Applied Scientist II, Intelligent Talent Acquisition – Lead Generation & Detection Services
Amazon Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Do you want a role with deep meaning and the ability to make a major impact? As part of Intelligent Talent Acquisition (ITA), you will have the opportunity to reinvent the hiring process and deliver unprecedented scale, sophistication, and accuracy for Amazon Talent Acquisition operations. ITA is an industry‑leading people science and technology organization made up of scientists, engineers, analysts, product professionals and more, all with the shared goal of connecting the right people to the right jobs in a fair and precise way. Last year we delivered over 6 million online candidate assessments and helped Amazon deliver billions of packages around the world by enabling the hiring of hundreds of thousands of workers in the right quantity, at the right location and at exactly the right time. You’ll work on state‑of‑the‑art research, advanced software tools, new AI systems, and machine learning algorithms, leveraging Amazon’s in‑house tech stack to bring innovative solutions to life. Join ITA in using technologies to transform the hiring landscape and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Together, we can solve the world’s toughest hiring problems.
Key Job Responsibilities
As an Applied Scientist, you will own the design and development of end‑to‑end systems. You’ll write technical white papers, create technical roadmaps, and drive production‑level projects that support Amazon Science. You will design new algorithms, models, or other technical solutions while experiencing Amazon’s customer‑focused culture. The ideal scientist works with diverse groups of people and cross‑functional teams to solve complex business problems.
About the Team
The Lead Generation & Detection Services (LEGENDS) organization is focused on developing AI‑driven solutions to enable fair and efficient talent acquisition processes across Amazon. This work covers the entire talent acquisition lifecycle, including role creation, recruitment strategy, sourcing, candidate evaluation, and talent deployment. We use cutting‑edge solutions such as deep learning, generative AI, and large language models (LLMs) for recruitment at scale, supporting immediate hiring needs and long‑term workforce planning for corporate roles. Our portfolio includes capabilities such as job‑person matching, person screening, duplicate profile detection, and automated applicant evaluation, as well as a foundational competency capability used throughout Amazon to standardize talent assessment for interested candidates.
Basic Qualifications
* PhD, or a Master’s degree and experience building machine‑learning models or developing algorithms for business application
* Master’s degree or above in engineering, technology, computer science, machine learning, robotics, operations research, statistics, mathematics, or another quantitative field
* Experience programming in Java, C++, Python, or a related language
Preferred Qualifications
* Publications at top‑tier peer‑reviewed conferences or journals
* Experience designing experiments and performing statistical analysis of results
* Experience solving business problems through machine learning, data mining, and statistical algorithms
* Experience with deep‑learning frameworks or generative AI tools
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Company
Amazon Development Centre (Scotland) Limited
Job ID: A3113425
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