Sr. Director Applied Research & Innov.
Core
Define and drive strategy for eBay's multi-agent AI platform and ecosystem, scaling autonomous agent systems for commerce experiences.
Role type
Sr. Director, Applied Research & Innovation (AI/ML)
Builds
Scalable multi-agent and autonomous AI systems, developer platforms (APIs, SDKs), and production-grade AI capabilities.
Domain
Ecommerce, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Agentic Systems
Required skills
AI/ML infrastructure, agentic systems, reinforcement learning, LLM fine-tuning, distributed systems, platform development, cloud/hybrid infrastructure, GPU/TPU scaling, team leadership (via careerplan.io/jobs/R0076412-sr-director-applied-research-innov-at-ebay)
Preferred skills
Large foundation model deployment, open-source contributions, academic publications
Technologies
LLMs, reinforcement learning, NLP, semantic graphs, APIs, SDKs
Responsibilities
Define and execute Agentic AI strategy and roadmap; Build and lead a world-class team of engineers and applied scientists; Partner across product, infrastructure, and research teams; Lead platform development for model training, orchestration, and reasoning workflows; Develop robust developer experiences; Represent eBay's AI strategy internally and externally
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership scope
