Applied Scientist, Amazon Books Ads
Core
Lead scientific innovation and solution development for Amazon Books advertising products, driving category relevance and auction dynamics.
Role type
Senior Applied Scientist (Scientific Leader)
Builds
Sponsored Products, Sponsored Brands, Sponsored Display, Lock Screen Advertising, Ads Console, and Public API for books
Domain
E-commerce advertising, machine learning, auction dynamics
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, R, deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), Java, C++, algorithms and data structures, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
Preferred skills
Unix/Linux, professional software development
Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end solution development from research to prototyping, deploy scientifically novel software solutions into production, drive team's scientific agenda, build consensus across teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities