Applied Scientist II, Brand Registry

The Brand Registry team is seeking an Applied Scientist to tackle complex high-impact problems that directly affect millions of brands selling partners and customers on Amazon. You will design develop and deploy AI solutionsleveraging large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI frameworksto power intelligent automation that augments human decision-making and drives autonomous outcomes at scale.

What Youll Do
-Build agent-based AI systems that reason plan and act like domain experts progressing from decision-support tools to fully autonomous solutions
-Own the end-to-end ML lifecycle from problem formulation and data analysis through experimentation model development and production deployment
-Work backwards from data insights and customer feedback to identify the highest-value science opportunities and translate them into scalable machine learning solutions
-Partner closely with product managers and engineering teams to define requirements iterate rapidly and launch solutions that deliver measurable business impact
-Collaborate with domain experts across Amazon to pioneer innovative approaches to unsolved problems in brand protection and seller experience

What Were Looking For

-Technical depth: Extensive hands-on experience in Machine Learning with a strong focus on Generative AI and LLM-based applications (e.g. fine-tuning prompt engineering retrieval-augmented generation multi-agent orchestration)
-End-to-end delivery: Proven track record of driving large-scale ML initiatives from conception through production launch in fast-paced ambiguous environments
-Scientific rigor: Strong foundation in experimental design statistical analysis and the ability to translate research into production-grade systems
-Customer obsession: A bias toward working backwards from real-world problems and customer pain points rather than technology for its own sake
-Entrepreneurial mindset: Comfort with ambiguity a bias for action and the tenacity to break down complex problems into actionable solutions
-Communication skills: Ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

About the team
Brand Registrys mission is bold and unambiguous: protect 100% of the brands in the Amazon catalog. We are the team that stands between authentic brands and the forces that threaten their integrity counterfeit products catalog abuse unauthorized sellers and inaccurate brand representation. We do this by building the tools systems and experiences that empower brand owners to establish protect and grow their presence on Amazon with confidence.

Achieving this mission requires deep collaboration across science engineering legal and selling partner experience teams all working in concert to deliver a seamless trustworthy brand ownership experience at global scale.

- 3 years of building models for business application experience
- PhD or Masters 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 distributed computing high-performance computing

- Experience using Unix/Linux
- Experience in professional software development

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company Amazons package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription basic life & AD&D insurance) Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) paid time off and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN ON Toronto - 149300.00 - 249300.00 CAD annually