Principal Software Engineer, eBay

• If you’re an experienced and disciplined engineer, with a desire to make a difference in the way we build new tools, this might be the perfect opportunity!
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or a related field, or a combination of education and experience
• 12 or more years of experience as a software engineer with distributed systems
• 5+ years of C# (ASP.Net/.Net Core)
• Significant experience in high volume production systems design with consideration for high availability, disaster recovery, performance, fault tolerance, and security
• Expert knowledge of RDBMS technologies (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL stores (Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)
• Expert knowledge of APM (Application Process Monitoring), particularly Scalyr/DataSet for logs and New Relic for dashboards & alerting
• Expert knowledge of event/stream processing mechanisms, specifically Kafka, but also with AWS SNS/SQS, RabbitMQ, or AzureBus
• Experience designing and developing microservices in an AWS cloud based architecture
• Excellent verbal and written communication, leadership and collaboration skills

• As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be leading large, strategic, or complex areas that have a clear impact on the success of the company
• Your team will be primarily responsible for enhancing the order management and fulfillment experience for our sellers
• You will be uplifting legacy applications into a microservice based architecture using the latest and greatest technologies
• You will work closely with other development teams to bring a cohesive and intuitive selling experience to our customers across TCGplayer’s suite of tools
• Enhance our order management capabilities as we expand internationally and into an omni-channel selling experience
• You will lean on your extensive experience to set development trends and architectural direction for your team and the Engineering organization as a whole
• You will work with your manager to decompose and plan large technical efforts into manageable schedules to ensure the on-time delivery of software
• You will bridge the gap between Engineering and other stakeholders such as Architecture, Ops, Product and even senior management
• You will mentor and level up the members of your team

• 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

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.