eBay
Sr. Director Applied Research & Innov.
Toronto · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 17 days ago
Distributed SystemsMachine LearningNLPLLMsAgentic AIAccessibilityResearchLeadershipCollaboration
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Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds40
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eBay Inc. obtained a prevailing wage determination for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Austin, TEXAS on 2026-06-08. No matching green-card filing appears in our data yet. The determination expires in 0 days (2026-09-05), and a green-card filing must follow before then or the employer starts over.+2 more active determinations on file
Green-card follow-through: 93%
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About the role
- We're committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.
- Additional Details 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.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead a world-class team of engineers and applied scientists developing scalable multi-agent and autonomous AI systems.
- Partner across product, infrastructure, and research teams to translate innovation into production-grade AI capabilities.
- Develop robust developer experiences - APIs, SDKs, and self-serve tools to enable agent creation and deployment.
- Experience building developer platforms with self-serve APIs, SDKs, and robust documentation.
- Proven leadership in hiring, developing, and scaling high-performing technical teams across global hubs.
- Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers - and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
- Director of Applied Research - AI, Research, & Innovation to lead the design, development, and evolution of our multi-agent AI platform and ecosystem.
- This leader will define and drive the strategy for how eBay builds, scales, and operationalizes autonomous agent systems that power a new generation of AI-driven commerce experiences - from shopping assistance to developer-facing agent platforms.
- Reporting to the Chief AI Officer, this role will partner closely with product, research, infrastructure, and developer experience teams to bring agentic AI capabilities from concept to production across eBay's global technology organization.
- Develop robust developer experiences
Nice to have
- Experience with fine-tuning and deployment of large foundation models (LLMs, multimodal models).
- Track record of open-source contributions or publications in AI/ML or multi-agent systems.
- Additional Details
- This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within eBay.
- eBay is an equal opportunity employer.
- If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com.
- 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.
Benefits
- Lead platform development for model training, orchestration, reasoning, and reinforcement learning workflows.
- PhD in Applied Research, Machine Learning, or related technical field.
- Proven expertise in multi-agent systems, LLM-based orchestration, and reinforcement learning and/or NLP, Semantic graphs.
Company info
- At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader - we're changing the way the world shops and sells.
- 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.
- Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world.
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