Amazon
Applied Science, entertainment
AppliedScientist,AmazonMusic
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“Applied Scientist, Amazon Music at Amazon. Skills: Machine learning, Data science. Define business problems as ML tasks. Define business problems as optimization tasks”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver measurable impact
Industry & Context.
Analytical skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years building models, Master's degree and 4+ years experience, Experience in patents or publications, Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, Experience in algorithms and data structures, Experience in parsing, Experience in numerical optimization, Experience in data mining, Experience in parallel and distributed computing, Experience in high-performance computing
Nice to Have
Experience using Unix/Linux, Experience in professional software development
What You'll Do.
Define business problems as ML tasks
Define business problems as optimization tasks
Implement scalable data pipelines
Implement model-serving systems
Analyze experimental results
Communicate recommendations
Improve existing systems
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with scientists; Collaborate with engineers; Collaborate with product managers; Collaborative, multidisciplinary teams
Communication Scope
Communicate findings; Communicate recommendations
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about applying machine learning and data-driven techniques to solve real-world problems at global scale? Amazon is seeking an Applied Scientist who combines curiosity, creativity, and strong analytical skills to build models and algorithms that power customer experiences and business decisions. As an Applied Scientist II, you will work with senior scientists and engineers to design, train, and deploy ML models using large-scale datasets. You will experiment with modern techniques in supervised and unsupervised learning, natural language processing, computer vision, or optimization—depending on the team’s focus area. You’ll also have opportunities to learn Amazon’s scalable infrastructure, experiment platforms, and science best practices. This role is ideal for someone early in their career who enjoys working in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams and is excited by the opportunity to learn, innovate, and deliver measurable impact to customers. Key job responsibilities 1.Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and product managers to define and frame business problems as ML or optimization tasks. 2.Build, train, and evaluate models using large, complex datasets. 3.Implement scalable data pipelines and model-serving systems. 4.Analyze experimental results, draw insights, and refine models to improve accuracy and robustness. 5.Communicate findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences. 6.Continuously learn and apply new algorithms and techniques to improve existing systems. Basic Qualifications: - 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 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
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