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Principal Applied Scientist, Music Catalog and Search, Amazon Music Search and Catalog

San Francisco, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $228,700–$309,400🗓 2026-05-29 → 2026-07-31

Core

Define and execute the applied science roadmap for Amazon Music catalog and search systems, leveraging foundation models to enhance content intelligence and customer discovery experiences.

Role type

Principal Applied Scientist (Music Catalog & Search)

Builds

Intelligence layer on top of Amazon's largest music and podcast catalog for global and local markets

Domain

Digital Media / Music Streaming / Applied Science / Foundation Models

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Applied research, content understanding systems, foundational models, large-scale content systems, architectural design, technical roadmap definition, experiment design, mentoring senior talent

Preferred skills

Large knowledge graphs, large scale distributed data systems, search retrieval and ranking, online experiment evaluation

Technologies

Foundation models, distributed data systems, search systems

Responsibilities

Lead design and implementation of applied science solutions for large-scale music catalog systems; Define and execute technical roadmap for catalog and search teams; Design and collaborate on experiments for search, personalization, and recommendation systems; Drive technical excellence across teams via design reviews and standards; Solve complex problems at the intersection of content systems and applied science

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship

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