Amazon
Principal Applied Scientist, FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models)
$199K–$309K
New York, NY +2 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
SEATTLE, WA
Palo Alto, CA - Experience
- 5+ years required; 10+ years preferred.
- Education
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads scientific development of agentic AI and optimization models that help advertisers set strategy, allocate budgets, measure impact, and improve long-term sales outcomes.
What you'll do
- Set the scientific vision and roadmap for RL Gym training and advertising campaign optimization.
- Invent, validate, and productionize models for joint budget allocation, incrementality measurement, and long-term value.
- Lead and mentor scientists, and partner with engineering and product to bring models into production.
What they ask for
- PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in predictive modeling and analysis.
- Experience translating informal customer requirements into problem definitions amid ambiguity and competing objectives.
- Programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language; experience leading experienced scientists and developing junior members.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of relevant experience in industry or academia.
- Experience creating novel algorithms or advancing the state of the art; peer-reviewed contributions in premier journals and conferences.
Pay
USD 228,700.00 - 309,400.00 annually base salary; USD 218,800.00 - 295,900.00 annually base salary; USD 198,900.00 - 269,000.00 annually base salary
Tools
Java, C++, Python, RL Gym
AI focus
Develops multimodal foundation models and LLM-driven agents, including agentic advertising workflows and machine-learning models for campaign optimization.
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