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Applied Scientist III, Sponsored Products and Brands Auctions

Amazon
Seattle, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/28/2026
Description

About Sponsored Products and Brands

The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining 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 re-inventing 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 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. 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.

About Our Team

The Search Ranking and Interleaving (R&I) team within Sponsored Products and Brands is responsible for determining which ads to show and the quality of ads shown on the search page (e.g., relevance, personalized and contextualized ranking to improve shopper experience, where to place them, and how many ads to show on the search page. This helps shoppers discover new products while helping advertisers put their products in front of the right customers, aligning shoppers’, advertisers’, and Amazon’s interests. To do this, we apply a broad range of GenAI and ML techniques to continuously explore, learn, and optimize the ranking and allocation of ads on the search page. We are an interdisciplinary team with a focus on improving the SP experience in search by gaining a deep understanding of shopper pain points and developing new innovative solutions to address them.

A day in the life

As a Sr. Applied Scientist on this team, you will identify big opportunities for the team to make a direct impact on customers and the search experience. You will work closely with with search and retail partner teams, software engineers and product managers to build scalable real-time GenAI and ML solutions. You will lead projects end-to-end including problem formulation in collaboration with Product Managers and key stakeholders, lead a team of scientists to build models, design, run, and analyze A/B experiments to improve the experience of millions of Amazon shoppers.

Key job responsibilities

  • Architect next-generation systems that improve Amazon's Search page.
  • Pioneer breakthrough applied science in multi-modal GenAI applications for advertising, combining text, image, and multi-lingual support.
  • Develop real-time machine learning algorithms to allocate billions of ads per day in advertising auctions.
  • Research new and innovative machine learning approaches.

Basic Qualifications

  • 3 years of building machine learning models for business application experience
  • PhD, or Master's degree and 6 years of applied research experience
  • Experience programming in Java, C , Python or related language
  • Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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.
  • Experience in auctions or mechanism design

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 - 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 167,100.00 - 226,100.00 USD annually


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10487639

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