Applied Scientist, Stores Economics & Science (SEAS)

Stores Economics and Science (SEAS) is an interdisciplinary science and engineering team in Amazons Stores organization with a peak-jumping mission: we apply expertise in science and engineering to move from local to global optima in methods models and software. We pursue this mission by leveraging frontier science; collaborating with partner teams; and learning from the tools experience and perspective of others. We scale by solving problems first in the small to prove concepts and then in the large by building scalable solutions. We also help other teams within Amazon scale by hiring and developing the best and embedding them in other business units.
In 2026 we are focused on economics and science in areas related to (1) lowering cost-to-serve (2) optimizing selection and (3) emerging machine learning. We also have some ongoing and highly-leveraged collaborations that help partner teams inside Amazon short-circuit months of R&D or otherwise look around corners. We are looking for an Applied Scientist to build and deliver state-of-the-art science and engineering solutions to improve our Stores this role you will work in a team of scientists and engineers with backgrounds in machine learning NLP IR statistics and economics to identify bottlenecks in our business conceive new ideas to overcome those challenges and deploy scientific solutions in partnership with product teams. Your responsibilities include developing and maintaining the scientific models benchmarks and services. Graduate education or hands-on experience in machine learning optimization causal inference Bayesian statistics deep learning or other quantitative scientific fields is a big plus. To be successful in this role you should be a quick learner and comfortable with a high degree of ambiguity.


Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate will lead large-scale science initiatives from research to production and translate complex business problems into mathematical frameworks. They will design and implement large-scale algorithms for complex supply chain and marketplace problems and design incentive-compatible mechanisms for marketplace challenges.

The ideal candidate will have a strong publication record in top-tier conferences/journals (INFORMS EC WINE ICML NeurIPS etc.) and experience coordinating cross-functional projects. Hands-on experience building science solutions to mechanism design problems (e.g. optimal auction design welfare maximization under constraints incentive compatible coordination) with expertise in statistical learning and algorithm development.

Leadership responsibilities include influencing technical strategy and roadmaps for complex initiatives influencing senior stakeholders and shaping technical direction and fostering team growth.


- 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 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

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.

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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 CA Palo Alto - 171600.00 - 222200.00 USD annually
USA NY New York - 172400.00 - 223400.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 142800.00 - 193200.00 USD annually