Applied Researcher 2
eBay · Toronto, Canada · Engineering
About this role
eBay is hiring a senior-level Research Scientist in the machine learning function based in Toronto, Canada. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, C, Scala. Compensation is listed at C$142,400–C$190,100 per year.
- Role
- Research Scientist
- Function
- machine learning
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Apr 27, 2026
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Job description
from eBay careersAt eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.
Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.
Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
About the team and the role:
eBay is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world and creates economic opportunity for individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses, and organizations of all sizes. The Search Query Understanding team is the largest contributor to eBay’s search and query processing stack and drives a significant portion of the company’s revenue. This team builds core e-commerce search capabilities such as query rewriting, query annotation and classification, query recovery, and related systems using state-of-the-art machine learning tailored to large-scale user behavioral signals.