Job Description

Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale.

Imagine shaping how millions of customers discover and engage with digital music and audio, leveraging the resources of a Fortune-500 company within the atmosphere of a start-up. Love collaborating with a wide range of internal and external partners to drive successful partnerships? If so, come and build the future of music and audio with us.

Transform how people enjoy music, audiobooks & podcasts with personalized recommendations as our Applied Scientist in Berlin. Lead the design, development & deployment of data-driven models that recommend the right audio at the right time based on customer context & behavior. Leverage audio data, metadata & listening patterns to create innovative features that personalize the Amazon Music experience. Collaborate with engineers and business teams to ensure coherent personalization across Amazon Music, from conception to productionization. You will make listening magical again through the power of personalization!

What you'll do

• Create Innovative ML Solutions for Customized Musical JoyYou will architect novel machine learning solutions that delight customers with personalized music experiences tailored just for them. Through A/B testing and online experiments done hand-in-hand with engineering teams, you'll implement and validate your ideas and solutions.
• Chart the Course to Musical DiscoveryAs a leader in Amazon Music's personalization mission, you'll set the strategy for your team's personalization science and recommender systems. You'll scout out new directions to guide Amazon Music's quest to match each customer with their perfect playlists.
• Publish Pioneering ResearchYou'll produce innovative research on recommender systems that shapes the field and meets the high standards of peer-reviewed publications. You'll cement your team's reputation as thought leaders pioneering new recommenders.

What we expect from you

• PhD, or a Master's degree and experience in CS, CE, ML or related field
• Experience in patents or publications at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals
• Experience programming or scripting language like Python, Java, C or C++
• Experience in building models for business application

Nice to have:

• Experience working effectively with science, data processing, and software engineering teams.
• Proven track record of innovation in creating novel algorithms and advancing the state of the art.
• Strong publication record in top tier ML conferences (NIPS, ICML, AISTATS, etc.).
• Experience in professional software development.

What we offer

Amazon provides a range of benefits to its employees. Here are some of them to expect:

• Generous salary and performance package
• Employee shares program
• A discount on products sold on Amazon
• Relocation support and budget
• Great office location
• Accessibility
• Food allowance
• Company mobile phone
• Team building events
• Christmas bonus
• Professional training and courses
• Coaching
• Financial and legal advice
• Tuition fees coverage
• Home office and flexible work hours
• Paid time off
• 1 year sabbatical
• Comprehensive insurance package
• Corporate doctor
• Fitness courses