[Remote] Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amazon is at the forefront of re-imagining the advertising landscape through generative AI technologies with its Sponsored Products and Brands team. The Applied Scientist role involves driving end-to-end machine learning projects, building and deploying models, and conducting data analysis to enhance advertising experiences and customer engagement.ResponsibilitiesDrive end-to-end Machine Learning projects that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale, complexityPerform hands-on analysis and modeling of enormous data sets to develop insights that increase traffic monetization and merchandise sales, without compromising the shopper experienceBuild 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 modelsRun A/B experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysisEstablish scalable, efficient, automated processes for large-scale data analysis, machine-learning model development, model validation and servingResearch new and innovative machine learning approachesSkills3+ years of building models for business application experiencePhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experienceExperience programming in Java, C++, Python or related languageExperience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computingExperience in professional software developmentExperience in search advertising, search marketing, performance advertising, or similar digital advertisingStrong technical fluency in Generative AIDeep understanding of large language models (LLMs), model fine tuning and prompt engineeringPh.D. in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative fieldBenefitsHealth 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) matchingPaid time offParental leaveCompany OverviewAmazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://amazon.com.Company H1B SponsorshipAmazon has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3262 in 2026, 22803 in 2025, 21175 in 2024, 19057 in 2023, 24088 in 2022, 12233 in 2021, 14881 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.