Amazon is building a world class advertising business and defining and delivering a collection of self-service performance advertising products that drive discovery and sales of merchandise. 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. We are seeking a Data Scientist to join the Sponsored Products Auction team. This team is responsible for building and evaluating mechanisms to rank and price billions of ad impressions per day. We're looking for a Data Scientist to define measures of auction efficiency and produce insights into the quality of inputs to our
• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related quantitative 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