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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
The Core AI Division at eBay builds and scales the next generation of intelligent systems that power personalized, efficient, and secure shopping experiences for millions of users worldwide. We work at the intersection of large-scale engineering and advanced research, shaping how AI enhances the future of commerce.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Senior AI Engineer who is passionate about creating world-class AI solutions and thrives in collaborative, fast-paced environments. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a highly visible, cross-functional team at the forefront of AI innovation within eBay.
As a Senior AI Engineer, you’ll collaborate with Software Engineers, Researchers, and Data Engineers across the entire AI lifecycle — from early experimentation and prototyping to deploying production-grade systems that support millions of users globally. You will focus on Generative AI systems, intelligent agents, and the foundational infrastructure that enables these technologies at scale.
Design, build, and optimize large-scale Generative AI and agent-based systems that enable intelligent, adaptive, and efficient ecommerce experiences.
Lead development of agent-led user experiences, including systems leveraging task decomposition, tool use, memory, and dynamic planning.
Advance eBay’s internal GenAI platform by developing reusable components, APIs, and frameworks that accelerate the creation of AI-powered applications.
Monitor and improve performance, reliability, and responsible AI usage of models and agents in production.
Collaborate cross-functionally with researchers, data engineers, and designers to bridge experimentation and deployment with measurable business impact.
Drive innovation and iteration through experimentation, peer collaboration, and integration of the latest advances in AI/ML and intelligent agents.
8+ years in software or machine learning engineering, including 4+ years of experience developing and deploying AI-centric systems.
2+ years building LLM-based agent systems, autonomous workflows, or multi-agent orchestration.
Strong programming skills in Java (or other JVM languages) and Python, with experience using PyTorch, Transformers, or related ML frameworks.
Experience with Spring Framework, Docker, Kubernetes, and Big Data technologies (Hadoop, Spark).
Demonstrated success delivering AI products from prototype to production, emphasizing scalability, maintainability, and user impact.
Bonus: Experience with C++/CUDA for performance-critical systems, or familiarity with RAG pipelines, vector stores, and multi-modal models.
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What We Do
eBay Inc. is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world. We exist to enable economic opportunity for individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations of all sizes. Our portfolio of brands includes eBay Marketplace and eBay Classifieds Group, operating in 190 markets around the world.
We offer sellers the ability to grow a business with little barrier to entry regardless of size, background or geographic location. We never compete with our sellers. We win when our sellers succeed. Buyers who shop on our Marketplace and Classifieds platforms enjoy a highly personalized experience with an unparalleled selection at great value.
