Principal Applied Scientist, Advertiser Growth, Amazon Sponsored Products & Brands
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Job Location:
Palo Alto, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 179000 - 309400
Posted on:
27-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Sponsored Products and Brands team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through industry leading generative AI technologies revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers enhance the shopping experience and strengthen the marketplace. If youre energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of whats possible with AI join us in shaping the future of advertising.
Key job responsibilities
The Principal Applied Scientist in Advertiser Guidance team will lead 50 builders in pioneering a new generation of agentic AI applications for Amazon advertisers. You will define and lead the science roadmap of developing agentic experiences for recommendations and guidance delivered to 1.6MM Sponsored Products and Brand advertisers across multiple channels (Ad Console Sales-managed and 3P partners).
You will work at the forefront of applied AI developing methods for fine-tuning reinforcement learning and preference optimization while helping create evaluation frameworks that ensure safety reliability and trust at scale. You will work backwards from the needs of advertisersdelivering customer-facing products that directly help them create optimize and grow their campaigns.
As a Principal Scientist you will play a critical role in elevating the teams scientific and technical rigor identifying and implementing best-in-class algorithms methodologies and infrastructure that enable rapid experimentation and scaling. You will communicate learnings to leadership and mentor and grow Applied AI talent across the Ads Org.
- PhD in Computer Science Statistics or related field.
- 5 years of applied ML experience in building customer-facing recommender systems involving AI ML and NLP.
- Hands-on experience with designing and prototyping AI solutions for real world applications.
- Research publications or patents in generative AI technologies
- Experience with natural language processing and generative model architectures
- Background in advertising technology or e-commerce platforms
- Demonstrated track record of innovative AI solution development
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 Companys 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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $179000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $309400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Key job responsibilities
The Principal Applied Scientist in Advertiser Guidance team will lead 50 builders in pioneering a new generation of agentic AI applications for Amazon advertisers. You will define and lead the science roadmap of developing agentic experiences for recommendations and guidance delivered to 1.6MM Sponsored Products and Brand advertisers across multiple channels (Ad Console Sales-managed and 3P partners).
You will work at the forefront of applied AI developing methods for fine-tuning reinforcement learning and preference optimization while helping create evaluation frameworks that ensure safety reliability and trust at scale. You will work backwards from the needs of advertisersdelivering customer-facing products that directly help them create optimize and grow their campaigns.
As a Principal Scientist you will play a critical role in elevating the teams scientific and technical rigor identifying and implementing best-in-class algorithms methodologies and infrastructure that enable rapid experimentation and scaling. You will communicate learnings to leadership and mentor and grow Applied AI talent across the Ads Org.
- PhD in Computer Science Statistics or related field.
- 5 years of applied ML experience in building customer-facing recommender systems involving AI ML and NLP.
- Hands-on experience with designing and prototyping AI solutions for real world applications.
- Research publications or patents in generative AI technologies
- Experience with natural language processing and generative model architectures
- Background in advertising technology or e-commerce platforms
- Demonstrated track record of innovative AI solution development
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 Companys 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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $179000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $309400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Machine Learning
- Python
- Data Science
- AI
- R
- Research Experience
- Sensors
- Drug Discovery
- Research & Development
- Natural Language Processing
- Data Analysis Skills
- Toxicology Experience
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