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  • IN, KA, Bengaluru
    Job ID: 2921039
    (Updated 64 days ago)
    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. The ATT team, based in Bangalore, is responsible for ensuring that ads are relevant and is of good quality, leading to higher conversion for the sellers and providing a great experience for the customers. We deal with one of the world’s largest product catalog, handle billions of requests a day with plans to grow it by order of magnitude and use automated systems to validate tens of millions of offers submitted by thousands of merchants in multiple countries and languages. In this role, you will build and develop ML models to address content understanding problems in Ads. These models will rely on a variety of visual and textual features requiring expertise in both domains. These models need to scale to multiple languages and countries. You will collaborate with engineers and other scientists to build, train and deploy these models. As part of these activities, you will develop production level code that enables moderation of millions of ads submitted each day.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 2920518
    (Updated 50 days ago)
    The Amazon Photos team is looking for a world-class Applied Scientist to join us and use AI to help customers relive their cherished memories. Our team of scientists have developed algorithms and models that power Amazon Photos features for millions of photos and videos daily. As part of the team, we expect that you will develop innovative solutions to hard problems at massive scale, and publish your findings in at peer reviewed conferences and workshops. With all the recent advancements in Vision-Language models, Amazon Photos has completely re-thought the product roadmap and is looking for Applied Scientists to deliver both the short-term roadmap working closely with Product and Engineering and make investments for the long-term. Our research themes include, but are not limited to: foundational models, contrastive learning, diffusion models, few-shot and zero-shot learning, transfer learning, unsupervised and semi-supervised methods, active learning and semi-automated data annotation, deep learning, and large scale image and video detection and recognition. Key job responsibilities - Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, product managers, and scientists to identify and solve complex problems in Visual-Language Model space - Design and execute experiments to evaluate the performance of different models, and iterate quickly to improve results - Create robust evaluation frameworks for assessing model performance across different domains and use cases - Think big about the Visual-Language Model space over a multi-year horizon, and identify new opportunities to apply these technologies to solve real-world problems within Amazon Photos - Communicate results and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences, including through presentations and written reports About the team Amazon Photos is the one of the main digital products offered to Prime subscribers along with Amazon Music and Amazon Video. Amazon Photos provides unlimited photo storage and 5 GB for videos to Prime members and is a top Prime benefit in multiple marketplaces. AI-driven experiences based on image and video understanding are core to customer delight for the business. These experiences are delivered in our mobile, web and desktop apps, in Fire TV, and integrated into Alexa devices such as Echo Show. We solve real-world problems using AI while being a positive force for good.
  • US, CA, San Diego
    Job ID: 2920572
    (Updated 43 days ago)
    Do you want to join an innovative team of scientists and engineers who use terabytes of data and create state-of-the-art Generative AI algorithms to push the boundaries of AI creativity? We are building foundational behavioral models for Amazon Stores using Generative AI, LLMs and Large Model training techniques that fuses general world knowledge, customer shopping behavior and Amazon e-commerce domain knowledge. We are looking for scientists who are passionate about technology, innovation, and customer experience, and are ready to make a lasting impact on the industry using intelligent and transformative AI applications. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will be an essential part of every stage of AI development, from ideation and design to rigorous testing and successful deployment, ensuring our AI projects drive innovation and provide value for our customers. 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 In this role you will leverage your background and expertise to lead developing foundational behavioral model for Amazon Stores using Generative AI, LLM and Large Model training techniques. On a day-to-day basis, you will: - Research and implement new algorithms and architectures for generative AI applications. - Optimize model performance and scalability for inference and deployment. - Collaborate with other talented applied scientists and engineers to gather and preprocess large datasets and develop an improved training infrastructure that accelerates innovation. - Experiment with SOTA methods to improve generative AI model quality. - Provide technical expertise and guidance to support the integration of generative AI solutions into various products and services.
