Amazon Applied Scientist

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Posted date: Aug 13, 2026

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Location: New York, NY

Estimated salary: $174,400
Range: $136,000 - $212,800


Description

Sponsored Products and Brands at Amazon Ads is reimagining the advertising landscape through industry-leading generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. We are at the forefront of reinventing advertising experiences, bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle, from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily, and are breaking fresh ground to improve both the shopper and advertiser experience. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers, enhance the shopping experience, and strengthen the marketplace.

The General Shopping Intelligence (GSI) team is a highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. We provide advanced real-time machine learning services that connect shoppers with the right ads across all platforms and surfaces worldwide. Through deep understanding of both shoppers and products, we help shoppers discover new products they love, enable advertisers to reach their customers most efficiently, and help Amazon continuously innovate on behalf of all customers.

We are seeking a motivated Applied Scientist who loves to innovate at the intersection of customer experience, deep learning, generative AI and high-scale machine learning systems. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.

Key job responsibilities

As an Applied Scientist, you will:

* Conduct deep data analysis to derive insights to the business, and identify gaps and new opportunities

* Develop scalable and effective machine-learning models and Generative AI solutions to solve business problems

* Run regular A/B experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysis

* Work closely with software engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions into production

* Improve the scalability, efficiency and automation of large-scale data analytics, model training, deployment and serving

* Conduct research on new generative AI modeling to optimize all aspects of Sponsored Products and Brands business

About the team

We are pioneers in applying advanced machine learning and generative AI algorithms in Sponsored Products and Brands business. We empower every customer with a customized discovery experiences from back-end optimization (such as customized response prediction models) to front-end CX innovation (such as widgets), to help shoppers feel understood and shop efficiently on and off Amazon.



Qualifications

- 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



Extended Qualifications

- Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code

- Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 157,300.00 - 212,800.00 USD annually

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