AI Design Technologist, CEO Office

eBay•San Jose, CA

About The Position

At 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: We’re creating a new and highly strategic role in the Office of the CEO for a hands-on AI-native technologist who can shape, prototype, and help lead the next generation of AI-driven experiences at eBay. Reporting to the Chief of Staff to the CEO, you will serve as a strategic technical partner and prototyping force multiplier in the Office of the CEO. You'll explore and bring to life new ideas that leverage emerging AI technologies while working in close proximity to our CEO, helping shape and define what the future of eBay should look and feel like in an AI-powered world. This is a rare opportunity to partner directly with the CEO and senior leadership, acting as both a thought partner and a design technologist. Everything from turning high-level visions into tangible, intelligent prototypes that push the boundaries of what’s possible in e-commerce.

Requirements

A strong background (7+ years of experience) in engineering, technical product development, prototyping, or innovation roles—preferably in high-velocity environments or startups.
Demonstrated aptitude in navigating emerging technologies : including LLMs, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, orchestration frameworks (LangChain, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel), and generative UI platforms.
Proven ability to prototype rapidly across a range of mediums—code, design tools, visual mockups, interactive demos.
Experience working with or building MCP-compatible systems or plugins (e.g., Figma Dev Mode, VS Code extensions, API toolchains).
Comfort working with modern AI developer tools such as Cursor, Copilot, v0.dev, Claude, or OpenAI APIs.
Comfort navigating ambiguity and acting with high autonomy—able to move fluidly between strategic thinking and technical execution.
Strong communication and storytelling skills—capable of framing technical ideas to executive stakeholders with clarity.
Passion for working on transformative products and a strong point of view on how AI can reimagine commerce and human-computer interaction.

Responsibilities

Vision Partner to the CEO Work directly with the CEO to define and evolve eBay’s AI-forward product vision through whiteboard thinking, rapid prototyping, and technical demos.
Act as a real-time collaborator and technical translator—taking loosely defined, speculative, or exploratory ideas and giving them shape and substance.
Analyze continuously the frontier of emerging AI technologies (agents, multimodal models, orchestration layers, etc.) for strategic relevance to eBay’s mission.
Rapid Prototyping & Applied AI Exploration Build lightweight proof-of-concept tools, intelligent experiences, and interactive mockups that communicate ideas clearly and compellingly.
Translate experiments into influential narratives that inspire internal teams and inform roadmap strategy.
Cross-Team Advocacy & Strategic Leadership Work across product, platform, and design teams to socialize future-facing ideas and technical possibilities.
Highlight key trends, tooling evolutions, and industry leanings to senior leadership.
Contribute to internal thought leadership and frameworks for how eBay approaches innovation in an AI-first world.

Benefits

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.

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