Senior Applied Researcher - Search (m/w/d)

• 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 eBay's 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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