  • US, NY, New York
    Job ID: 2918743
    (Updated 2 days ago)
    Amazon is committed to exceeding customer expectations. In the Returns and Recommerce organization, we seek to improve customer satisfaction with the items they buy on Amazon, provide new value for our customers, and reduce costs to drive the holistic business flywheel. The Return and Recommerce team is looking for an Economist intern with time series forecasting skills to join our cross-domain group of economists, applied scientists, and business intelligence engineers. We are looking for detail-oriented, organized, and responsible individuals who are eager to learn how to work with large and complicated data sets, and train and deploy time series forecasting solutions at scale. Knowledge of time-series forecasting as well as basic familiarity with either Python or R is necessary. Experience in Bayesian modelling or geospatial forecasting would be a plus. These are full-time positions at 40 hours per week, with compensation being awarded on an hourly basis. You will learn how to build data sets and perform applied econometric analysis collaborating with economists, scientists, and product managers. These skills will translate well into writing applied chapters in your dissertation and provide you with work experience that may help you with placement. Roughly 85% of previous cohorts have converted to full time economist employment at Amazon. If you are interested, please send your CV to our mailing list at econ-internship@amazon.com.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 2924175
    (Updated 0 days ago)
    The Search Supply & Experiences team, within Sponsored Products, is seeking an Applied Scientist to solve challenging problems in natural language understanding, personalization, and other areas using the latest techniques in machine learning. In our team, you will have the opportunity to create new ads experiences that elevate the shopping experience for our hundreds of millions customers worldwide. As an Applied Scientist, you will partner with other talented scientists and engineers to design, train, test, and deploy machine learning models. You will be responsible for translating business and engineering requirements into deliverables, and performing detailed experiment analysis to determine how shoppers and advertisers are responding to your changes. We are looking for candidates who thrive in an exciting, fast-paced environment and who have a strong personal interest in learning, researching, and creating new technologies with high customer impact. Key job responsibilities As an Applied Scientist on the Search Supply & Experiences team you will: - Perform hands-on analysis and modeling of enormous datasets to develop insights that increase traffic monetization and merchandise sales, without compromising the shopper experience. - Drive end-to-end machine learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, and complexity. - Build machine learning models, perform proof-of-concept, experiment, optimize, and deploy your models into production; work closely with software engineers to assist in productionizing your ML models. - Design and run experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysis. - Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large-scale data analysis, machine-learning model development, model validation and serving. - Stay up to date on the latest advances in machine learning. About the team We are a customer-obsessed team of engineers, technologists, product leaders, and scientists. We are focused on continuous exploration of contexts and creatives where advertising delivers value to shoppers and advertisers. We specifically work on new ads experiences globally with the goal of helping shoppers make the most informed purchase decision. We obsess about our customers and we are continuously innovating on their behalf to enrich their shopping experience on Amazon
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 2924721
    (Updated 50 days ago)
    Join our innovative Global Risk Management & Claims team where you'll shape the future of insurance analytics at a global scale. You'll collaborate with diverse teams to develop sophisticated pricing models and risk management solutions that drive business decisions across Amazon's worldwide operations. Key job responsibilities - Foster partnerships with risk management and claims teams to develop comprehensive insurance solutions - Design and implement innovative pricing mechanisms for insurance programs - Create analytical forecasts and trend studies for rapidly evolving business needs - Develop intuitive dashboards for data-driven decision making - Establish and maintain processes for monitoring insurance program effectiveness A day in the life We focus on enabling thoughtful financial decisions through collaborative analysis. You'll engage with stakeholders across multiple disciplines, contributing your expertise to shape insurance strategies and solutions. Your work will directly influence how we manage risk across our global operations. About the team We are a collaborative group of actuaries dedicated to delivering actionable insights through technical excellence. Our team values innovative thinking and supports professional growth. You'll work alongside program managers, analysts, and engineers while partnering with Corporate Risk Management, Finance, and Operations teams.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 2920497
    (Updated 9 days ago)
