AI/ML Agent Engineer — Back-End Focus

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Role Overview

We’re hiring aJunior AI/ML Agent Engineer with aback-end focus to build reliable agent services and APIs usingJava Spring Boot. You’ll implement agentic workflows powered byLLMs,OpenAI specs, andMCP, integrating with developer tools likeGitHub,Cline, andClaude models.

Key Responsibilities

• DevelopSpring Boot microservices that orchestrateLLM-powered agents usingOpenAI specs andMCP (clients/servers, tool schemas).

• Implementtool execution layers,function calling, retries, guardrails, and safety checks for robust agent behavior.

• Build APIs and event-driven pipelines for agent requests, context assembly (RAG/embeddings), and result streaming.

• Integrate withGitHub (webhooks, Actions, PR review bots),Cline workflows, andClaude endpoints for developer-focused automations.

• Manage configuration, secrets, and access control; ensure compliance with internal security standards and least-privilege design.

• Addobservability: logs, metrics, traces, and run metadata; create dashboards for reliability and performance.

• Write comprehensivetests (unit/integration), automate builds/deployments, and maintain documentation for specs and service contracts.

• Collaborate with front-end and platform teams to deliver end-to-end features; participate in design and code reviews.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional experience in back-end engineering withJava andSpring Boot.

• Practical experience integratingLLMs (OpenAI, Claude) into services; understanding of agentic workflows and tool/function orchestration.

• Familiarity withMCP and implementation of clients/servers, plusOpenAI spec-driven tool definitions.

• Experience with REST/GraphQL APIs, data modeling, and message/event systems (e.g., Kafka/SQS).

• Exposure toGitHub APIs/Actions,Cline, and Claude model integrations.

• Solid grasp of testing, CI/CD, and cloud deployment patterns.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience withRAG, embeddings, or lightweight vector stores; caching and rate-limiting for cost/perf control.

• Knowledge ofsecurity for AI services: prompt injection defenses, input validation, and secret management.

• Observability withDatadog/OpenTelemetry or similar; performance tuning in JVM/Spring.

What We Value

• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new models and agent frameworks.

• Ownership mindset, attention to reliability, and clear communication.

• Collaborative approach across product, security, and platform engineering.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive junior-level compensation with benefits. Final level and pay depend on experience and interview performance.

How to Apply

Submit your resume, GitHub/portfolio links, and a short write-up of an agent or AI service you’ve shipped, focusing on architecture, model choices, and evaluation.

Additional Details

eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View ouraccessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

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