Want to work on machine learning and big data to power a multi-billion dollar product? Amazon is investing heavily in building a world class advertising business to define and deliver a collection of ad products that drive long-term customer value. Our team – Sponsored Brands (SB) - owns an auction based, keyword targeted, mid funnel ad product designed for brand owners. We empower brands of all shapes and sizes to attract shoppers in the research and consideration phases of their shopping journey, through visually stunning, inspiring and relevant sponsored shopping experiences. In doing so, we deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily, but are only just getting started. The SB Modeling team consists entrepreneurial machine learning scientists and engineers who are responsible for developing core ML models and model development pipelines. This role will utilize cutting-edge ML models in the domain of predictive modeling, deep learning, natural language processing and
· A Ph.D. in CS machine learning, Operational research, Statistics, Math, Physics or in a highly quantitative field · 5+ years of hands-on experience in predictive modeling and analysis · Strong grasp of machine learning, data mining and data analytics techniques · Strong Problem solving ability · Comfortable using Java or C++/C. Experience in using Perl or Python (or similar scripting language) for data processing and analytics. · Experience in using R, Weka, SAS, Matlab or any other statistical software · Communication and data presentation skills Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action