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Sr. Applied Scientist, Amazon Ads

Amazon

Amazon

Seattle, WA, USA
Posted on Oct 31, 2025

Description

Amazon Ads is re-imagining advertising through cutting-edge generative AI technologies. We combine human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle – from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. Our solutions help advertisers grow their brands while enabling millions of customers to discover and purchase products through delightful experiences. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks daily, breaking fresh ground in product and technical innovations. If you're energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI, join us in shaping the future of advertising.

Key job responsibilities
As an Applied Scientist in Amazon Ads, you will:
- Research and implement cutting-edge ML approaches, including applications of generative AI and large language models
- Develop and deploy innovative ML solutions spanning multiple disciplines – from ranking and personalization to natural language processing, computer vision, recommender systems, and large language models
- Drive end-to-end projects that tackle ambiguous problems at massive scale, often working with petabytes of data
- Build and optimize models that balance multiple stakeholder needs - helping customers discover relevant products while enabling advertisers to achieve their goals efficiently
- Build ML models, perform proof-of-concept, experiment, optimize, and deploy your models into production, working closely with cross-functional teams including engineers, product managers, and other scientists
- Design and run A/B experiments to validate hypotheses, gather insights from large-scale data analysis, and measure business impact
- Develop scalable, efficient processes for model development, validation, and deployment that optimize traffic monetization while maintaining customer experience


A day in the life
Why you will love this role: This role offers unprecedented breadth in ML applications, and access to extensive computational resources and rich datasets that enable you to build truly innovative solutions. You'll work on projects that span the full advertising lifecycle - from sophisticated ranking algorithms and real-time bidding systems to creative optimization and measurement solutions.

You'll also work alongside talented engineers, scientists and product leaders in a culture that encourages innovation, experimentation, and bias for action where you’ll directly influence business strategy through your scientific expertise. What makes this role unique is the combination of scientific rigor with real-world impact. You’ll re-imagine advertising through the lens of advanced ML while solving problems that balance the needs of advertisers, customers, and Amazon's business objectives.


About the team
Your impact and career growth: Amazon Ads is investing heavily in AI and ML capabilities, creating opportunities for scientists to innovate and make their mark. Your work will directly impact millions. Whether you see yourself growing as an individual contributor or moving into people management, there are clear paths for career progression. This role combines scientific leadership, organizational ability, technical strength, and business understanding. You'll have opportunities to lead technical initiatives, mentor other scientists, and collaborate with senior leadership to shape the future of advertising technology. Most importantly, you'll be part of a community that values scientific excellence and encourages you to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI.

Watch two applied scientists at Amazon Ads talk about their work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvHsURsIPEA
Learn more about Amazon Ads:
https://advertising.amazon.com/