Senior Applied Scientist, Sponsored Products and Brands, Off-Search

DESCRIPTION

The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is transforming advertising through generative AI technologies. We help millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across Amazon.com and beyond. Our team combines human creativity with artificial intelligence to reinvent the entire advertising lifecycle—from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights.

We develop responsible AI technologies that balance advertiser needs, enhance shopping experiences, and strengthen the marketplace. Our team values innovation and tackles complex challenges that push the boundaries of what's possible with AI.

Join us in shaping the future of advertising.

Key job responsibilities

This role will redesign how ads create personalized, relevant shopping experiences with customer value at the forefront. Key responsibilities include:

• Design and develop solutions using GenAI, deep learning, multi-objective optimization and/or reinforcement learning to transform ad retrieval, auctions, whole-page relevance, and shopping experiences.
• Partner with scientists, engineers, and product managers to build scalable, production-ready science solutions.
• Apply industry advances in GenAI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and related fields to create innovative prototypes and concepts.
• Improve the team's scientific and technical capabilities by implementing algorithms, methodologies, and infrastructure that enable rapid experimentation and scaling.
• Mentor junior scientists and engineers to build a high-performing, collaborative team.

A day in the life

As an Applied Scientist on the Sponsored Products and Brands Off-Search team, you will contribute to the development in Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) to revolutionize our advertising flow, backend optimization, and frontend shopping experiences. This is a rare opportunity to redefine how ads are retrieved, allocated, and/or experienced—elevating them into personalized, contextually aware, and inspiring components of the customer journey. You will have the opportunity to fundamentally transform areas such as ad retrieval, ad allocation, whole-page relevance, and differentiated recommendations through the lens of GenAI. By building novel generative models grounded in both Amazon’s rich data and the world’s collective knowledge, your work will shape how customers engage with ads, discover products, and make purchasing decisions. If you are passionate about applying frontier AI to real-world problems with massive scale and impact, this is your opportunity to define the next chapter of advertising science.

About the team

The Off-Search team within Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) is focused on building delightful ad experiences across various surfaces beyond Search on Amazon—such as product detail pages, the homepage, and store-in-store pages—to drive monetization. Our vision is to deliver highly personalized, context-aware advertising that adapts to individual shopper preferences, scales across diverse page types, remains relevant to seasonal and event-driven moments, and integrates seamlessly with organic recommendations such as new arrivals, basket-building content, and fast-delivery options. To execute this vision, we work in close partnership with Amazon Stores stakeholders to lead the expansion and growth of advertising across Amazon-owned and -operated pages beyond Search. We operate full stack—from backend ads-retail edge services, ads retrieval, and ad auctions to shopper-facing experiences—all designed to deliver meaningful value.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 3+ years of building machine learning models for business application experience
• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Strong foundation in GenAI, large language models, machine learning, deep learning, probabilistic modeling, and/or optimization.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated expertise in Generative AI technologies, including foundation models, LLMs, and model customization for specific business applications
• Hands-on experience building ads ranking, retrieval, recommendation, or personalization systems that operate at web scale
• Technical proficiency in advanced AI approaches such as multi-modal modeling, few-shot learning, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF)
• Track record of designing and implementing online experimentation frameworks, including A/B testing methodologies and performance metrics for advertising or e-commerce
• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear explanations for diverse audiences, from engineers to executives
• Deep knowledge of computational advertising fundamentals, including auction mechanisms, advertising economics, and advertiser success metrics

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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.

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, and 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Palo Alto - 192,200.00 - 260,000.00 USD annually

USA, NY, New York - 183,800.00 - 248,700.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 167,100.00 - 226,100.00 USD annually