models to understand customer sentiment and its impact on key engagement/retention metrics</li><li>Develop structural and predictive models using data science workflows to deliver measurable customer results</li></ul><br>
A day in the life<br>
<ul><li>Lead strategic initiatives across visual and voice experiences, experimentation and customer retention stakeholders</li><li>Conduct experimentation, build causal models to better understand key drivers for customer retention
</li><li>Evaluate existing metrics and lead deep dives to ensure the right measurement framework is leveraged to measure and enhance user adoption through visual and voice interfaces</li><li>Partner with product managers to translate business questions into actionable science projects</li><li>Influence product roadmaps through data-driven insights on customer behavior patterns</li><li>Identify and resolve customer experience friction points with cross-functional teams</li><li>Drive adoption of best practices and innovative solutions across the organization</li></ul></div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Bachelor's degree</li><li>2+ years of data scientist experience</li><li>3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience</li><li>3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience</li><li>Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Knowledge of machine learning concepts and their application to reasoning and problem-solving</li><li>Experience in Python, Perl, or another scripting language</li><li>Experience in defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance</li><li>Experience applying quantitative analysis to solve business problems and making data-driven business decisions</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.<p><br>
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 &amp; AD&amp;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.</p><br>
USA, CA, San Francisco - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually<br>
USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually</div><p></p>

Data Scientist, Amazon Music - DISCO

Amazon Web Services

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>DESCRIPTION</b></h2><div>
Amazon Quick Suite is an enterprise AI platform that transforms how organizations work with their data and knowledge. Combining generative AI-powered search, deep research capabilities, intelligent agents and automations, and comprehensive business intelligence, Quick Suite serves tens of thousands of users. Our platform processes thousands of queries monthly, helping teams make faster, data-driven decisions while maintaining enterprise-grade security and governance. From natural language interactions with complex datasets to automated workflows and custom AI agents, Quick Suite is redefining workplace productivity at unprecedented scale.<br>
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We are seeking a Data Scientist II to join our Quick Data team, focusing on evaluation and benchmarking data development for Quick Suite features, with particular emphasis on Research and other generative AI capabilities. Our mission is to engineer high-quality datasets that are essential to the success of Amazon Quick Suite. From human evaluations and Responsible AI safeguards to Retrieval-Augmented Generation and beyond, our work ensures that Generative AI is enterprise-ready, safe, and effective for users at scale.<br>
As part of our diverse team&mdash;including data scientists, engineers, language engineers, linguists, and program managers&mdash;you will collaborate closely with science, engineering, and product teams. We are driven by customer obsession and a commitment to excellence.
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Key job responsibilities<br>
In this role, you will leverage data-centric AI principles to assess the impact of data on model performance and the broader machine learning pipeline. You will apply Generative AI techniques to evaluate how well our data represents human language and conduct experiments to measure downstream interactions.<br>
Specific responsibilities include:<br>
<ul><li>Design and develop comprehensive evaluation and benchmarking datasets for Quick Suite AI-powered features</li><li>Leverage LLMs for synthetic data corpora generation; data evaluation and quality assessment using LLM-as-a-judge settings</li><li>Create ground truth datasets with high-quality question-answer pairs across diverse domains and use cases</li><li>Lead human annotation initiatives and model evaluation audits to ensure data quality and relevance</li><li>Develop and refine annotation guidelines and quality frameworks for evaluation tasks</li><li>Conduct statistical analysis to measure model performance, identify failure patterns, and guide improvement strategies</li><li>Collaborate with ML scientists and engineers to translate evaluation insights into actionable product improvements</li><li>Build scalable data pipelines and tools to support continuous evaluation and benchmarking efforts</li><li>Contribute to Responsible AI initiatives by developing safety and fairness evaluation datasets</li></ul><br>
About the team<br>
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Why AWS?<br>
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world&rsquo;s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating &mdash; that&rsquo;s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.<br>
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Inclusive Team Culture<br>
Here at AWS, it&rsquo;s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.<br>
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Mentorship &amp; Career Growth<br>
We&rsquo;re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth&rsquo;s Best Employer. That&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.<br>
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Work/Life Balance<br>
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there&rsquo;s nothing we can&rsquo;t achieve in the cloud.<br>
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Hybrid Work<br>
We value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords employees options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our U.S. Amazon offices.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>2+ years of data scientist experience</li><li>3+ years of data querying languages (e.g. SQL), scripting languages (e.g. Python) or statistical/mathematical software (e.g. R, SAS, Matlab, etc.) experience</li><li>3+ years of machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience</li><li>1+ years of working with or evaluating AI systems experience</li><li>1+ years of creating or contributing to mathematical textbooks, research papers, or educational content experience</li><li>Master's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), or experience working in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)</li><li>Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</b></h2><ul><li>Ph.D. in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)</li><li>Knowledge of machine learning concepts and their application to reasoning and problem-solving</li><li>Experience in a ML or data scientist role with a large technology company</li><li>Experience in defining and creating benchmarks for assessing GenAI model performance</li><li>Experience working on multi-team, cross-disciplinary projects</li><li>Experience applying quantitative analysis to solve business problems and making data-driven business decisions</li><li>Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication</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.<p><br>
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 &amp; AD&amp;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.</p><br>
USA, CA, Santa Clara - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually<br>
USA, NY, New York - 153,400.00 - 207,500.00 USD annually<br>
USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually</div><p></p>

Data Scientist, AWS Quick Data

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