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Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products

Amazon

$136,000 - $223,400
Nov 8, 2025
New York, NY, United States of America
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The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through generative AI technologies, revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond.

Requirements

  • Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
  • Experience in any of the following areas: algorithms and data structures, parsing, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing
  • Experience in professional software development
  • Strong technical fluency in Generative AI
  • Deep understanding of large language models (LLMs), model fine tuning and prompt engineering
  • Experience in Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and AI model trade-offs (e.g., model size, latency, cost, and output quality)

Responsibilities

  • Design and build targeting and 1 click recommendation agents to guide advertisers in conversational and non-conversational experience.
  • Design and implement advanced model and agent optimization techniques, including supervised fine-tuning, instruction tuning and preference optimization (e.g., DPO/IPO).
  • Collaborate with peers across engineering and product to bring scientific innovations into production.
  • Stay current with the latest research in LLMs, RL, and agent-based AI, and translate findings into practical applications.
  • Develop agentic architectures that integrate planning, tool use, and long-horizon reasoning.

Other

  • PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience
  • 3+ years of building models for business application experience
  • Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
  • Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.
  • If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information.