Amazon · 1 week ago
Applied Scientist II, Sponsored Products and Brands
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$136K/yr - $223K/yr
3+ years expAmazon is revolutionizing the advertising landscape through its Sponsored Products and Brands team, leveraging generative AI technologies to enhance customer engagement and product discovery. As an Applied Scientist II, you will drive innovative GenAI and machine learning projects, collaborating with cross-functional teams to optimize ad experiences for millions of customers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Solve challenging science and business problems that balance the interests of advertisers, shoppers, and Amazon
Drive end-to-end GenAI & Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity
Develop real-time machine learning algorithms to allocate billions of ads per day in advertising auctions
Develop efficient algorithms for multi-objective optimization using deep learning methods to find operating points for the ad marketplace then evolve them
Research new and innovative machine learning approaches
Qualification
Required
3+ years of building models for business application experience
PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment
Preferred
Experience building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application
Knowledge of architectural concepts and algorithms, schedule tradeoffs and new opportunities with technical team members
Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
Benefits
Equity
Sign-on payments
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.11BKey Investors
AmazonKleiner Perkins
2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
Leadership Team
Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
Werner Vogels
VP & CTO
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