Amazon

Ontologist II - AMZ9740721

Amazon$113K — $144K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Information Science, Library Science, Linguistics, or related field
  • Three years of experience in ontology-related roles
  • Experience with data retrieval and research techniques
  • Ability to communicate technical requirements to diverse teams
  • Familiarity with Semantic Web technologies and validation standards
  • Knowledge of ontology engineering editors, both open-source and commercial

Responsibilities

  • Develop and enhance data models for Amazon's product catalog
  • Ensure ontologies provide comprehensive sub-domain coverage
  • Research product understanding to improve data models and customer discoverability
  • Create schemas using Generative Artificial Intelligence
  • Optimize knowledge graph data models based on analysis of metrics
  • Contribute to new tool features for the Ontology team
  • Coordinate cross-functional projects across technical and non-technical teams

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and financial benefits
  • Equity and sign-on bonuses may be included
  • Access to a total compensation package
  • Extensive employee benefits available
Full Job Description
MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC

Offered Position: Ontologist II

Job Location: Seattle, Washington



Position Responsibilities:

Develop logical, semantically rich, and extensible data models for Amazon's expansive product catalog. Ensure our ontologies provide comprehensive sub-domain coverage that are available for machine ingestion and inference. Research worldwide understanding of Amazon products to develop scalable data models that solve customer problems and enhance product discoverability. Create new schema using Generative Artificial Intelligence (generative AI) models. Expand existing data retrieval techniques by utilizing our extensive product catalog and query languages. Analyze website metrics and product discovery behaviors to make data-driven decisions on optimizing our knowledge graph data models globally. Contribute to the development of new tool features and processes for the Ontology team. Drive alignment to ontology modeling and technology best practices and principles within our organization and across Amazon. Coordinate cross-functional projects with a broad range of technical and non-technical teams.

Position Requirements:

Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Information Science, Library Science, Linguistics, or a related field and three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s): (1) data retrieval and data research techniques; (2) communicating knowledge-based requirements and needs to engineering and retail teams; (3) working with Semantic Web technologies, query languages and validation and reasoning standards; (4) knowledge of open-source and commercial ontology engineering editors.

40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $113,383/year to $144,700/year.

Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit:

https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits.#0000

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Position Requirements:

Master's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Information Science, Library Science, Linguistics, or a related field and three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Must have one year of experience in the following skill(s): (1) data retrieval and data research techniques; (2) communicating knowledge-based requirements and needs to engineering and retail teams; (3) working with Semantic Web technologies, query languages and validation and reasoning standards; (4) knowledge of open-source and commercial ontology engineering editors.#0000

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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