Applied Scientist, Personalization

Category: Information Technology

Job Description

Amazon is seeking a Machine Learning Scientist for their Personalization team in Edinburgh. This role involves developing customer-facing personalized recommendation models using generative AI and large models. You will lead the design of machine learning algorithms for high-scale recommendations, collaborating with a team of engineers and scientists to deliver impactful results globally.

Responsibilities

• Algorithm Development: Create machine learning algorithms for scalable recommendation systems. • Experimental Design: Rapidly design, prototype, and test hypotheses using quantitative analysis and business judgment. • Integration: Work with software engineers to integrate experimental results into large-scale, low-latency production systems. • Reporting: Present results with scientific rigor and business relevance, demonstrating good scientific practice in a business context.

Requirements

• Education: PhD or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Machine Learning, or related field. • Experience: Patents or publications in top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals. • Programming: Proficiency in Java, C++, Python, or related languages. • Skills: Experience with algorithms, data structures, numerical optimization, data mining, parallel and distributed computing, high-performance computing. • Application: Experience in building machine learning models for business applications.

Salary

£80k-£90k

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