Sr. Machine Learning Scientist

Company: Amazon.com, Inc.
Location: Seattle
Posted on: September 17, 2020

Job Description:

Job ID: 898884 | Amazon.com Services LLC

Passionate about books and machine learning? Kindle/Books Demand Science and Analytics team is seeking an experienced Sr. Machine Learning Scientist to create new and better ways to serve readers around the world by unlocking the power of Amazon and Kindle data assets (e.g. reading, buying, browsing, book text/images/reviews).

This role will report to the Global Head of Demand Science & Analytics for Kindle Content, and is based in Seattle, WA. The Kindle/Books Demand Science and Analytics team owns the development of science-based/ML applications aimed at growing customer engagement through:

· Personalizing customer books shopping and book discovery experience on Amazon, the Kindle App and Kindle Devices

· Improving relevance and timing of targeted marketing (across channels such as email, push, on-site, paid media)

· Inventing new, and improving existing, book subscription products (including selection and marketing of books for programs like Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading)

Additionally, you will participate in the broader Amazon ML community and have access to the ‘Best of Amazon’ in computing, science, data, technology, innovation and thought leadership. As a Sr. ML NLP Scientist, you will focus on improving existing experiences (e.g. recommendations, search, surprise and delight customer rewards) as well as inventing new experiences that will delight and engage readers (e.g. Alexa book-related skills). Your specific projects and areas of focus will be determined based on your specific expertise and areas of interest, new research/innovation opportunities and customer/business impact.

Core Responsibilities

· Develop, deploy, and socialize ML-models that power specific applications (in partnership with engineers and product managers)

· Contribute to and collaborate with other scientists on innovation and research efforts for Kindle/books and Amazon as a whole

· Adopt the latest advancements in ML for Kindle/books use cases, developing new/custom algorithms where required

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS · MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics or a related quantitative field

· 5+ years of hands-on experience in predictive modeling, algorithm development and big data analytics

· Skills with Java, C++, or other programming languages, as well as with Python, R, or similar scripting language

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS ·PhD in Mathematics, Statistics, Machine Learning, or a related quantitative field

· Significant peer reviewed scientific contributions in a relevant field

· Extensive experience applying theoretical models in an applied environment

· Expertise on a broad set of ML approaches and techniques, ranging from Artificial Neural Networks to Bayesian Non-Parametric methods

· Extensive experience in Structured Prediction and Dimensionality Reduction

· Expertise in more than one major programming language (C++, Java, or similar) and at least one scripting language (Perl, Python, or similar)

· Proven track record of production achievements in language, search, and personalization

· Strong fundamentals in problem solving, algorithm design, and complexity analysis

· Strong personal interest in learning, researching, and creating new technologies with high commercial impact

· Experience with defining organizational research and development practices in an industry setting

· Strong communication and data presentation skills

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.

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