Amazon is investing heavily in building a world class advertising business and we are responsible for defining and delivering a collection of self-service performance advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our products are strategically important to our Retail and Marketplace businesses driving long term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily and are breaking fresh ground to create world-class products. We are highly motivated, collaborative and fun-loving with an entrepreneurial spirit and bias for action. With a broad mandate to experiment and innovate, we are growing at an unprecedented rate with a seemingly endless range of new opportunities. As an Applied Scientist on the Sponsored Products Allocation and Pricing team, you'll be responsible for core problems within our ad server: which ads to show on the Amazon site, where to place them, and how to price them. This process relies on supervised learning (predicting clicks, conversions,
• Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field • 3+ years experience working on applied research problems in academia or industry • Hands-on machine learning experience • Proficiency in at least one modern programming language • PhD in Computer Science or related quantitative field • 5+ years experience working on applied research problems in academia or industry • Strong publication record with novel research contributions • Experience with online advertising Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual