Applied Researcher 2
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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.
Our Recommendations team works on delivering recommendations at scale and in near real time to our buyers on our website and native app platforms. Recommendations are a core part of how our buyers navigate eBays vast and varied inventory. Our team develops state-of-the-art recommendations systems including deep learning based retrieval systems for personalized recommendations machine learned ranking models GenAI/LLM powered recommendations as well as advanced MLOps in a high volume traffic industrial e-commerce setting.
As a senior researcher in our group you are expected to own the full lifecycle of your work: from understanding the business problem to conducting the research to find the right ML approach to production deployment. Think full-stack researcher / data scientist. Moreover we see great importance in publishing our work in scientific top-tier conferences (RECSYS NIPS WWW WSDM SIGIR EMNLP and others).
Come join our innovative engineering and applied research team!
What You Will Accomplish
Being a part of eBays Research group means:
You will conduct world-class research in the area of Recommender Systems Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing.
You will solve complex problems for eBays core product and see your work impacts billions of people around the world.
You will work with top scientists to conduct state of the art research.
You will have a huge part in the next generation of eBays products.
Job Requirements:
MS in a relevant domain. PhD is an advantage.
Proven experience in the fields of Recommender Systems Machine Learning and NLP.
Demonstrated experience in designing implementing and optimizing complex deep learning models for real-world applications
Combination of strong research engineering and business acumen skills.
Deep understanding of computer science fundamentals data structures and algorithms.
Experience in programming in Python
Experience building large scale distributed applications and expertise in any OO language (Scala Java etc.) - a plus
Experience in working in a complex production environment - a plus.
Publication record in machine learning or related conferences - a plus.
Experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and prompt engineering - a plus
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.
Here at eBay we love creating opportunities for others by connecting people from widely diverse backgrounds perspectives and geographies. So being diverse and inclusive isnt just something we strive for it is who we are and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure that as an employee you feel eBay is a place where no matter who you are you feel safe included and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self to work. To learn about eBays Diversity & Inclusion click here: will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
