Senior Applied Scientist (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Applied Scientist (AI): Driving innovation and building business-to-business (B2B) specific ad solutions for Amazon Business Ads with an accent on complex problem areas, new business initiatives, and end-to-end solution development. Focus on writing and deploying scientifically novel software into production, leading scientific agendas, and mentoring colleagues.

Location: Must be based in USA, New York

Salary: $183,800.00–$248,700.00 USD annually

Company

hirify.global is responsible for defining and delivering advertising products for Amazon Business Ads, building B2B-specific ad solutions across retail and ad systems.

What you will do

• Drive innovation in complex problem areas and new business initiatives for Amazon Business Ads.
• Lead end-to-end solution development, from research to prototyping and experimentation.
• Write and deploy significant parts of scientifically novel software solutions into production.
• Drive the team's scientific agenda by proposing new initiatives and securing management buy-in.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to their professional development.
• Build consensus on large projects and influence decisions across different teams within Ads.

Requirements

• Location: Must be based in USA, New York
• 3+ years of experience building machine learning models for business applications.
• PhD, or Master's degree and 6+ years of applied research experience.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or a related language.
• Familiarity with deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience with neural deep learning methods and machine learning.

Nice to have

• Experience with modeling tools such as R, scikit-learn, Spark MLLib, MxNet, Tensorflow, numpy, scipy.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems such as Hadoop or Spark.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive culture empowering Amazonians to deliver the best results.
• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription).
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.
• Amazon package includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).