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The Amazon Search team creates powerful, customer-focused search and advertising solutions and technologies. Whenever a customer visits an Amazon site worldwide and types in a query or browses through product categories, our services go to work. We design, develop, and deploy high performance, fault-tolerant distributed search systems used by millions of Amazon customers every day. This position will develop economic frameworks for selecting products into customer consideration sets, develop a theoretic framework of the search process and customer frictions that lends to policy evaluation, and create frameworks for coordinating product discovery with other marketplace decision systems like ordering, pricing, and delivery optimization. The ideal candidate will have outstanding Economics knowledge, demonstrated strength in practical and policy relevant structural econometrics, strong collaboration skills, proven ability to lead highly ambiguous and large projects, and a drive to deliver results. They will work closely with Economists, Data / Applied Scientists, Engineers, and Product leads to integrate economic insights into policy and production systems Familiarity with informational retrieval and recommender systems is a plus but not required. Key job responsibilities This role is responsible for creating mechanisms (metrics, models, mechanism) that optimize search while accounting for effects on the entirety of the Amazon Stores. Some example projects include: * Develop an economic frameworks for selecting products into customer consideration sets. Utilizing demand estimation, internalizing spillovers (e.g. menu effects), and incorporating long term effects on customer beliefs. We want to embed economics into state of the art list-wise ranking models. * Develop a means of valuing newly launched products and how the impact all aspects of the experience (prices, brand awareness, or even referential utility). * Develop a theoretic framework of the search process with a valuation of customer frictions that lends to evaluation of changes in the experience (aka a “search/browse model”) * Create frameworks for coordinating product discovery with other marketplace decision systems like ordering, pricing, and delivery optimization.

Are you interested in helping build a world-class transportation network for Amazon as we delight our customers with more 1 day promises and also meet our sustainability targets ? Do you want to deliver products at scale influence the network design of one of the most complex transportation network in the world? Amazon Worldwide Operations is looking for a Data Scientist. The role will require modeling, auditing and optimizing our transportation network from our fulfillment centers to our last mile carriers who deliver packages to customers. To be successful in the role, you need strong analytical skills, excellent communication skills, ability to influence across business functions and manage stakeholders’ expectations effectively. You will work in a fast-paced environment that requires you to be detail-oriented and comfortable in working with multiple business and technical teams. This position has the option to be located in Bellevue WA, Austin TX, Nashville TN, Santa Monica CA, Arlington VA, New York City NY, or Toronto CA. Key job responsibilities - Development of scalable data science solutions to audit and optimize our transportation network. - Development and execution of analytical tools to model our transportation network. - Contribute to the strategy for network design, prioritize technical and operational initiatives, evaluate and set stakeholders expectations.

The Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) team is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Applied Scientist, to lead the development and implementation of cutting-edge algorithms and models for supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning through human feedback; with a focus across text, image, and video modalities. As a Senior Applied Scientist, you will play a critical role in driving the development of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technologies that can handle Amazon-scale use cases and have a significant impact on our customers' experiences. Key job responsibilities - Collaborate with cross-functional teams of engineers, product managers, and scientists to identify and solve complex problems in GenAI - Design and execute experiments to evaluate the performance of different algorithms and models, and iterate quickly to improve results - Think big about the arc of development of GenAI over a multi-year horizon, and identify new opportunities to apply these technologies to solve real-world problems - Communicate results and insights to both technical and non-technical audiences, including through presentations and written reports - Mentor and guide junior scientists and engineers, and contribute to the overall growth and development of the team

The mission of the Machine Learning University (MLU) is to train builders across Amazon in the theory and practical application of machine learning and generative AI in order to build a strong community of AI/ML practitioners. The team builds and teaches a comprehensive AI/ML curriculum, consisting of code-free and code-based courses in generative AI, core ML techniques and Deep Learning, and hosting Tech Talk series to drive awareness of innovative research across Amazon. With the recent advances in generative AI, we are looking to hire an instructor with deep knowledge of generative AI technology, and with proven experience applying it to solve concrete problems. We recognize that this is a new and evolving field and we look forward to seeing what you have done! A successful candidate will be a passionate teacher with demonstrated ability to explain technical content (in particular machine learning, or generative AI content) to an audience of technical professionals, enhance curriculum, and coordinate with other instructors. Significant practical experience across domains and techniques are required to ensure content is up-to-date, practical and engaging. This is a full-time role where you will constantly be challenged to learn and be curious about all the unknown advances still to come. Help us demystify and democratize technology! Key job responsibilities - Develop and expand MLU's curriculum to incorporate recent advancements in Generative AI, creating high-quality educational resources tailored to meet the needs of Amazonians across various roles. - Deliver MLU's courses through both remote instructor-led and in-person modalities, ensuring effective knowledge transfer. - Collaborate within the instruction team to shape MLU's curriculum roadmap, identifying emerging areas of scientific progress in ML and Generative AI. - Contribute to the team's scientific output by authoring technical and scientific publications. - Continuously stay abreast of latest developments in ML and Generative AI, ensuring MLU's curriculum remains at the forefront of industry knowledge. About the team The MLU team's strength lies in its diversity of backgrounds and experiences. Few team members followed traditional career paths, bringing varied perspectives that enable us to solve complex challenges. We seek diverse builders from all walks of life to join our team, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work. Our different backgrounds consistently prove valuable in tackling otherwise insurmountable problems. If you have a passion for education and experience in AI/ML, join us! Help us demystify and democratize AI technology!

