Senior Applied Scientist, AWS Marketplace Science

About the role

The AWS Marketplace Science team seeks a talented Applied Scientist. AWS Marketplace is one of the world's largest B2B software and service discovery platforms, generating rich multi-modal signals that create uniquely challenging problems at the intersection of large-scale information retrieval, generative AI, and agentic systems. You'll operate at the frontier of applied science where your models directly shape purchasing decisions for the world's largest cloud ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead the research, design, and development of advanced AI/ML systems for information retrieval and agentic systems
• Identify and evaluate emerging scientific techniques and technologies, translating research into practical, scalable solutions
• Drive evaluation and hypothesis testing to continuously improve performance and relevance of search and recommendation systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as Product and Engineering leaders, to translate scientific innovations into customer value
• Mentor Scientists and influence scientific approach across the organization

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• 3+ years of building machine learning models or developing algorithms for business application experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with theory and practice of information retrieval, data science, machine learning and data mining

Qualifications

• Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status
• Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave
• Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits