Applied Researcher I

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Are you ready to take your career to the next level? At eBay, you will join a passionate community dedicated to crafting a bold and versatile work environment. We are looking for ambitious and hardworking individuals to join our Risk Science team in Austin as an Applied Researcher I. Here, you will play a crucial role in crafting the future of global commerce and making a significant, positive impact on millions of eBay sellers and shoppers worldwide.

• Support the risk department by bringing to bear big data technologies to aggregate and structure data.
• Conduct statistical analysis and develop algorithmic solutions to minimize fraud and oversee our buyers and sellers.
• Research and develop new methodologies and techniques to improve risk management.
• Act as the technical owner of projects, customizing analytic tools, techniques, and processes.
• Develop tracking and reporting systems to determine the efficiency of models and risk initiatives.
• Build and develop systems to transform petabytes of data into statistically significant features for modeling.
• Collaborate with Business Unit Partners and Policy Makers to build scalable and repeatable solutions.
• Partner with the Data Engineering team to deploy models to the Production environment.

• Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, math, or statistics.
• Experience working with Big Data tools such as Hadoop, Hive, and Spark.
• Expertise in machine learning packages like Python and R.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.
• Background in various modeling techniques, including GBM, logistic regression, clustering, deep learning, etc.
• Excellent analytical skills with a proven problem-solving ability.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.

If you are driven by curiosity and a passion for data science, we want to hear from you. Join us and help build the next generation of eBay's risk strategy. Your work will be integral to ensuring the integrity of our marketplace for millions of buyers and sellers every day!

Additional Details

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

Base 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.

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