eBay
SEO Data Scientist
$128K–$170K
San Jose · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in analytics, data science, or a related quantitative field.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Physics, Engineering, or a related field; advanced study is a plus.
- Visa sponsorship
- Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.
About the job
Uses eBay’s data to analyze SEO/AEO performance, shape the SEO product roadmap, and improve marketplace customer experiences through experimentation and predictive analysis.
What you'll do
- Develop success metrics, measurement frameworks, and experimentation roadmaps; design and interpret A/B tests and causal analyses.
- Diagnose changes in SEO/AEO performance, including effects from product launches, technical issues, algorithm updates, AI search trends, and external market factors.
- Translate statistical and predictive analyses into recommendations for Product, Engineering, and Business teams.
What they ask for
- Strong command of A/B testing design, causal inference, and experimentation measurement.
- Hands-on proficiency in SQL and one or more analytical programming languages such as Python or R.
- Experience applying statistical methods, experimentation, and machine learning to business problems, including predictive modeling.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Physics, or Engineering; strong communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting product decisions in e-commerce or consumer technology.
- Familiarity with ensemble models, deep learning, or transformer-based methods; advanced study is a plus.
Pay
$127,600 - $170,300 USD base salary
Tools
SQL, Python, R
AI focus
Analyzes AI search trends and SEO/AEO performance; applies machine learning approaches, including predictive modeling, and may use transformer-based methods.
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