Senior Manager, Applied AI
Core
Lead a high-performing team of applied researchers and engineers to develop production AI systems at eBay scale for ads and marketplace discovery.
Role type
Senior Manager, Applied AI (Shared Leadership)
Builds
Production ML systems for Recommendations Ads, Search Ads, and Ads Guidance
Domain
E-commerce, Advertising, Machine Learning, NLP, LLMs
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Machine learning, NLP, LLMs, recommender systems, ranking, retrieval, personalization, Ads experiences, cloud-based big data systems, distributed production systems, object-oriented programming (Scala/Java), hiring and mentoring senior technical talent
Preferred skills
External technical contributions (publications, patents, conference talks, open-source work, technical blogs)
Technologies
Scala, Java, Cloud platforms, Big data frameworks
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a team of applied researchers and engineers; Set technical direction for production ML systems; Partner across product, engineering, analytics, design, and business teams; Build and deploy models, pipelines, and platforms; Develop talent and raise the technical bar; Drive measurable impact on buyer experience, seller success, and advertising performance
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
