Economist II, Featured Merchant Algorithm

What you’d do

An economist on the Featured Merchant Algorithm team studies how third-party sellers compete for Amazon's Buy Box and search placements, using prediction and forecasting on large datasets to guide the systems that pick featured offers. Full-time role based in Seattle, Washington. Found on the employer's careers page on Oct 6, 2026. Apply through the link.

You’ll need

• PhD in economics or equivalent
• 2+ years of industry, consulting, government, or academic research experience
• Knowledge of a statistical software package such as R, Stata, Matlab, or SAS
• Experience in prediction and forecasting
• Experience handling large datasets