Lead CV Applied Researcher
Core
Lead a team of applied researchers and ML engineers to design, build, and scale multimodal AI solutions for eBay's marketplace, focusing on vision-language models and image/video retrieval.
Role type
Senior IC technical lead (multimodal AI research)
Builds
Large-scale multimodal retrieval systems and AI-driven marketplace features
Domain
Ecommerce, Computer Vision, Multimodal AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Ph.D. in AI or equivalent research experience, Python, PyTorch, Vision-Language Models, image/video retrieval, classification, 3D modeling, Image/Video generation
Preferred skills
Large-scale multi-GPU training frameworks (PyTorch Lightning, Nemo), large-scale inference tools (TensorRT, vLLM)
Technologies
PyTorch, Python, TensorRT, vLLM, PyTorch Lightning, Nemo
Responsibilities
Build and lead a high-functioning team of applied researchers and ML engineers; Own the creation and evolution of multimodal solutions; Design processes for data acquisition, model training, and inference; Partner with internal teams to ensure AI solutions are available for use cases; Establish standards for data collection and model training; Define key performance metrics for AI models.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