    Have you ever wondered how Amazon launches and maintains a consistent customer experience across hundreds of countries and languages it serves its customers? Are you passionate about data and mathematics, and hope to impact the experience of millions of customers? Are you obsessed with designing simple algorithmic solutions to very challenging problems? If so, we look forward to hearing from you! At Amazon, we strive to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where both internal and external customers can find and discover anything they want in their own language of preference. Our Translations Services (TS) team plays a pivotal role in expanding the reach of our marketplace worldwide and enables thousands of developers and other stakeholders (Product Managers, Program Managers, Linguists) in developing locale specific solutions. Amazon Translations Services (TS) is seeking an Applied Scientist to be based in our Seattle office. As a key member of the Science and Engineering team of TS, this person will be responsible for designing algorithmic solutions based on data and mathematics for translating billions of words annually across 130+ and expanding set of locales. The successful applicant will ensure that there is minimal human touch involved in any language translation and accurate translated text is available to our worldwide customers in a streamlined and optimized manner. With access to vast amounts of data, cutting-edge technology, and a diverse community of talented individuals, you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the way customers and stakeholders engage with Amazon and our platform worldwide. Together, we will drive innovation, solve complex problems, and shape the future of e-commerce. Key job responsibilities * Apply your expertise in LLM models to design, develop, and implement scalable machine learning solutions that address complex language translation-related challenges in the eCommerce space. * Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software engineers, data scientists, and product managers, to define project requirements, establish success metrics, and deliver high-quality solutions. * Conduct thorough data analysis to gain insights, identify patterns, and drive actionable recommendations that enhance seller performance and customer experiences across various international marketplaces. * Continuously explore and evaluate state-of-the-art modeling techniques and methodologies to improve the accuracy and efficiency of language translation-related systems. * Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing clear explanations and guidance on proposed solutions and their potential impact. About the team We are a start-up mindset team. As the long-term technical strategy is still taking shape, there is a lot of opportunity for this fresh Science team to innovate by leveraging Gen AI technoligies to build scalable solutions from scratch. Our Vision: Language will not stand in the way of anyone on earth using Amazon products and services. Our Mission: We are the enablers and guardians of translation for Amazon's customers. We do this by offering hands-off-the-wheel service to all Amazon teams, optimizing translation quality and speed at the lowest cost possible.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 2923174
    (Updated 8 days ago)
    Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where customers can shop in our stores to find and discover anything they want to buy. We hire the world's brightest minds, offering them a fast paced, technologically sophisticated and friendly work environment. Economists at Amazon partner closely with senior management, business stakeholders, scientist and engineers, and economist leadership to solve key business problems ranging from Amazon Web Services, Kindle, Prime, inventory planning, international retail, third party merchants, search, pricing, labor and employment planning, effective benefits (health, retirement, etc.) and beyond. Amazon Economists build econometric models using our world class data systems and apply approaches from a variety of skillsets – applied macro/time series, applied micro, econometric theory, empirical IO, empirical health, labor, public economics and related fields are all highly valued skillsets at Amazon. You will work in a fast moving environment to solve business problems as a member of either a cross-functional team embedded within a business unit or a central science and economics organization. You will be expected to develop techniques that apply econometrics to large data sets, address quantitative problems, and contribute to the design of automated systems around the company. About the team The International Seller Services (ISS) Economics team is a dynamic group at the forefront of shaping Amazon's global seller ecosystem. As part of ISS, we drive innovation and growth through sophisticated economic analysis and data-driven insights. Our mission is critical: we're transforming how Amazon empowers millions of international sellers to succeed in the digital marketplace. Our team stands at the intersection of innovative technology and practical business solutions. We're leading Amazon's transformation in seller services through work with Large Language Models (LLMs) and generative AI, while tackling fundamental questions about seller growth, marketplace dynamics, and operational efficiency. What sets us apart is our unique blend of rigorous economic methodology and practical business impact. We're not just analyzing data – we're building the frameworks and measurement systems that will define the future of Amazon's seller services. Whether we're optimizing the seller journey, evaluating new technologies, or designing innovative service models, our team transforms complex economic challenges into actionable insights that drive real-world results. Join us in shaping how millions of businesses worldwide succeed on Amazon's marketplace, while working on problems that combine economic theory, advanced analytics, and innovative technology.
