Werkstudent*in Human Language Technology in Aachen bei eBay

Looking to make an impact on the future of global commerce? Do you want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, and engage around the world?

The Search Query Understanding team is the biggest contributor to eBay’s search/query processing and drives a significant portion of revenue. We are growing at a rapid pace and committed to building a stellar team. We are a team where people who think and do things differently and win are rewarded and grow. Our team is building solutions for core e-commerce search problems such as query rewriting, query annotation/classification, query recovery with innovative ML algorithms tailored to understand large-scale user behavioral signals. The environment is friendly and fun. We get things done that make a difference.

We are looking for the next generation of stellar applied researchers to join us and build query understanding products in eBay search. If you enjoy the scale and technical complexity of query processing (understanding query intent, entity resolution and tagging, categorization, intelligent query rewrites and clustering, application of knowledge graph, to name a few) and want to be at the frontier of applied research in e-commerce, join now. Help us redefine query understanding at eBay.

We are looking for you to join our team as our new

Working Student (f/m/d) Human Language Technology

- starting date December 2023-

Your responsibilities:

As a working student at eBay, you will approach some of the most interesting AI problems eBay is facing in the area of machine learning and text understanding. You will collaborate with a team of researchers and software engineers demonstrating the state-of-the-art technologies to tackle the most complex problems. You will drive the query understanding technical vision by incorporating and developing software engineering processes and standards to enhance eBay’s buying experience. Create robust data pipelines and real-time monitoring and optimization algorithms with us.

Your requirements:

• Pursuing a Master of Science degree in computer science or related fields with a preferred specialisation in machine learning or NLP

• Experience with designing and training machine learning models

• Proven ability to work independently and make good decisions with minimal direction

• Strong communication skills (fluent English, both verbal and written)

• Experience working with complex and large text and web data

• Experiences working with deep learning tools, like PyTorch or TensorFlow

• Programming skills (Python, C++/Java, Perl, bash command-line tools)

What do we offer?

• A comfortable working environment in a small, well-equipped office in the center of Aachen

• Dynamic team, passion for languages and technology, professionalism and a good sense of humor

• An international and fast-paced working environment with flat hierarchies and lots of flexibility

• An attractive remuneration

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.

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. View our accessibility info to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. For more information see: EEO is the Law Poster and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

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