Applied Researcher, Recent Graduate

eBay
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Job Description

Looking to help shape the future of global commerce? Grow as a data scientist? Work on interesting projects with business impact? Join the eBay Shipping Science team.

Here are some of the problems we are working on:

  • Using machine learning to determine item delivery dates for buyers and sellers around the world

  • Understanding how fast, accurate shipping impacts conversions and lifetime value

  • Leveraging machine learning and AI to identify new opportunity areas across our global marketplace

Job Functions

  • You will be directly responsible for conceiving of and building machine learning solutions for the shipping domain.

  • Design and implement end to end solutions using machine learning, and own live deployments to improve both efficiency and user experience for buyers and sellers.

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

  • Conduct experiments and evaluate the performance of the models, investigate false positive/false negatives and implement continuous improvements to the shipping ecosystem.

  • Communicate your methodology and results to a community of researchers, developers, analysts, and product managers working on a number of related technologies.

  • Work with engineers as well as other cross functional teams to produce end-to-end production-ready solutions

  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other team members.

Job Requirements

  • Must be currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a Masters or PhD degree in Computer Science or a related field

  • Strong mathematical, statistical, and scientific modeling skills

  • Experience in predictive analytics, statistical modeling and coding.

  • Proficiency in SQL and handling large datasets.

  • Proficiency in Python or R.

  • Familiarity with Hadoop, Spark, and related technologies is a plus.

  • Able to work in tandem with business partners to formulate and solve tractable projects.

  • Pro-active. Organized. Practical. Solution oriented.

  • Strong interpersonal skills and an appreciation of diversity in teamwork

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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