  • US, CA, Santa Clara
    Job ID: 2918426
    (Updated 15 days ago)
    Amazon Q Business is an AI assistant powered by generative technology. It provides capabilities such as answering queries, summarizing information, generating content, and executing tasks based on enterprise data. We are seeking a Language Data Scientist II to join our data team. Our mission is to engineer high-quality datasets that are essential to the success of Amazon Q Business. From human evaluations and Responsible AI safeguards to Retrieval-Augmented Generation and beyond, our work ensures that Generative AI is enterprise-ready, safe, and effective for users. As part of our diverse team—including language engineers, linguists, data scientists, data engineers, and program managers—you will collaborate closely with science, engineering, and product teams. We are driven by customer obsession and a commitment to excellence. In this role, you will leverage data-centric AI principles to assess the impact of data on model performance and the broader machine learning pipeline. You will apply Generative AI techniques to evaluate how well our data represents human language and conduct experiments to measure downstream interactions. Key job responsibilities * oversee end-to-end evaluation data pipeline and propose evaluation metrics and methods * incorporate your knowledge of linguistic fundamentals, NLU, NLP to the data pipeline * process and analyze diverse media formats including audio recordings, video, images and text * perform statistical analysis of the data * write intuitive data generation & annotation guidelines * write advanced and nuanced prompts to optimize LLM outputs * write python scripts for data wrangling * automate repetitive workflows and improve existing processes * perform background research and vet available public datasets on topics such as long text retrieval, text generation, summarization, question-answering, and reasoning * leverage and integrate AWS services to optimize data collection workflows * collaborate with scientists, engineers, and product managers in defining data quality metrics and guidelines. * lead dive deep sessions with data annotators About the team About AWS Diverse Experiences AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying. Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do. Mentorship & Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
  • US, WA, Seattle
    Job ID: 2921575
    (Updated 34 days ago)
    Are you passionate about leveraging your applied science skills to deliver actionable insights that impact daily business decisions? Do you thrive using causal inference, experimentation, and Machine Learning/AI to answer challenging product and customer behavior questions? Do you want to be a technical leader and build flexible and global solutions for complex financial, risk, and causal problems? If so, here is a great opportunity to consider! Amazon B2B Payments & Lending is seeking a Senior Applied Scientist who will combine their technical expertise with business intuition to generate critical insights that will set the strategic direction of the business. You will be a thought leader on the team, help set the team's strategic focus and roadmaps, and design and build systems/solutions that support financial products, working closely with business/product partners and engineers. You will utilize causal inference/experimentation/ML/AI methodologies, data and coding skills, problem solving and analytical skills, and excellent communication to deliver customer value. As a Senior Applied Scientist on our team, you'll play a pivotal role in uncovering actionable insights that shape the strategic direction of our products and services. You'll work closely with business stakeholders, data scientists, and engineers to tackle complex problems at the intersection of finance, risk modeling, and customer behavior. A day in the life - Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to identify key business and customer questions that can be answered through advanced analytics and machine learning - Design and build flexible, scalable solutions that leverage causal inference, experimentation, and applied ML/AI to provide critical insights that drive strategic decisions - Present analyses and recommendations to stakeholders, while also mentoring more junior data scientists and innovating on the team's capabilities About the team The Amazon B2B Payments & Lending team is a fast-paced, highly collaborative group focused on enabling seamless financial experiences for our business customers. We're building innovative solutions that leverage the power of data, AI, and automation to deliver frictionless payment processing, credit decisioning, and financial management tools. Our team culture is one of curiosity, creativity, and a relentless drive to delight our customers. We value bold thinking, data-driven decision making, and a willingness to experiment and learn. If you're passionate about using your technical expertise to drive meaningful business impact, this is an exciting opportunity to make a difference.

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