Senior Applied Researcher Search

At eBay were more than a global ecommerce leader were changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. Were committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.

Our customers are our compass authenticity thrives bold ideas are welcome and everyone can bring their unique selves to work every day. Were in this together sustaining the future of our customers our company and our planet.

Join a team of passionate thinkers innovators and dreamers and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

Looking for a company that inspires passion courage and creativity where you can be on the team shaping the future of global commerce Want to shape how millions of people buy sell connect and share around the world If youre interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to crafting an ambitious and inclusive work environment join eBay a company you can be proud to be with.

The Search Query Science team at eBay is a key driver of the companys search revenue and is growing rapidly. Were building a world-class team that values bold innovative thinking and rewards impact. Our work focuses on solving core e-commerce search challengeslike query rewriting annotation classification and recoveryusing cutting-edge ML algorithms that interpret large-scale user behavior. With a fun collaborative environment were now looking for stellar applied researchers to develop advanced query understanding products. If youre excited by large-scale query processingintent detection entity resolution categorization expansion and filter recommendationjoin us and help redefine query understanding at eBay.

• Tackle advanced AI challenges in Query Science and NLP at eBay.

• Collaborate with researchers and engineers on cutting-edge technologies.

• Contribute to solving complex problems that impact eBays platform.

• Help shape the technical vision for query understanding.

• Apply software engineering best practices to improve development experience.

• Build offline data pipelines for ML model training and validation.

• Design and deploy web services for serving real-time inference algorithms.

• Mentor junior colleagues and raise the technical bar within and outside your team.

• A PhD in Computer Science/Engineering or related fields and/or at least 8 years of experience in the field;

• Proven track record of applied research and software development in the ML/NLP realm (e.g. publications in top-tier scientific venues contributions to open-source software projects etc.);

• Strong education in computer science (data structures and algorithms computational complexity analysis) and proficiency with multiple programming languages (Python/Java/Scala/C/C/scripting languages);

• Experience with service-oriented architectures and frameworks (e.g. SpringBoot) cloud computing solutions (Docker Kubernetes etc.) and databases;

• Proven ability to work independently and make good decisions with minimal direction;

• Strong communication skills (fluent English both verbal and written).

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