Senior Search Science Software Engineer

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 with.

Looking to make an impact on the future of global commerce? Do you want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, and engage around the world? We need strong engineers to join us and build the next generation of eBay search products. If you enjoy the scale and technical complexity of search and want to work closely with researchers yet drive the highest standards on system efficiency and quality, join now. Help us redefine search at eBay.
Who are we?

The Search Query Understanding team is the biggest contributor to eBays search/query processing and drives a significant portion of revenue. We are growing at a rapid pace and committed to building a stellar team. We are a team where people who think and do things differently and win are rewarded and grow. Our team is results-oriented and hardworking. We are building solutions for core e-commerce search problems such as query rewriting, query annotation/classification, query recovery with state-of-the-art ML algorithms tailored to understand large-scale user behavioral signals. The environment is friendly and fun. We get things done that make a difference.


What will you do?

Drive the query understanding technical vision by incorporating and developing software engineering processes and standards to enhance eBays buying experience.

Collaborate with scientists and product managers to deploy complex yet scalable core algorithmic logic.

Create robust data pipelines and real-time monitoring and optimization algorithms.
Job Requirements:
What we are looking for in candidates:

Passion and commitment for technical excellence
4+ years of software design and development experience, solid foundation in computer science with strong proficiencies in data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and Software Design
Experience in designing and operating big data processing pipelines, such as: Hadoop, Spark, Hive, ETL
3+ years of software development experience in building large scale Web Services and Backend Applications using Java, C++, and related technologies
Proven results oriented person with a delivery focused in a high fast-paced and dynamic environment
Excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, and influencing skills
Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent professional experience, with 3+ years of experience,
Masters degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent professional experience, with 1+ years of experience

Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether youre single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, eBay offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.

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