Senior Data Scientist/Applied Researcher

eBay
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Job Description

eBay is a global commerce leader that allows you to influence how the world buys, sells, and gives. You’ll be part of a work culture that’s been genuinely committed to diversity and inclusion since its founding more than 20 years ago. Here, you can be yourself, do your best work, and have a meaningful impact on people across the globe. We seek people with drive, ideas, and a passion for helping small businesses succeed to help shape the future of eBay—does this sound like you? If so, we’d love to talk to you!

We are looking for an outstanding data scientist who wants to build scalable, business critical systems. Our trust science team uses machine learning to:

  • Predict and prevent bad buyer and seller experiences

  • Detect and prevent frauds and scams to build a trusted marketplace

  • Assess marketplace trust and reliability

  • Block messages that could lead to fraud in real-time

Job Functions:

  • You will work on a team of data scientists charged with improving eBay's trust science, with tremendous impact on eBay’s unique community of buyers and sellers.

  • Collaborate with other researchers, engineers, and product teams to develop strategic and tactical improvements to our trust platforms.

  • Use machine learning to prototype data science solutions that will drive an improved experience for buyers and sellers.

  • Work with data scientists, engineers, and cross functional teams to productionalize data science solutions with high scalability, reliability and availability. 

Job Requirements

  • Experience in machine learning, statistical modeling and programming, with high proficiency in a query language such as SQL, SparkSQL, as well as high proficiency in statistical/ML libraries such as in R, python, or MLlib.

  • Deep understanding of machine learning methods and solid skills in statistical inference. Relevant graduate degree and/or equivalent industry experience preferred.

  • Solid scientific skills applicable to an e-commerce setting, including the ability to generate, critique, test, and analyze plausible hypotheses scientifically.

  • Strong organizational and communication skills, especially as relates to the documentation of experiments and code.

Benefits:

Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, eBay offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.

Company Info.

eBay

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.

  • Industry
    Retail
  • No. of Employees
    13,300
  • Location
    2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125, USA
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