Applied Scientist, Personalize, AWS
Amazon.com Services LLC•2h ago
United StatesOnsiteFull-time
H-1B verified · 2310 LCAs
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Applied Scientist
- Do you want to work on building state-of-the-art recommendation systems and personalization engines at scale to transform how millions of customers discover products, content
- experiences? Come join the world-class researchers and academics in the AWS AI endeavor
- develop the science that powers personalized experiences for countless businesses in cloud computing! AWS is the world-leading provider of cloud services
- Amazon Personalize brings the same machine learning technology used by Amazon.com to developers everywhere. Our customers bring problems that will give Applied Scientists like you endless opportunities to see your research have a positive and immediate impact in the world. You will have the opportunity to partner with technology and business teams to solve real-world personalization challenges, have access to virtually endless data and computational resources
- to world-class engineers and developers that can help bring your ideas into the world. As part of the team, we expect that you will develop innovative solutions to hard problems
- publish your findings at peer reviewed conferences and journals. The scientific topics you are going to work on include, but are not limited to: large-scale recommendation and ranking models, sequential and session-based recommendation, cold-start and few-shot personalization, contextual and real-time recommendations, representation learning for users and items
- the integration of foundation models and LLMs into recommendation pipelines, etc. About the team Why AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home
- is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud. Mentorship and Career Growth We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path
- includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience - PhD
- Master's degree and 4+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience - Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals - 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
- Experience using Unix/Linux - Experience in professional software development Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
- 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
- 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
- parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, WA, Seattle - 142,800.00 - 193,200.00 USD annually
Required skills
PythonJavaLLMAWSLinux