Applied Scientist

At Audible, we believe stories have the power to transform lives. It’s why we work with some of the world’s leading creators to produce and share audio storytelling with our millions of global listeners. We are dreamers and inventors who come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences to empower and inspire each other. Imagine your future with us. About this role As an Applied Scientist, you will solve large complex real-world problems at scale, draw inspiration from the latest science and technology to empower undefined/untapped business use cases, delve into customer requirements, collaborate with tech and product teams on design, and create production-ready models that span various domains, including Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Reinforcement Learning (RL), real-time and distributed systems. About you You will focus on inventing or adapting scientific approaches, models, and algorithms driven by customer needs at the project level. You will develop components and/or end-to-end solutions that are deployed into production or directly support production systems, delivering consistently high-quality work that meets both scientific and engineering best practices. You will develop reusable science components and services that resolve architecture deficiencies and customers’ pain points, while making technical trade-offs for long‑term and short‑term. You will work semi-autonomously to deliver solutions, contribute to research papers at peer‑reviewed venues when appropriate, and document your work thoroughly to enable others to understand and reproduce it. Your decision‑making will consistently incorporate robust, data‑driven business and technical judgment. You will collaborate with other scientists to raise the bar of both scientific and engineering complexity for the team and to foster valuable scientific partnership opportunities to help/guide science decisions. You will have the opportunity to innovate and think big within your projects scope, implement optimization services and algorithms, and influence the experiences of millions of customers. We are looking for a results‑oriented Applied Scientist with deep knowledge in ML, NLP, Deep Learning, GenAI, and/or large-scale distributed computation. Responsibilities Understand use cases across the business and adopt/extend/design/invent solutions/models that are scalable, efficient, and automated for difficult problems that are not well defined. Work closely with fellow scientists and software engineers (at Audible and Amazon) to build and productionize models, delivering novel and highly impactful features. Review models of peers for the purpose of reducing and managing risk to the business, while improving customer experience. Design, develop, and deploy modeling techniques and solutions for Content Understanding, Recommendations, GenAI‑based product features, by employing a wide range of methodologies, working from simple to complex. Contribute to initiatives that employ the most recent advances in ML/AI in a fast‑paced, experimental environment. Push the boundary of innovation. Basic Qualifications Knowledge of data structures, algorithm design, statistics, and system design. MSc + 5 years of relevant experience, or PhD +1 year in one of the following disciplines: Machine Learning, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Applied Math, or a related quantitative field. 3+ years of experience in Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing/Understanding, GenAI and/or Reinforcement Learning. Proficiency in Python, SQL, and other scripting languages. Experience employing and innovating with LLMs/GenAI to solve complex problems. Preferred Qualifications 2+ years of practical machine‑learning experience. Experience in agile software development methodology. Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C++. Have publications at top‑tier peer‑reviewed conferences or journals. Experience with building Recommendation Systems. Machine Learning Pipeline orchestration with AWS (SageMaker, Batch, Lambda, Step Functions) or similar cloud‑platforms. Location and Compensation USA, NJ, Newark – Salary range: $172,400.00–$223,400.00 USD annually. Equal Employment Opportunity Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. #J-18808-Ljbffr