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

About the team and the role:

The Search Query Understanding team at eBay is a key driver of the company’s search revenue and is growing rapidly. We’re building a world-class team that values bold, innovative thinking and rewards impact. Our work focuses on solving core e-commerce search challenges—like query rewriting, annotation, classification, and recovery—using cutting-edge ML algorithms that interpret large-scale user behavior. With a fun, collaborative environment, we're now looking for stellar applied researchers to develop advanced query understanding products. If you're excited by large-scale query processing—intent detection, entity resolution, categorization, rewrites, and knowledge graphs—join us and help redefine query understanding at eBay.

What you will accomplish:

• Tackle advanced AI challenges in machine learning and text understanding at eBay.
• Collaborate with researchers and engineers on cutting-edge technologies.
• Contribute to solving complex problems that impact eBay’s platform.
• Help shape the technical vision for query understanding.
• Develop and apply software engineering standards to improve the buying experience.
• Build robust data pipelines and real-time monitoring/optimization algorithms.

What you will bring:

• 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)
• Experience/interest in working with service-oriented architectures and frameworks (e.g. SpringBoot);
• Experience/interest in working with cloud computing solutions (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).