AmazonPrincipal Applied Scientist, FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models)
Amazon is hiring a Principal Applied Scientist, FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models) in New York, United States. It pays $229k-$309k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.
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As a Principal Applied Scientist for the FAIM team, you will invent the models that help advertisers achieve desired outcomes. Today's state of the art models can setup ad campaigns to a specification, but do not understand advertising strategy well enough to help with abstract goals that real advertisers ask about like "how can I make more money."
This is a rare charter to build foundational optimization science where little exists today, spanning campaign recommendation, cross-product budget allocation, incrementality measurement, and long-term-sales modeling. You will set technical direction for a growing team, partner with engineering and product to take models from research to production at Amazon scale, and directly move advertiser ROAS and new-to-brand growth.
In this role you will
- Own the science vision for developing evaluations of the Ads Agent
- Partner with scientists from across Ads to develop best practices for evaluating agent performance both online and offline
- Raise the science bar for all agent evaluations developed in Ads.
- Own establishing a data driven foundation for making decisions about when new features are ready to launch in Ads Agent.
Key job responsibilities
- Define the long-term scientific vision for agent evaluations in Ads
- Translate ambiguous advertiser needs and competing objectives into a concrete science roadmap.
- Invent, prototype, and productionize machine learning and optimization solutions for joint budget allocation across sponsored ad products, spanning the shopper journey from awareness to purchase.
- Develop rigorous approaches to incrementality measurement and long-term-sales modeling that ground optimization in true advertiser value.
- Design and lead large-scale experiments and analyses to validate hypotheses and guide product direction.
- Partner closely with engineering and product to define technical contracts, data schemas, and serving systems that carry models into production.
- Raise the technical bar across science and engineering through mentorship, design reviews, and hands-on collaboration.
- Grow scientific talent and publish impactful research internally and at top-tier venues.
Basic qualifications
-5+ years of hands-on work in predictive modeling and analysis experience
-PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field
-Experience working in predictive modeling and analysis
-Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives
-Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
-Experience with leading experienced scientists as well as having a record of developing junior members from academia or industry to a career track in a business environment
Preferred qualifications
-10+ years of relevant work in industry or academia experience
-Knowledge of problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis
-Experience creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art
-Have peer-reviewed scientific contributions in premier journals and conferences
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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.
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How we rate this
Principal Applied Scientist, FAIM (Full Funnel Agentic Intelligence and Models) at Amazon rates 87 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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