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Business Research Analyst - II, RBS

Amazon, San Francisco, CA, United States


As a Research Analyst, you'll collaborate with experts to develop and own advanced machine learning and AI solutions for business needs. You'll drive product pilots, demonstrating innovative thinking and customer focus. You'll build scalable solutions, write high-quality code, and develop state‑of‑the‑art AI models.

You'll coordinate between science and software teams, optimizing solutions. The role requires thriving in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments and working independently with AI models.

Key Job Responsibilities

Collaborate with Applied Scientists to implement ML/LLM solutions that meet business goals

Conduct product pilots demonstrating customer obsession and innovation

Develop scalable solutions by writing high-quality code, building ML/LLM models using current research breakthroughs and implementing performance optimization techniques

Act as a bridge between science and software teams to deliver optimized solutions

Communicate technical concepts to stakeholders at all levels

Develop technical documentation for Design specifications, Algorithms, Implementation challenges and Performance metrics

Monitor and maintain existing solutions to ensure peak performance

About the Team
The Retail Business Systems (RBS) group is an integral part of Amazon online product lifecycle and buying operations. The team is designed to ensure Amazon remains competitive in the online retail space with the best catalog quality, wide selection, supply chain defects and compliance programs. The team’s primary role is to create and enhance retail selection on the worldwide Amazon online catalog. The tasks handled have a direct impact on customer buying decisions and online user experience.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in sciences, engineering, finance or equivalent

2+ years of software development experience

Experience with large distributed IT systems

Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements

Strong hands‑on programming skills in Python, SQL, Hadoop/Hive. Additional knowledge of Spark, Scala, R, Java desired but not mandatory.

4+ years of machine learning, statistical modeling, data mining, and analytics techniques experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with AWS solutions such as EC2, DynamoDB, S3, and Redshift

Experience in data mining, ETL, etc. and using databases in a business environment with large-scale, complex datasets

Master's degree in sciences, engineering, finance or equivalent

Experience designing large-scale systems and applications

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

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