Applied Scientist, Intelligent Talent Acquisition - Lead Generation & Detection Services
Amazon•Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
fulltime
Research, Science, and Engineering
5+ years
Description Do you want to make a real difference to real people's lives? Want to design and build fair and explainable systems which automate recruitment processes across Amazon? Come and be part of a team that develops new machine learning (ML) technologies, which help Amazon scale for its customers by recruiting diverse teams.
Join our Recommendations team within Intelligent Talent Acquisition (ITA) where you’ll build machine learning products that transform how job seekers find opportunities and recruiters discover talent. You’ll develop sophisticated recommendation systems powering both Amazon Jobs and internal hiring platforms, operating at global scale to match the right people with the right positions. Using techniques including representation learning, reinforcement learning, and probabilistic modeling, your work will directly improve efficiency for recruiters and help candidates find their ideal roles. This position offers the chance to solve complex problems with significant impact by creating systems that make Amazon’s entire hiring ecosystem more effective while collaborating with scientists across the organization.
Key job responsibilities
A day in the life
You might spend the morning reviewing a colleague’s code for a new recommendation algorithm feature, then collaborate with product managers to refine requirements for an upcoming enhancement. After lunch, you’ll dive into model development, analyzing performance metrics from recent A/B tests and implementing improvements to the job-seeker recommendation pipeline. Throughout the day, you’ll participate in scientific discussions with peers across the organization, providing valuable feedback while continuing to refine your expertise.
About The Team The Recommendations team is a hybrid group of software engineers and applied scientists located in Edinburgh. We build tools that match people to jobs and jobs to people, optimizing experiences for both recruiters and candidates. Our work directly impacts Amazon’s ability to find and hire exceptional talent globally. The team maintains a collaborative environment with regular knowledge sharing and mentorship opportunities. We work closely with our product teams to understand business needs and develop innovative scientific solutions that improve hiring outcomes across both industry and student requisitions worldwide.
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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Company - Amazon Development Centre (Scotland) Limited
Job ID: A10373548