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Applied Scientist - Prime Video
Amazon
Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on Dec 21, 2024
DESCRIPTION
Are you interested in shaping the future of entertainment? Prime Video's technology teams are creating best-in-class digital video experience.
As a Prime Video technologist, you’ll have end-to-end ownership of the product, user experience, design, and technology required to deliver state-of-the-art experiences for our customers. You’ll get to work on projects that are fast-paced, challenging, and varied. You’ll also be able to experiment with new possibilities, take risks, and collaborate with remarkable people.
We’ll look for you to bring your diverse perspectives, ideas, and skill-sets to make Prime Video even better for our customers. With global opportunities for talented technologists, you can decide where a career Prime Video Tech takes you!
In this role, you will invent science and systems for Transactional Video on Demand and Channels, including machine learning-based pricing and promotion systems. You will work with a team of scientists and product managers to design customer-facing products, and you will work with technology teams to productize and maintain the associated solutions.
We are looking for an applied scientist to join our interdisciplinary team of Data Scientists, Applied Scientists, Economists, Data Engineers and Software Engineers. The ideal candidate combines machine learning expertise with the ability to deploy algorithms into production. You have deep knowledge of recommender systems and/or personalization models and experience applying them to Amazon-scale data. You understand tradeoffs between business needs and model complexity, and you take calculated risks in developing rapid prototypes and iterative model improvements. You are excited to learn from and alongside seasoned scientists, engineers, and business leaders. You are an excellent communicator and effectively translate technical findings into production systems and business action (and customer delight).
Key responsibilities
As an Applied Scientist on this team, you will:
- Develop and implement recommender models for studio partners and customers;
- Perform hands-on analysis and modeling of enormous datasets to develop insights that increase customer engagement and monetization;
- Run experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysis;
- Collaborate with tech and engineering teams to develop and optimize production systems;
- Research new and innovative machine learning approaches;
- Work with other scientists to raise the science and coding bar across Prime Video.
About the team
Prime Video is a first-stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports – including Amazon MGM Studios-produced series and movies; licensed fan favorites; and programming from Prime Video add-on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll and MGM+. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store, and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative field
- Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with SQL and an RDBMS (e.g., Oracle) or Data Warehouse
- PhD in computer science, mathematics, statistics, machine learning or equivalent quantitative field
- Have publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
- Experience implementing algorithms using both toolkits and self-developed code
- Experience in designing experiments and statistical analysis of results
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $212,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.