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Bengaluru · On-site · 8-11 Yrs · Aug 17
Internet & Web Services · 10000+ Employees · San Jose, US
At eBay, we create pathways to connect millions of sellers and buyers in more than 190 markets around the world. Our technology empowers our customers, providing everyone the opportunity to grow and thrive — no matter who they are or where they are in the world. And the ripple effect of our work creates waves of change for our customers, our company, our communities and our planet.
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Coding, ML depth and breadth, system design, and Leadership. Coding was easy and medium LeetCode style. Mostly around strings and arrays. The interviewer was friendly and supportive and made me comfortable during the rou
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Overview
As a Senior Manager of Applied AI, you will lead a high-performing team of applied researchers and engineers developing production AI systems at eBay scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of applied researchers and engineers with deep expertise in natural language processing, large language models / AI, recommender systems, and ML production engineering.
- Set technical direction for production ML systems that improve customer and business outcomes.
- Partner across product, engineering, analytics, design, and business teams to turn ambiguous opportunities into scalable solutions.
- Build and deploy models, pipelines, and platforms that operate reliably at eBay scale.
- Develop talent, raise the technical bar, and create an environment where applied researchers and engineers can do their best work.
- Drive measurable impact on buyer experience, seller success, marketplace growth, and advertising performance.
Qualifications
- MS/PhD in Computer Science or related area with 8+ years of relevant
- in Engineering / Machine Learning / AI.
- Strong technical depth in machine learning, AI, NLP, LLMs, ranking, retrieval, personalization, recommender systems, Ads experiences, or related industrial AI domains.
- Hands-on background with object-oriented programming languages such as Scala, Java, or similar, and experience with high-volume web applications or services.
- Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and develop senior technical talent while setting strategy, execution standards, and technical direction.
- Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to partner effectively across product, design, analytics, engineering, and business teams.
- Track record of external technical contributions such as publications, patents, conference talks, open-source work, or technical blogs is a plus.
- How eBay Created a Language Model With Three Billion Item Titles
- Complementary Item Recommendations at eBay Scale
- Transforming Fashion Discovery in E-Commerce through Theme-Based Categorization with GenAI
- Scroll into the Future: How eBay’s Multi-Arm Bandits Elevate Product Recommendations Through Dynamic Pagination
- Improving eBay’s Fashion Fitment Using Size Signals From Search Queries
Nice to have
- Track record of external technical contributions such as publications, patents, conference talks, open-source work, or technical blogs.
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