Applied Scientist, Amazon Ads, Demand Forecasting & Guidance
Amazon · Palo Alto, CA · Applied Science
About this role
Amazon is hiring a mid-level Applied Scientist in the machine learning function based in Palo Alto, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Linux, Distributed Systems. Listed education preference: a Ph.D. or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $171,600–$222,200 per year.
- Role
- Applied Scientist
- Function
- machine learning
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Education
- Ph.D. preferred
- Department
- Applied Science
- Posted
- Mar 12, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersAmazon Advertising is one of Amazon's fastest growing and most profitable businesses. Amazon's advertising portfolio helps merchants, retail vendors, and brand owners succeed via native advertising, which grows incremental sales of their products sold through Amazon. The primary goals are to help shoppers discover new products they love, be the most efficient way for advertisers to meet their business objectives, and build a sustainable business that continuously innovates on behalf of customers. Our products and solutions are strategically important to enable our Retail and Marketplace businesses to drive long-term growth. We deliver billions of ad impressions and millions of clicks and break fresh ground in product and technical innovations every day! The ADSP Forecasting team's vision is to build the best in class forecasting products offered by any DSP to allow advertisers to forecast campaign outcomes across the full market funnel. Our goal is to empower advertisers using Amazon demand side platform to make informed decisions by providing predictions and recommendations of supply and ad-performance. Our forecasting models and analytical solutions will also help internal teams (sales, PSC, supply desk etc) to gain insights into forecasted supply, demand and ad performance to make the best business decisions. The team comprises…