At Amazon Robotics, we design advanced robotic systems capable of intelligent perception, learning, and action alongside humans, all on a large scale. Our goal is to develop robots that increase productivity and efficiency at the Amazon fulfillment centers while ensuring the safety of workers. We are seeking an Applied Scientist to develop innovative and scalable solutions in motion planning and feedback controls for complex robotic systems. In this role, you will take responsibility for developing robot physics models, performing analysis, and devising and implementing algorithms for the control and estimation of robotic systems. You will collaborate with a world-class team of experts in perception, machine learning, motion planning, and feedback controls to innovate and develop solutions for complex real-world problems. As part of your work, you will investigate applicable academic and industry research to develop, implement, and test solutions that support product features. You will also design and validate production designs. To succeed in this role, you should demonstrate a strong working knowledge of physical systems, a desire to learn from new challenges, and the problem-solving and communication skills to work within a highly interactive and experienced team. Candidates must show a hands-on passion for their work and the ability to communicate their ideas and concepts both verbally and visually. Key job responsibilities - Conduct research, design, implement, and assess feedback control and motion planning algorithms, ensuring integration across various disciplines. - Develop experiments and build prototypes to implement control algorithms, planners, and optimization techniques. - Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to ensure scalable, real-time implementation of algorithms. - Partner with cross-functional engineering teams to deploy algorithms from initial prototyping to production-level implementation. - Engage with stakeholders across hardware, scientific, and operational teams to iterate on system design and implementation. A day in the life Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: 1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage 2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options 3. Paid Time Off (PTO) 4. 401(k) Plan If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

The Postdoc for this role will research safety and efficiency aspects of generative AI for industries. From the safety perspective, the postdoc will research and present (internally and externally) a novel contribution to hallucination reduction, model/data/prompt safety or privacy-preserving training or fine-tuning methods with direct applications in one of our core industry segments. From the efficiency perspective, the postdoc will research and present a novel contribution to training, fine-tuning or operationalization methods that reduce cost, memory or carbon footprint of foundation models with a demonstration of its application in one of our core industry segments. Key job responsibilities This is a unique opportunity for a Postdoc to spearhead the effort to address safety and efficiency challenges behind adopting generative AI for Amazon's funded and ongoing industry product initiatives. This research will feed directly into Amazon's generative AI product strategies and features with industry customers and AIP segments. About the team The AWS Industry Products (AIP) team directly collaborates with strategic customers to build new, industry-specific products that directly impact and transform industries at AWS scale. We are a team of innovators that tackle difficult problems, and build products through fast iteration in a start-up like environment. AIP SCIFI team was formed to empower our customers to make better data-driven decisions by leveraging data science techniques such as ML and optimization.

Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses, responsible for defining and delivering a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our products and solutions are strategically important to enable our Retail and Marketplace businesses to drive long-term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks and break fresh ground in product and technical innovations every day! As an Applied Science Manager in Machine Learning, you will: - Directly manage and lead a cross-functional team of Applied Scientists, Data Scientists, Economists, and Business Intelligence Engineers. - Develop and manage a research agenda that balances short term deliverables with measurable business impact as well as long term investments. - Lead marketplace design and development based on economic theory and data analysis. - Provide technical and scientific guidance to team members. - Rapidly design, prototype and test many possible hypotheses in a high-ambiguity environment, making use of both quantitative and business judgment - Advance the team's engineering craftsmanship and drive continued scientific innovation as a thought leader and practitioner. - Develop science and engineering roadmaps, run annual planning, and foster cross-team collaboration to execute complex projects. - Perform hands-on data analysis, build machine-learning models, run regular A/B tests, and communicate the impact to senior management. - Collaborate with business and software teams across Amazon Ads. - Stay up to date with recent scientific publications relevant to the team. - Hire and develop top talent, provide technical and career development guidance to scientists and engineers within and across the organization. Why you will love this opportunity: Amazon is investing heavily in building a world-class advertising business. This team defines and delivers a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our solutions generate billions in revenue and drive long-term growth for Amazon’s Retail and Marketplace businesses. We deliver billions of ad impressions, millions of clicks daily, and break fresh ground to create world-class products. We are a highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving team with an entrepreneurial spirit - with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate. Impact and Career Growth: You will invent new experiences and influence customer-facing shopping experiences to help suppliers grow their retail business and the auction dynamics that leverage native advertising; this is your opportunity to work within the fastest-growing businesses across all of Amazon! Define a long-term science vision for our advertising business, driven from our customers' needs, translating that direction into specific plans for research and applied scientists, as well as engineering and product teams. This role combines science leadership, organizational ability, technical strength, product focus, and business understanding. Team video ~ https://youtu.be/zD_6Lzw8raE

