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Applied Scientist II, US Prime and Marketing Tech

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Compensation
$143–193K/yr
Location
Seattle, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Applied Scientist will develop data-driven, scalable machine-learning solutions for product recommendation and build services that generate, target, and optimize cross-category marketing and merchandising. The role applies science and technology to customer-facing discovery experiences and marketer tools, while identifying actionable business opportunities. It also involves making algorithm-design decisions and solving complex problems in collaboration with engineering teams and business stakeholders.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Model BuildingJavaC++PythonAlgorithms and Data StructuresParsingNumerical OptimizationData MiningParallel and Distributed ComputingHigh-Performance ComputingGenerative Deep LearningCNNsGANsVAEsNFProcess ImprovementGenerative AIPromptingEvaluation PracticesOpportunity Recognition

Qualifications

Top-Tier Publications or Patents3+ Years Model BuildingPhD or Master's+4 Years Related ExperienceCS, CE, ML or Related FieldPhD or Equivalent Research Experience5+ Years Data and AI Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

Are you excited to help customers discover the hottest and best reviewed products?

The Discovery Tech team helps customers discover and engage with new, popular and relevant products across Amazon worldwide. We do this by combining technology, science, and innovation to build new customer-facing features and experiences alongside advanced tools for marketers. You will be responsible for creating and building critical services that automatically generate, target, and optimize Amazon’s cross-category marketing and merchandising. Through the enablement of intelligent marketing campaigns that leverage machine-learning models, you will help to deliver the best possible shopping experience for Amazon’s customers all over the globe.

We are looking for analytical problem solvers who enjoy diving into data, excited about data science and statistics, can multi-task, and can credibly interface between engineering teams and business stakeholders. Your analytical abilities, business understanding, and technical savvy will be used to identify specific and actionable opportunities to solve existing business problems and look around corners for future opportunities. Your domain spans the design, development, testing, and deployment of data-driven and highly scalable machine learning solutions in product recommendation.

As an Applied Scientist, you bring business and industry context to science and technology decisions. You set the standard for scientific excellence and make decisions that affect the way we build and integrate algorithms. Your solutions are exemplary in terms of algorithm design, clarity, model structure, efficiency, and extensibility. You tackle intrinsically hard problems, acquiring expertise as needed. You decompose complex problems into straightforward solutions.

To know more about Amazon science, please visit https://www.amazon.science

Basic Qualifications

  • Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals

  • 3+ years of building models for business application experience

  • PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience

  • 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • PhD or equivalent research experience, or a PhD and experience with generative deep learning models applicable to the creation of synthetic humans like CNNs, GANs, VAEs and NF

  • Experience creating processes and improving tools that have measurably improved productivity, quality, or advertiser experience

  • 5+ years of working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning), GenAI (Generative AI), Analytics, Database, and/or Storage experience

  • Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices

  • Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences

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 - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 1,075 open Applied Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$143–193K/yr
  • Washington median$143–226K/yr242 salary ranges
  • US median$158–264K/yr1,036 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $168K, is 15% below the Washington median midpoint ($197K) — in the middle half of Applied Scientist salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 248 open Applied Scientist jobs in Washington and 1,075 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Applied Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (918 postings).
Education
582 of the 1,075 open Applied Scientist jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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