TRAFFIC Western Cape

Data Scientist, Prime Video Sports Science

Amazon

Job Description

Data Scientist, Prime Video Sports Science

Job ID: Amazon Development Center (Tel Aviv)

Prime Video is one of the world's fastest-growing entertainment destinations, with Live Sports at the center of that growth. From NFL and NBA to Premier League and Champions League, Prime Video is becoming a premier home for live sports globally.

Our team owns the data science that shapes how tens of millions of customers discover and experience Sports content on Prime Video. We build measurement frameworks, experimentation systems, and analytical foundations powering Search, Recommendations, and the live broadcast experience itself.

Sports presents uniquely exciting challenges: content is live and time-sensitive, customer intent shifts rapidly, and the difference between a great and poor experience is measured in minutes. We tackle problems like real time search intent during live matches, sports engagement and long term retention, broadcast optimization for global audiences, and personalization across vastly different affinities, from die hard fans to first time viewers.

You'll work on large-scale experimentation, novel measurement methodologies, and data driven decisions that directly shape the Prime Video customer experience. This is a ground floor opportunity to define the data science practice for an expanding domain, from content discovery through the live viewing experience, partnering with Applied Scientists, Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Broadcasting Teams to turn insights into global product impact.

Key job responsibilities
  • Experimentation at scale: Design, execute, and analyze A/B tests, from short cycle learning experiments to full product launches across worldwide marketplaces
  • Measurement & metrics: Build frameworks to measure content discovery quality, search recall, recommendation relevance, and broadcast experience, including novel methodologies for live, time sensitive content
  • Sports analytics: Deep dive into customer behavior around live events: engagement patterns, affinity segmentation, broadcast quality, and tentpole event dynamics
  • Product partnership: Partner with Applied Scientists, Engineers, and Product Managers to define requirements, evaluate models, and drive data informed decisions
  • Analytical leadership: Own data structures, metrics definitions, and best practices. Communicate findings clearly to technical and business stakeholders
  • Shape a growing domain: Help define the data science roadmap as we expand into new areas of live sports

Please note, you will need strong SQL to perform this role.

Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or above in a quantitative field such as statistics, mathematics, data science, business analytics, economics, finance, engineering, or computer science
  • Experience using analytics to solve product or business problems
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Python for data analysis and machine learning
  • Experience with Redshift, SparkSQL, Athena
  • Experience designing and evaluating A/B tests in a product environment
  • Experience with statistical modeling and causal inference methods
  • Experience in a Data Science role with a large technology company
  • Familiarity with recommendation systems or search technologies

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

About This Role

Career insights for Data Scientists positions

Salary Benchmark
R24,300/month
R15,695 to R38,292/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.
Common Technologies
Amazon EC2 Amazon Redshift AWS Cloud Microsoft PowerPoint C# (.NET) Perl R Apache Kafka

Job Overview

Date Posted
13 Apr 2026
Location
Western Cape, South Africa

Data Scientists Insights

Median Salary (ZAR)
R24,300/month
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

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