Principal Applied Scientist, Amazon Publisher Monetization - Prime Video Ads

Amazon • Seattle, WA

14h

About The Position

The Amazon Publisher Monetization (APM) Prime Video Ads team sits at the
intersection of premium video content and advertising innovation, developing
differentiated advertising experiences that delight both advertisers and
viewers. Prime Video has a unique combination of assets in our premium video
content, wide customer reach, Amazon audience insights, and more, positioning us
to become the lead publisher for Streaming TV ads globally. We are seeking a
Principal Applied Scientist to evolves our advertising solutions, invent new
advertiser and viewer experiences, and accelerate the pace of innovation across
our rapidly growing business.

This team develops systems that power Prime Video's advertising delivery and
performance optimization. Our customers are global brand advertisers and
agencies who leverage Prime Video's premium content to reach audiences in
impactful ways. Given Prime Video's low ad load, we require extremely efficient
ad delivery to maintain our premium positioning for advertisers while keeping
viewers engaged.

To be successful in this role you should be recognized as an industry expert who
has experience defining a long-term science vision within the AdTech and video
advertising domain, driven fundamentally from the needs of customers,
translating that direction into specific plans for research scientists, applied
scientists, engineering and product teams. This is a role that combines science
leadership, organizational ability, technical expertise, product focus, and
business understanding. You will thrive in a fast-paced startup-like
environment, think big, move fast, and find ways to improve both advertiser and
viewer experiences through ML innovation. If you are interested in making huge
impact and shaping the future of Prime Video Advertising worldwide, come join us
as we work hard, have fun, and make history.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on work in predictive modeling and analysis experience
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Experience working in predictive modeling and analysis
• Experience distilling informal customer requirements into problem definitions, dealing with ambiguity and competing objectives
• Experience programming in Java, C++, Python or related language
• Experience with leading experienced scientists as well as having a record of developing junior members from academia or industry to a career track in a business environment

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of relevant work in industry or academia experience
• Knowledge of problem solving, algorithm design and complexity analysis
• Experience creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art
• Have peer-reviewed scientific contributions in premier journals and conferences

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the most complex and strategic solutions across Prime Video Advertising; responsible for innovations that impact billions in revenue across our global streaming TV business.
• Act as a thought leader and forward thinker in the streaming TV advertising space, anticipating obstacles to success, identifying new opportunities in video advertising ML, and helping avoid common failure modes as the industry rapidly evolves.
• Research, build, and deploy innovative machine learning solutions for video advertising challenges including forecasting, yield optimization, ad serving optimization, supply-demand management, and viewer experience optimization; working across all technical disciplines.
• Partner with science and engineering leaders across APM and Amazon Ads to identify and deliver innovative solutions that drive advertiser diversity, premium product innovation, and differentiated streaming TV experiences; define the vision and execute solutions that continually delight both advertisers and viewers.
• Hire, mentor, and guide senior scientists; partner with engineering leaders to build efficient and scalable solutions that operate 24x7x365 serving hundreds of millions of customers worldwide.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree