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Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're 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.
About the team and the role:The Search Ads Team is the biggest contributor to eBay’s advertising program. We innovate at the heart of e-commerce search and advertising, with the ambitious goal of redefining e-commerce advertising. We craft optimized experiences for buyers and sellers on eBay. We innovate rapidly in this space and there is no shortage of new challenges for motivated individuals.
We are looking for stellar applied researchers to join us and build the next generation of online advertising products in eBay search. If you enjoy the scale and technical complexity of advertising and want to be at the frontier of applied research in advertising in e-commerce, join now. Help us redefine advertising at eBay.
What you will accomplish:Seek scientifically valid solutions that deliver real value to eBay customers
Build machine learning models and data pipelines to deliver insightful yet practical solutions
Work with multiple teams to help promote standard scientific methodologies and processes in your field
Present key technical and novel research work in public forums and conferences
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent
0-1 years (with PhD) or 1-3 years (with MS) of industrial experience in a related field
Industrial experience with one or more of the following: classification, regression, recommendation systems, targeting systems, ranking systems, fraud detection, online advertising, or related
Experience in big data processing, e.g. Hadoop, SQL, Spark
Experience with Python or R, and Java or Scala or C/C++
2 or more related publications in quality conferences or journals
Additional Details
eBay 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 have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.
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eBay Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about eBay and has not been reviewed or approved by eBay.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage begin on the date of hire, complemented by mental health resources, an EAP, disability coverage, FSAs, and wellness initiatives.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A robust mix of PTO, paid holidays, flexible work styles, parental leave, and a four‑week paid sabbatical after five years supports work‑life balance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Total compensation commonly includes stock components, with access to an employee stock purchase plan at a discount and stock awards enhancing overall packages.
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