Amazon · 7 hours ago
Senior Applied Scientist, Amazon Stores Economics & Science (SEAS)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$167K/yr - $226K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is a leading technology company, and they are seeking a Senior Applied Scientist for their Stores Economics and Science team. The role involves leading technical initiatives, building optimization systems, and translating business problems into mathematical frameworks.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)DeliveryE-CommerceFoundational AIRetail
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end technical initiatives from research to production
Build and deploy large-scale optimization systems
Translate complex business problems into mathematical frameworks
Mentor junior scientists and coordinate cross-functional projects
Drive technical strategy and roadmap for complex initiatives
Influence senior stakeholders and shape technical direction
Collaborate effectively across functions to deliver business impact
Qualification
Required
PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
PhD in econometrics, statistics, industrial engineering, operations research, optimization, data mining, analytics, or equivalent quantitative field, or PhD and 5+ years of industry or academic research experience
Experience in at least one of the related science disciplines (optimization - LP, MIP, statistics, machine learning, process control, combinatorial optimization)
Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
Experience effectively communicating complex concepts through written and verbal communication
Preferred
Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy etc
Experience with large scale distributed systems such as Hadoop, Spark etc
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.
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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