Applied Scientist, Prime Video

About the role

Prime Video is a first‑stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios‑produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video subscriptions such as Apple TV+, HBO Max, Peacock, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.

As a Prime Video team member you’ll have end‑to‑end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state‑of‑the‑art experiences for our customers. You’ll work on fast‑paced, challenging, and varied projects, experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.

Responsibilities

• Apply state‑of‑the‑art natural language processing and computer vision research to video‑centric digital media.
• Create and maintain an environment that enables applied science excellence, including recruiting, retaining, and developing top talent.
• Lead the research direction for a team of applied scientists, establishing forward‑looking research roadmaps.
• Communicate research roadmaps and progress effectively to senior leadership.
• Hire and develop applied scientists, growing the team to meet evolving customer needs.

About the team

This team's mission is to deeply understand all content and empower all customers with relevant language options, innovative accessibility assists, and rich title‑information across all their content experiences on Prime Video. We create and publish content on‑time that is meaningful, accurate, and accessible to every customer globally, pushing the boundaries of content understanding and enrichment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of building models for business application experience.
• PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of experience in computer science, computer engineering, machine learning, or a related field.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or a related language.
• Experience developing and implementing deep learning algorithms, particularly computer vision algorithms.
• Experience using Unix/Linux.
• Professional software development experience.
• Publications at top‑tier peer‑reviewed conferences or journals.

Compensation

Base salary range (Seattle, WA): $142,800 – $193,200 USD annually. The Amazon package includes sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
• Basic Life & AD&D insurance with optional supplemental life plans.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support.
• Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.