Sr. Machine Learning Engineer

The Ad Response Prediction team builds the machine learning systems that decide which ads are most relevant to shoppers across every Amazon platform and surface worldwide. Youll own the architectural direction of the ML infrastructure behind ad relevance covering large-scale training systems real-time inference and the LLM-based architectures that support next-generation GenAI workloads at Amazon Ads scale.

The team sits at the core of how Sponsored Products & Brands (SPB) is using generative AI to change advertising. The models and infrastructure we build directly determine ad relevance across Amazons entire advertising surface. Youll work closely with applied scientists to take models from training and evaluation through deployment and serving. Youll also shape ML infrastructure practices beyond your immediate team.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead the development of LLM inference infrastructure for next-generation GenAI workloads at Amazon Ads scale: define the technical strategy evaluate tradeoffs and deliver production-ready solutions
- Own the architectural direction of large-scale ML training and real-time inference systems driving improvements in scalability automation and efficiency across the organization
- Partner with applied scientists to design and optimize end-to-end ML pipelines from model training and evaluation through deployment and serving so models perform reliably at massive scale
- Influence technical direction beyond your team by establishing ML infrastructure best practices and contributing to cross-team architectural decisions
- Make principled tradeoff decisions on complex ambiguous problems in a fast-moving GenAI space bringing clarity and delivering results independently
- Mentor engineers across the team and be the technical resource others seek out for ML infrastructure expertise

About the team
The Sponsored Products and Brands (SPB) team at Amazon Ads is re-imagining the advertising landscape through generative AI technologies revolutionizing how millions of customers discover products and engage with brands across and beyond. We are at the forefront of re-inventing advertising experiences bridging human creativity with artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the advertising lifecycle from ad creation and optimization to performance analysis and customer insights. We are a passionate group of innovators dedicated to developing responsible and intelligent AI technologies that balance the needs of advertisers enhance the shopping experience and strengthen the marketplace. If youre energized by solving complex challenges and pushing the boundaries of whats possible with AI join us in shaping the future of advertising.

The Ad Response Prediction team within SPB is at the core of this work. The models and infrastructure we build directly determine ad relevance across Amazons entire advertising surface. Were a collaborative high-ownership team that moves fast and builds ML systems that operate at internet scale.

- 5 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5 years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5 years of leading design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor tech lead or leading an engineering team

- 5 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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 and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Palo Alto - 193300.00 - 261500.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 168100.00 - 227400.00 USD annually
USA WA SEATTLE - 168100.00 - 227400.00 USD annually