Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Response Prediction

Amazon's Sponsored Products advertising business is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join their rapidly growing team. This role sits at the intersection of e-commerce, advertising, and cutting-edge machine learning technology. You'll be working on systems that operate on one of the world's largest product catalogs, matching shoppers with advertised products while maintaining high relevance and strict latency requirements.

The position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of e-commerce advertising through machine learning. You'll collaborate with research scientists to develop novel solutions for delivering highly relevant ads, working with state-of-the-art ML pipelines and serving systems. The role combines technical depth with business impact, as your work will directly influence Amazon's advertising platform that delivers billions of ad impressions daily.

As a Machine Learning Engineer, you'll own significant products and features from design through launch, working in a highly collaborative environment with product managers, scientists, and other engineers. The team embraces a startup mentality with the resources of a tech giant, encouraging innovation while maintaining customer obsession.

The technical challenges are substantial and diverse, ranging from large-scale data processing to real-time inference systems. You'll be responsible for making critical technology choices that impact the business, while having the freedom to experiment and innovate. The role requires both technical expertise and leadership skills, as you'll be expected to grow team members and contribute to the broader engineering community.

The compensation is competitive, ranging from $129,300 to $223,600 based on location, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. This is an opportunity to join a team that's fundamental to Amazon's future growth, working on problems that combine machine learning, large-scale systems, and business impact.