Applied Researcher 1 Jobs

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 you’re 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 Understanding team is the biggest contributor to eBay’s 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.

We are looking for stellar applied researchers to join us and build the next generation of query understanding products in eBay search. If you enjoy the scale and technical complexity of query processing (understanding query intent, entity resolution and tagging, categorization, intelligent query rewrites and clustering, application of knowledge graph, to name a few) and want to be at the frontier of applied research in e-commerce, join now. Help us redefine query understanding at eBay.

Job Responsibilities

• Seek scientifically valid solutions that deliver real value to eBay customers
• Build machine learning models and data pipelines to deliver insightful yet practical solutions
• Present key technical and novel research work in public forums and conferences
• Work with multiple teams to help promote standard scientific methodologies and processes in your field

Basic Qualifications

• 2 or more related publications in quality conferences or journals
• Industrial experience with one or more of the following: classification, regression, NLP, GBM, recommendation systems, clustering, fraud detection, DeepLearning/Neural Networks, or related
• 1-3 years (with PhD) or 5 years (with MS) of industrial experience in a related field
• Experience with Python or R, and Java or Scala or C/C++
• Experience in big data processing, e.g. Hadoop, SQL, Spark
• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent

Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re 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 isn’t 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 eBay’s Diversity & Inclusion click here: https://www.ebayinc.com/company/diversity-inclusion/

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California, Washington, or New York City is expected in the range below.

$168,400 - $262,900

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

eBay Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible. View our accessibility info to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. For more information see: EEO is the Law Poster and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

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