Applied Scientist 2
Amazon
Applied Scientist 2
Amazon
Sells products online and rents cloud computing
Do you want to join an innovative team of scientists applying machine learning and advanced statistical techniques to protect Amazon customers and enable a trusted eCommerce experience?
Are you excited about modeling terabytes of data and building state-of-the-art algorithms to solve complex, real-world fraud and risk challenges?
Do you enjoy owning end-to-end machine learning problems, directly influencing customer experience and company profitability, while collaborating in a diverse, high-performing team?
If so, the Amazon Buyer Risk Prevention (BRP) Machine Learning team may be the right fit for you. We are seeking an Applied Scientist to design, develop, and deploy advanced algorithmic systems that safeguard millions of transactions every day.
In this role, you will independently drive model development from problem formulation to production deployment, build scalable ML solutions, and leverage emerging technologies—including Generative AI and LLMs—to enhance fraud detection and next-generation risk prevention systems.
Key job responsibilities
Own end-to-end development of machine learning models for large-scale risk management systems
Analyze large volumes of historical and real-time data to identify fraud patterns and emerging risk trends
Design, develop, validate, and deploy innovative models to production environments
Apply GenAI/LLM technologies to automate risk evaluation and improve operational efficiency
Collaborate closely with software engineering teams to implement scalable, real-time model solutions
Partner with operations and business stakeholders to translate risk insights into measurable impact
Establish scalable and automated processes for data analysis, model experimentation, validation, and monitoring
Track model performance and business metrics; communicate insights clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Research and implement novel machine learning and statistical methodologies
- 3+ years of building models for business application experience
- PhD, or Master's degree
- 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
- Experience in software development and delivery
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Amazon runs the largest online store in the United States and rents cloud computing to businesses and governments through Amazon Web Services. AWS pioneered renting computing power over the internet, and Amazon built its own delivery network to get orders to customers quickly. Shoppers buy from Amazon and from independent sellers on its store, and Prime members pay a subscription for fast free shipping, streaming video and music, and other perks. AWS rents out computing power, storage, databases, and AI tools so companies can run software without owning servers, and Amazon also makes Kindle e-readers and Echo speakers with the Alexa assistant. Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994, and it is based in Seattle, Washington.
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