Applied Scientist, Prime Video - Personalization and Discovery Science

Seattle, WA (On-site)

$143K/yr – $222K/yrSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end AI solution delivery for Prime Video search, bridging research, engineering, and product goals, with experimentation, stakeholder communication, and publication of findings.

  • Own AI solution design and deployment across search systems using DL, GenAI, RL, and optimization.
  • Coordinate offline and online experiments and data analyses to validate impact.
  • Communicate results to teammates and stakeholders and stay ahead of modeling advances.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop AI solutions for various Prime Video Search systems using Deep learning, GenAI, Reinforcement Learning, and optimization methods;
  • Work closely with engineers and product managers to design, implement and launch AI solutions end-to-end;
  • Design and conduct offline and online (A/B) experiments to evaluate proposed solutions based on in-depth data analyses;
  • Effectively communicate technical and non-technical ideas with teammates and stakeholders;
  • Stay up-to-date with advancements and the latest modeling techniques in the field;
  • Publish your research findings in top conferences and journals.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of building models for business application experience
  • PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
  • Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
  • Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing

Preferred

  • Experience using Unix/Linux
  • Experience in professional software development
  • Experience working on recommender systems or personalization within search, e-commerce, shopping, advertising or other related fields

Benefits

  • Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.
  • 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
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