DescriptionAmazon 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.This position will be part of the Sponsored Product Demand Utilization team within the Amazon Advertising organization. Our team focuses on helping shoppers discover the Sponsored Products they need and on helping advertisers reach shoppers that will engage with their products. We utilize leading-edge engineering and science technologies, including generative AI and LLMs, to understand shopper intents and connect them with the right Sponsored Products. We are seeking a science leader for our team within the Sponsored Products & Brands organization. You'll be working with talented scientists, engineers, and product managers to innovate on behalf of our customers. An ideal candidate is able to navigate through ambiguous requirements, working with various partner teams, and has experience in generative AI, large language models (LLMs), information retrieval, and ads recommendation systems. Using a combination of generative AI and online experimentation, our scientists develop insights and optimizations that enable the monetization of Amazon properties while enhancing the experience of hundreds of millions of Amazon shoppers worldwide. If you're fired up about being part of a dynamic, driven team, then this is your moment to join us on this exciting journey!Key job responsibilities
Serve as a tech lead for defining the science roadmap for projects using GenAI to understand shoppers intent, help them discover the right products, and explain how they are related to their shopping mission.
Build POCs, optimize and deploy models into production, run experiments, perform deep dives on experiment data to gather actionable learnings and communicate them to senior leadership
Work closely with software engineers on detailed requirements, technical designs and implementation of end-to-end solutions in production
Work closely with product managers to contribute to our mission, and proactively identify opportunities where cutting edge science can help improve customer experience
Research new machine learning approaches to drive continued scientific innovation
Be a member of the Amazon-wide machine learning community, participating in internal and external meetups, hackathons and conferences
Help attract and recruit technical talent, mentor scientists and engineers in the team
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.
Published research work in academic conferences or industry circles.
Experience in any of the following areas: generative AI, computational advertising, NLP, and relevance ranking.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $150,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $260,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.