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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