Applied Scientist I, Tablet Product Software
Seattle, WAJob$136–184K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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The Applied Scientist will help shape the customer experience on Amazon tablets by researching customer behavior, developing recommendation models, and deploying them to production. The role works with Amazon’s large-scale computing resources and alongside engineers, while participating in the Amazon ML community and mentoring engineers interested in machine learning and generative AI. The team builds mobile experiences and products for tablet customers.
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Description
Are you excited to play a strategic role in defining the customer experience on Tablets? Come join a dynamic, customer-obsessed, world-class science team to completely reshape the customer experience on our tablets.
Key job responsibilities
Using Amazon’s large-scale computing resources, you will design and deploy state-of-the-art recommendation models. You will ask research questions about customer behavior, design state-of-the-art models that help customers discover content, and deploy these models to production alongside other engineers. You will participate in the Amazon ML community and mentor other engineers with a strong interest in and knowledge of ML and generative AI. Your work will directly benefit customers!
A day in the life
We are looking for a passionate, hard-working, and talented Applied Scientist who has experience developing state-of-the-art models and deploying them to production. You will have an opportunity to make an enormous impact on the design, architecture, and implementation of products used everyday by real customers!
About the team
The Alexa Tablet team is a world-class team that delivers high-quality, innovative products that are loved by our customers. Our team focuses on spinning many of Amazon’s flywheels with bar-raising mobile experiences on our tablets. Over the last 12 years, we have built 4.0+ star rated products, and we continue to look for ways to scale our business. Join us as we continue our ambitious journey which will give you the opportunity to deliver disruptive products with global impact.
Basic Qualifications
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Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative field
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Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
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Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
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Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
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, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually
How this job compares
Set against the 956 open Applied Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 13, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$136–184K/yr
- Washington median$143–226K/yr243 salary ranges
- US median$158–249K/yr917 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $160K, is 19% below the Washington median midpoint ($197K) — in the lowest quarter of Applied Scientist salary ranges in Washington.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 249 open Applied Scientist jobs in Washington and 956 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Washington
- Amazon (this employer)198 open
- Microsoft Corporation27 open
- Oracle5 open
- Experience
- Applied Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (783 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 294 of the 956 open Applied Scientist jobs (31%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 13, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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