Applied Science Manager

About the role

Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) lets anyone publish a book. Scientists here get dedicated time for innovation, which can lead to patents and conference papers.

What you'll do

• Help authors around the world publish their books, reach readers, and get help when they need it
• Build and lead our first science team in Bengaluru and shape the assistant authors turn to for answers and the models that keep the Books catalog trustworthy
• Define the science strategy for how we help authors publish, grow, and succeed, balancing near-term launches with long-term bets
• Partner with engineering, product, and policy teams to take science from prototype to production and measure its impact on authors
• Write design and planning documents for your area, and present options, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leaders so they can decide

What you need

• 6–11 yrs of experience
• Data structures
• Java
• Python
• C++
• Machine learning
• IPR
• PhD

Good to have

• LLMs
• NLP