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Amazon · 2 weeks ago

Principal Applied Scientist, Amazon - Sponsored Products

positionNew York, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$179K/yr - $309K/yr
date10+ years exp

Amazon is re-imagining the advertising landscape through advanced generative AI technologies. The Principal Applied Scientist will focus on designing and launching innovative ad experiences in conversational contexts, collaborating with teams to leverage AI for enhancing the shopping experience and optimizing advertising strategies.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Drive appropriate technology choices for the customers and the business
Lead the way for continuous innovation
Shape the future of e-commerce
Apply deep subject matter expertise in large language models and generative AI
Work with multiple teams of scientists and engineers to translate business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables
Invent new product experiences that enable shoppers to navigate inventory via various modes of input
Liaise with internal Amazon partners to bring GenAI models to production
Stay abreast of the latest developments in GenAI
Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and productivity of the team
Contribute to defining a long-term science vision for the advertising business in conversational shopping and beyond

Qualification

PhD in Computer ScienceApplied ML experienceAI solutions designNatural language processingGenerative model architecturesAdvertising technology experienceInnovative AI solution developmentAdvertising systems experienceResearch publicationsPatents in generative AI

Required

PhD in Computer Science, Statistics or related field
10+ years of applied ML experience in building complex, real-time systems involving AI, ML, and NLP with successful delivery to customers
Hands-on experience with designing and prototyping AI solutions for real world applications

Preferred

Research publications or patents in generative AI technologies
Experience with natural language processing and generative model architectures
Background in advertising technology or e-commerce platforms
Demonstrated track record of innovative AI solution development
Experience with advertising systems and applications

Benefits

Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
dateFounded in 1994
location
Seattle, Washington, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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https://amazon.com

H1B Sponsorship

Amazon has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (22803)
2024 (21175)
2023 (19057)
2022 (24088)
2021 (12233)
2020 (14881)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.11B
Key Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO

Leadership Team

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Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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