Drimva

Amazon

Applied Scientist II - Personalization, Customer Intent Science

$143K–$193K

Seattle, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 8, 2026

Experience
3+ years building models for business application; alternatively, Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience (or PhD).
Education
PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience.

About the job

Develops and evaluates scalable machine-learning models and recommendation services to improve Amazon’s product recommendations and customer shopping experience.

What you'll do

  • Build and implement scalable AI and machine-learning solutions, including predictive models and recommendation features.
  • Analyze large-scale historical business data and establish automated processes for data analysis, model development, validation, and implementation.
  • Research machine-learning and statistical approaches, collaborating with software engineering teams to bring models into production.

What they ask for

  • 3+ years of building models for business application experience.
  • PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience.
  • Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language.
  • Experience in algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, or high-performance computing.

Nice to have

  • Experience with generative deep learning models applicable to creating synthetic humans, such as CNNs, GANs, VAEs and NF.
  • Experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment; patents and/or publications in top-tier AI/ML venues are also preferred.

Pay

142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually (base salary)

Tools

Java, C++, Python, LLMs/SLMs, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, CNNs, GANs, VAEs and NF

AI focus

Applies AI and machine learning, including LLMs/SLMs, to build recommendation services and predictive models; preferred work includes generative deep learning.

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