About the Role

The Applied Scientist II role focuses on developing generative AI solutions for conversational advertising experiences at Amazon. The position involves working with large language models, information retrieval, and recommendation systems to enhance ad creation and shopper discovery. The scientist will drive end-to-end AI projects, train models, and collaborate with engineering and product teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end generative AI projects with high ambiguity, scale, and complexity
• Perform hands-on analysis of data sets to identify insights and build models for monetization and shopper experience
• Train generative AI and machine learning models, run experiments, optimize, and deploy models at scale
• Work closely with software engineers on requirements, technical designs, and implementation of production solutions
• Research new and innovative generative AI and machine learning approaches

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must Have:

• 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

Nice to Have:

• Experience in professional software development
• Experience with generative deep learning models (CNNs, GANs, VAEs, NF)
• Experience developing machine learning and natural language processing products
• Experience in online advertising with familiarity of advertising products and technologies
• Experience developing, deploying and managing AI products at scale