Amazon
Applied Science Manager, Sponsored Products and Brands
$184K–$249K
Seattle, WA +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Apr 22, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
SEATTLE, WA
Palo Alto, CA - Experience
- 4+ years of applied research; 3+ years of scientists or machine learning engineers management; 3+ years building machine learning models for business applications. Education alternative: PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research.
- Education
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
About the job
Leads the Applied Science team building Amazon Sponsored Agent’s multi-agent platform and conversational ad experiences, setting science direction for contextual ad serving, conversation understanding, and commercial insights.
What you'll do
- Lead and grow a team of applied scientists and engineers, setting research direction and influencing product strategy.
- Build and scale multi-agent systems and innovate conversational advertising experiences.
- Work with engineering, product, and business teams to turn science investments into measurable business impact.
What they ask for
- 4+ years of applied research experience; 3+ years managing scientists or machine learning engineers; and 3+ years building machine learning models for business applications.
- PhD, or a Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
- Knowledge of ML, NLP, Information Retrieval, and Analytics.
- Programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language.
Nice to have
- Experience building complex software systems, especially involving deep learning, machine learning, and computer vision, successfully delivered to customers.
Pay
183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
NLP, LLMs, multi-agent systems, Information Retrieval, ML, Java, C++, Python
AI focus
Develops responsible generative and agentic AI for conversational advertising, including multi-agent systems, contextual ad serving, conversation understanding, and commercial insights.
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