Amazon
Principal Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products and Brands
$199K–$296K
Seattle, WA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Mar 17, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
New York, NY - Experience
- 8+ years applying ML to solve complex problems for large-scale applications.
- Education
- PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related field of study.
About the job
Leads the research and implementation of generative AI for real-time ad allocation, ranking, and placement optimization on Amazon search pages.
What you'll do
- Design generative AI architectures for efficient, large-scale real-time ad allocation and placement.
- Lead research using large language models and multimodal AI to understand relationships among ads, queries, and user behavior.
- Integrate solutions with advertising systems and author research papers and technical documentation.
What they ask for
- PhD in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related field.
- 8+ years of experience applying ML to solve complex problems for large-scale applications.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in online advertising or search ranking.
- Experience building machine learning models and demonstrated leadership in cross-disciplinary efforts.
Pay
218,800.00 - 295,900.00 USD annually (base salary); 198,900.00 - 269,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
generative AI, large language models, multimodal AI, ML
AI focus
Develops and applies generative AI, large language models, and multimodal AI to ad allocation, ranking, and placement optimization.
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