Principal Applied Scientist, Advertiser Growth, Amazon Sponsored Products & Brands jobs in United States
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Amazon · 1 day ago

Principal Applied Scientist, Advertiser Growth, Amazon Sponsored Products & Brands

positionSeattle, WA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$179K/yr - $309K/yr
date5+ years exp

Amazon is a leader in the advertising landscape, leveraging generative AI technologies to transform product discovery and brand engagement. The Principal Applied Scientist will lead a team in developing innovative AI applications for advertisers, focusing on enhancing customer-facing products and optimizing advertising campaigns.

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

Responsibilities

Lead 50+ builders in pioneering a new generation of agentic AI applications for Amazon advertisers
Define and lead the science roadmap of developing agentic experiences for recommendations and guidance delivered to +1.6MM Sponsored Products and Brand advertisers across multiple channels (Ad Console, Sales-managed, and 3P partners)
Develop methods for fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and preference optimization, while helping create evaluation frameworks that ensure safety, reliability, and trust at scale
Work backwards from the needs of advertisers—delivering customer-facing products that directly help them create, optimize, and grow their campaigns
Elevate the team’s scientific and technical rigor, identifying and implementing best-in-class algorithms, methodologies, and infrastructure that enable rapid experimentation and scaling
Communicate learnings to leadership and mentor and grow Applied AI talent across the Ads Org

Qualification

Applied ML experienceRecommender systemsNatural language processingGenerative AI technologiesAI solution developmentMentoringCommunicationTeam leadership

Required

PhD in Computer Science, Statistics or related field
5+ years of applied ML experience in building customer-facing recommender systems involving AI, ML, and NLP
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

Benefits

Equity
Sign-on payments
Medical
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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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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)
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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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