Do you want to join an innovative team of scientists who use machine learning and statistical techniques to help Amazon provide the best customer experience by preventing eCommerce fraud? Are you excited by the prospect of analyzing and modeling terabytes of data and creating state-of-the-art algorithms to solve real world problems? Do you like to own end-to-end business problems/metrics and directly impact the profitability of the company? Do you enjoy collaborating in a diverse team environment? If yes, then you may be a great fit to join the Amazon Buyer Risk Prevention (BRP) Machine Learning group. We are looking for a talented scientist who is passionate to build advanced algorithmic systems that help manage safety of millions of transactions every day. Key job responsibilities Use machine learning and statistical techniques to create scalable risk management systems Learning and understanding large amounts of Amazon’s historical business data for specific instances of risk or broader risk trends Design, development and evaluation of highly innovative models for risk management Working closely with software engineering teams to drive real-time model implementations and new feature creations Working closely with operations staff to optimize risk management operations, Establishing scalable, efficient, automated processes for large scale data analyses, model development, model validation and model implementation Tracking general business activity and providing clear, compelling management reporting on a regular basis Research and implement novel machine learning and statistical approaches

Amazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses, responsible for defining and delivering a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our products and solutions are strategically important to enable our Retail and Marketplace businesses to drive long-term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks and break fresh ground in product and technical innovations every day! As an Applied Scientist on this team, you will: - Drive end-to-end Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexity. - Perform hands-on analysis and modeling of enormous data sets to develop insights that increase traffic monetization and merchandise sales, without compromising the shopper experience. - 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. - Run A/B 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. - Research new and innovative machine learning approaches. - Recruit Applied Scientists to the team and provide mentorship. Why you will love this opportunity: Amazon is investing heavily in building a world-class advertising business. This team defines and delivers a collection of advertising products that drive discovery and sales. Our solutions generate billions in revenue and drive long-term growth for Amazon’s Retail and Marketplace businesses. We deliver billions of ad impressions, millions of clicks daily, and break fresh ground to create world-class products. We are a highly motivated, collaborative, and fun-loving team with an entrepreneurial spirit - with a broad mandate to experiment and innovate. Impact and Career Growth: You will invent new experiences and influence customer-facing shopping experiences to help suppliers grow their retail business and the auction dynamics that leverage native advertising; this is your opportunity to work within the fastest-growing businesses across all of Amazon! Define a long-term science vision for our advertising business, driven from our customers' needs, translating that direction into specific plans for research and applied scientists, as well as engineering and product teams. This role combines science leadership, organizational ability, technical strength, product focus, and business understanding. Team video https://youtu.be/zD_6Lzw8raE

At OpsTech Solutions (OTS), we are a technology centric services organization that designs, builds, and sustains the invisible, high-quality network, compute infrastructure and device scaffolding that empowers and protects Amazon’s global Operations. The OTS DataTech team drives enterprise data strategy and support across OTS. Our charter encompasses OTS-wide efforts, including Data as a Product (DaaP), enterprise data infrastructure, AI/ML capability, and supporting specific business-critical programs, fueling innovation and automation for OTS. We are looking for a passionate, talented, and innovative Applied Scientist with a background in developing and implementing state-of-the-art machine learning solutions within the realms of supervised and unsupervised learning, Generative AI (GenAI), and optimization. Key job responsibilities In this role, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the vision, roadmap, design, development, and implementation of science based solutions from beginning to end. - You will contribute to building and maintaining an MLOps Platform that will support end-to-end scientific operations for a wide range of AI/ML use cases. You will be responsible for the seamless integration of scientific products with existing systems, ultimately leading to increased operational efficiency and productivity across OTS. - You will also have the opportunity to leverage our foundational GenAI platform to help OTS customers build GenAI applications for their use cases. - You will be closely partnering with a cross-functional team of stakeholders including with Applied Scientists, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers, Product Managers, and Technical Program Managers. Come join OTS DataTech as we continue to innovate and pioneer the AI/ML space within OTS! A day in the life Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include: - Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage - Maternity and Parental Leave Options - Paid Time Off (PTO) - 401(k) Plan If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!