Looking for a company that inspires passion, courage and creativity, where you can be on the team shaping the future of global commerce? Want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, connect, and share around the world? If you’re interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to crafting an ambitious and inclusive work environment, join eBay – a company you can be proud to be with.For this position, you will join the Risk Science group, and we are the applied research team to support eBay maintaining the safety of its marketplace as well as protecting eBay buyers. You will be responsible for designing and developing machine learning models to create new product experiences and to ensure listings on the platform conforms to applicable eBay policy and government regulations. This will also involve highly cross-functional work partnering closely with Business, Product, Engineering and others across eBay to help address compliance problems.A successful candidate should have deep knowledge (both theoretical and practical) of various machine learning algorithms for large scale natural language processing problems, especially LLMs. The candidate is expected to be a highly motivated individual who has sufficient engineering skills to develop and deploy a project from end to end.About the Team:The Risk Science group is looking for highly qualified candidates for an Applied Researcher - NLP & LLM position in our Bellevue, WA office. The team works on the latest AI and image detection to proactively identify suspicious or harmful seller behavior and associated potentially problematic listings. With over one hundred million buyers and sellers, 1.8 billion live listings globally, eBay provides enormous opportunities for machine learning research to drive huge business impact and improve customer experience on the platform.Qualifications:PhD or Master with 3+ years of industry experiences in computer science, natural language processing, machine learning or any other related areasStrong technical ability in scalable natural language processing and Large Language modelsTrack record of natural language processing related research and delivering productsExcellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders on complex technical problemsExperience in ecommerce a strong plusBenefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, eBay offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.Here at eBay, we love creating opportunities for others by connecting people from widely diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and geographies. So, being diverse and inclusive isn’t just something we strive for, it is who we are, and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure that as an employee, you feel eBay is a place where, no matter who you are, you feel safe, included, and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self to work. To learn about eBay’s Diversity & Inclusion click here: https://www.ebayinc.com/company/diversity-inclusion/The pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California, Washington, or New York is expected in the range below.$114,800 - $176,550Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.eBay Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible. 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