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The Product Knowledge team is at the epicenter of eBay’s Tech-driven, Customer-centric overhaul. Our team is responsible for building and leveraging eBay’s Product Knowledge, enabling a deep understanding of user intent and preferences. By transforming vast and complex data into actionable intelligence, we deliver personalized experiences across different stages of the buying and selling journey. Our team has a mix of highly proficient people from fields including Machine Learning, Data Science, Software Engineering, and Big Data Analytics. We have a strong culture of collaboration, and plenty of opportunity to learn, make an impact, and grow!
The role: Data & ML Engineer, SE 3
We are looking for exceptional Engineers, who take pride in creating simple solutions to apparently-complex problems. Our Engineering tasks typically involve at least one of the following:
Building a pipeline that processes up to billions of items, frequently employing ML models on these datasets.
Creating services that provide Search or other Information Retrieval capabilities at low latency on datasets of hundreds of millions of items.
Crafting sound API design and driving integration between our Data layers and Customer-facing applications and components.
Designing and running A/B tests in Production experiences in order to vet and measure the impact of any new or improved functionality.
If you love a good challenge, and are good at handling complexity - we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
Design, deliver, and maintain significant features in data pipelines, ML processing, and / or service infrastructure.
Optimize software performance to achieve the required throughput and / or latency.
Work with your manager, peers, and Product Managers to scope projects and features.
Come up with a sound technical strategy, taking into consideration the project goals, timelines, and expected impact.
Take point on some cross-team efforts, taking ownership of a business problem and ensuring the different teams are in sync and working towards a coherent technical solution.
Take active part in knowledge sharing across the organization - both teaching and learning from others.
Requirements:
B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or an equivalent professional experience.
2+ years of software design and development experience, tackling non-trivial problems in backend services and / or data pipelines.
Solid foundation in Data Structures, Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, and Software Design.
Experience in production-grade coding in Java, and Python/Scala.
Experience in using and operating Big Data processing pipelines, such as: Hadoop and Spark
Experience in production software systems.
Good verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.
Passion and commitment for technical excellence.
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.
Additional Details
The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:
C$118,000 - C$157,500Base 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 RRSP eligibility, 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.
This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within eBay.
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, 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.
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