Amazon · 1 day ago
Applied Scientist I, SPB Advertiser Guidance
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$136K/yr - $184K/yrAmazon is looking for a passionate Applied Scientist to contribute to the next generation of agentic AI applications for advertisers. This role involves supporting the development of AI architectures, building tools and datasets, and collaborating with engineers and product managers to enhance customer-facing products that optimize advertising campaigns.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Contribute to building agents that guide advertisers in conversational and non-conversational experiences
Implement model and agent optimization techniques, including supervised fine-tuning, instruction tuning, and preference optimization (e.g., DPO/IPO) under guidance from senior scientists
Support dataset curation and tool development for MCP
Contribute to evaluation pipelines for agent workflows, including automated benchmarks, multi-step reasoning tests, and safety guardrails
Implement and iterate on agentic architectures (e.g., CoT, ToT, ReAct) that integrate planning, tool use, and long-horizon reasoning
Support prototyping of multi-agent orchestration frameworks and workflows
Collaborate with peers across engineering, science, and product to bring scientific innovations into production
Stay current with the latest research in LLMs, RL, and agent-based AI, and apply findings to practical problems
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative field
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse
Preferred
Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&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
Parental leave
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Founded in 1994
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
Recent News
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