Lead Engineer – AIRI
Core
Lead a team of AI Engineers in designing, developing, and deploying scalable Generative AI systems, intelligent agents, and conversational AI for eBay's global ecommerce platform.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Engineer (AI Research & Innovation)
Builds
Production-grade AI systems, agent-led user experiences, and internal GenAI platforms serving millions of users.
Domain
Ecommerce, Generative AI, AI Agents, Large Language Models (LLMs)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Generative AI system design, LLM integration, agent-based architectures, multi-agent orchestration, technical leadership, architectural decision-making, mentorship, production system optimization, Java (JVM), Python, PyTorch, Transformers, scikit-learn, Spring Framework, Docker, Kubernetes, Hadoop, Spark, distributed systems, conversational AI design, AI system evaluation
Preferred skills
C++, CUDA, streaming data systems (Kafka, Flink), vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation, tool-use frameworks, internal AI platform development
Technologies
PyTorch, Transformers, scikit-learn, Spring Framework, Docker, Kubernetes, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Flink, Beam, Storm
Responsibilities
Lead design and optimization of scalable AI systems using Generative AI and LLMs; Provide technical leadership and mentorship to AI Engineers; Develop agent-led user experiences with task decomposition and multi-agent orchestration; Partner with Product and Research teams to translate needs into AI system designs; Drive architectural decisions for AI-powered products; Establish guidelines for AI system evaluation, observability, and responsible AI; Monitor and optimize production AI systems for latency, scalability, and cost efficiency; Lead technical planning for complex AI initiatives; Stay ahead of AI advances and integrate new technologies; Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes; Influence technical strategy across teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
