Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios is hiring: Applied Scientist II, Prime Video Pe

Applied Scientist II, Prime Video Personalization and Discovery Science

Prime Video is a first‑stop entertainment destination offering customers a vast collection of premium programming in one app available across thousands of devices. Prime members can customize their viewing experience and find their favorite movies, series, documentaries, and live sports—including Amazon MGM Studios‑produced series and movies, licensed fan favorites, and programming from Prime Video add‑on subscriptions such as Apple TV+, Max, Crunchyroll, and MGM. All customers, regardless of whether they have a Prime membership or not, can rent or buy titles via the Prime Video Store and can enjoy even more content for free with ads.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop ML models for recommendation and search systems using deep learning, online learning, and optimization methods.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and product managers to expand product insights, create experiments, and prioritize high‑impact projects for roadmap planning.
• Stay up‑to‑date with advancements and the latest modeling techniques in the field.
• Publish research findings in top conferences and journals.

Basic Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree with 4+ years of CS, CE, ML, or related field experience.
• 3+ years of building models for business applications.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or related language.
• Strong background in algorithms, data structures, and numerical optimization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Unix/Linux.
• Professional software development experience.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.