Sr. MTS Software Engineering - AIRI
Core
Senior Staff Engineer leading the design, development, and operation of production Generative AI systems, LLM-powered applications, and intelligent agents for eBay's global ecommerce platform.
Role type
Senior Staff Individual Contributor (AI Research & Innovation)
Builds
Scalable AI systems, agent-led user experiences, backend services, and internal GenAI platforms serving high-volume real-world user traffic.
Domain
Ecommerce, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Generative AI system design, LLM integration, agent architecture (task decomposition, memory, tool use, multi-agent coordination), distributed systems, production AI system operations, Java (JVM), Python, PyTorch, Transformers, Spring Framework, Docker, Kubernetes, large-scale data technologies
Preferred skills
Conversational AI design, prompt orchestration, retrieval-augmented generation, responsible AI practices, offline/online evaluation frameworks
Technologies
Java, Python, PyTorch, Transformers, scikit-learn, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Hadoop
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and design of scalable AI systems and agent-based workflows; translate ambiguous business needs into technical strategies and implementation plans; contribute directly to complex backend implementation, API design, and data pipeline development; mentor engineers and lead technical reviews; establish technical standards for AI system design and evaluation; monitor and optimize production AI systems for latency, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership
