Amazon
Sr Applied Scientist, FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models)
$167K–$249K
New York, NY +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
SEATTLE, WA - Experience
- 6+ years of applied research experience with a Master's degree; alternatively, a PhD is required.
- Education
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
About the job
Leads the science and evaluation strategy for Ads Agent and Ads Foundational Model capabilities, supporting decisions about feature readiness and advertiser performance.
What you'll do
- Develop evaluations for Ads Agent and set the science vision for them.
- Partner with senior and principal scientists to establish online and offline agent-evaluation best practices.
- Provide data-driven foundations for deciding when Ads Agent features are ready to launch.
What they ask for
- PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
- Programming experience in Java, C++, Python, or a related language.
Nice to have
- Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, or scipy.
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems such as Hadoop or Spark.
Pay
USD 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 annually (base salary); USD 167,100.00 - 226,100.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Java, C++, Python, R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow
AI focus
Develop and evaluate agentic AI-powered advertising models, including Ads Agent performance evaluations and feature-launch readiness.
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