Senior Software Engineer, eBay
Backend, MTS
Leading online marketplace
Open for applications
Leading online marketplace
1001+ employees
Open for applications
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field
- 6+ years of experience in working in Java, GraphQL, Spring/Springboot, REST APIs, messaging systems and/or other backend programming languages
- Strong CS foundation (data structures, algorithms, OOPs, OOA/D)
- Building data-driven applications (RDBMS, NoSQL, ElasticSearch)
- Designs and builds scalable, distributed, available back-end systems
- Delivers results in fast-paced environments (agile, TDD, CI/CD)
- Familiarity with shift left approach is a plus
- Innovative, team player, excellent communication and decision-making
- Strong sense of ownership and interpersonal skills to work effectively across teams
What the job involves
- We are the Product, Item, and Transactions Experience Team within eBay’s Buyer Experience organization
- Our team is responsible for the Item Details Pages, Product Pages, Transaction Flows (such as Auctions and Best Offers), and all associated services
- Essentially, we manage some of the core systems and applications of eBay
- We contribute billions of dollars in revenue through hundreds of millions of page views delivered daily worldwide, across all devices and browsers
- Performance, accuracy, scalability, and availability are crucial to our operations
- Our team and expertise have a major impact on financial results and customer satisfaction, making our role highly visible within the organization
- As the core of the eBay experience, we strive to delight our diverse global customer base
- We operate as a data-driven, agile team where developers have the freedom to propose new feature ideas and collaborate closely with product managers and user experience designers to impact millions of users in the eBay community
- We release frequently, gather immediate user feedback, and rely on experimentation to guide our decisions
- Developers enjoy end-to-end product ownership, from design to implementation
- Join us and help invent the next generation of eCommerce.We are seeking a talented senior backend engineer to join our product development team
- As a self-motivated and enthusiastic team member, you will collaborate with dedicated and skilled colleagues in a dynamic and enjoyable setting
- You will operate in an agile environment, emphasizing problem-solving and engineering excellence
- Translate requirements to software design and create clean, efficient, extensible, maintainable code
- Responsible for subsystems within a large domain, possessing in-depth knowledge and expertise. Taking full responsibility for the entire software life cycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, observability and monitoring
- Serve as a key player in influencing and guiding others towards the right technical decisions
- Identifying areas of features likely to change and integrating flexibility in the design for these areas improving engineering velocity
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners to develop innovative solutions that adhere to development goals and principles
- Practices evidence-centered design making features testable, ensuring high quality and improving velocity in continuous delivery
- Manage project features, break into sub-tasks, identify and resolve issues for efficient execution
- Provide technical guidance, code review for immediate team and other teams, coaching, and mentorship to individual team members
- Identify gaps and issues across systems and functional areas, propose solutions, build the engineering roadmap, and drive resolution
- Leads and improves E2E testing quality and increases delivery velocity across features
- Lead engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an "always-on" 24/7 site
Our take
Founded in 1995 as an online auction platform primarily catering to collectibles, eBay quickly emerged as a pioneer in connecting buyers and sellers in the digital realm. This early success propelled eBay to become to globally recognized leader it is today.
In the present landscape, eBay competes with industry giants like Amazon within the C2C eCommerce sector. However, eBay distinguishes itself by fostering an environment where businesses can cultivate and promote their brands on the platform, offering a tailored, community-driven experience for both sellers and buyers. By championing small businesses, eBay attracts sellers and socially conscious consumers, positioning itself in stark contrast to Amazon's corporate image.
The rising consumer interest in sustainability has presented economic opportunities for eBay, particularly as younger demographics gravitate toward purchasing pre-owned items. in response, eBay has directed its marketing efforts toward Gen Z customers and formed partnerships with cultural phenomena like Love Island, further solidifying its appeal among contemporary audiences.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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back within 2 weeks
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive health and wellness program designed to meet your unique needs.
- We strive to provide programs that help support both mind and body, including quality healthcare insurance, wellness programs and preventative care.
- Stock Purchase Plans
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Stock Awards
- Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
- Credit Union Memberships
- Balancing work & life - eBay believes in providing you with the opportunity to be your best self in your professional and personal life. In addition to supporting flexible workstyles including hybrid and remote, eBay offers 4 weeks of paid sabbatical time for every 5 years of service
- Giving back to our community - We provide our employees around the globe with opportunities to have a positive impact on their local communities. Through the eBay Foundation, our company matches donations to eligible nonprofits up to $10,000 per employee per year. And our employee-led volunteer groups organize local giving and volunteering activities throughout the world
Company HQ
Greylands, San Jose, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jamie Iannone
(CEO, not founder)Studied at Princeton and Stanford University. Held executive roles at Walmart, Barnes & Noble, and The Children's Place, before becoming CEO of eBay in April 2020.
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