Senior Member of Technical Staff, eBay
Software Engineering, Data Platforms
$152.4-247.8k
Leading online marketplace
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Leading online marketplace
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$152.4-247.8k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking Data Platform Software Engineers, not Data Engineers
- While familiarity with Spark, Flink, and other tools in the Hadoop environment is a definite advantage, your focus will be on building the data platform rather than just creating data pipelines
- If you are an engineer eager to gain an in-depth understanding of distributed data processing, this is the right team for you!
- Extensive experience owning large-scale distributed data platforms (multi-PB data, high-throughput streams, global systems)
- Deep systems approach: you anticipate bottlenecks, design for reliability (reprocessing, idempotency, schema evolution), and think holistically across compute, storage, and APIs
- Excellent decision-making and communication skills, thriving in ambiguity while aligning diverse stakeholders on the right path forward
- Security and compliance mindset, including data privacy, RBAC/ABAC, encryption, and auditability — with the ability to partner with compliance teams on regulatory requirements
- Proven leadership in mentoring engineers, shaping team culture, and driving organizational change in engineering practices
- Growth mindset: continuous learner who embraces new technologies, shares knowledge internally/externally, and adapts to evolving business priorities
- 12+ years of experience in building and operating large-scale distributed systems, with 5+ years as a staff/architect-level technical lead across multiple domains
- Proven success in driving technical strategy and roadmaps, authoring architecture and technical vision documents, and aligning stakeholders across engineering, product, and compliance
- Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems design
- Proficiency in Java/Python (or equivalent) and in infra-as-code, CI/CD, and containerized environments
- Hands-on deep internal expertise in several of the following: Kafka/Flink, Spark,, Delta/Iceberg, GraphQL/REST APIs, RDBMS/NoSQL, Kubernetes, Airflow
- Experience building both streaming and batch data platforms, improving reliability, quality, and developer velocity
- Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers, influence org-wide practices, and make long-term architectural decisions that unlock measurable business outcomes
- BS/MS in CS or equivalent practical experience
What the job involves
- Cloud Data Technologies (CDT) team at eBay is responsible for all the data infrastructure and management of end-to-end data lifecycle for all eBay data from onsite to analytics use cases
- We are looking for strong backend infrastructure engineers who are passionate about building data systems that support our real-time, batch and AI systems
- We are seeking a Sr MTS Software Engineers to lead the architectural vision and technical strategy for eBay’s Core Data platform organization
- This is a pivotal role where you will drive scalable, intelligent, and cost-efficient systems that enable users to build pipelines and manage data seamlessly.Your work will establish the foundation for the future of eBay's data platform infrastructure
- Independently lead complex, high-impact initiatives across eBay’s Data Platforms, from conception to successful production rollout. You will collaborate with Product Managers to help define the vision for the data platform at eBay
- Architectural Leadership: Own and evolve the architecture for core data platform systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and in alignment with enterprise standards
- System Design: Eliminate duplication across systems and ensure clear responsibility boundaries; align systems with business needs and future scalability
- Engineering Excellence: Champion clean architecture, promote use of modern frameworks, enforce quality gates, and ensure adherence to design patterns and coding standards
- Lead by Example: Write reference implementations, contribute to core libraries, and conduct in-depth code reviews to influence standards and uplift team capabilities
- Cost Optimization: Propose and drive engineering solutions that reduce operational overhead, improve resource efficiency, and automate manual processes
- Framework Development: Identify opportunities to build reusable components, services, and frameworks that accelerate feature delivery across the organization
- Modernization: Lead migrations of legacy systems into modern architectures and cloud-native paradigms with minimal disruption and high impact
- Collaboration: Drive complex technical discussions, build consensus across engineering, product, and operational teams, and ensure smooth delivery of cross-functional projects
- Documentation & Governance: Create well-structured Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and contribute to technical documentation and standards
- Proactively address performance, security, compliance, and future-proofing of solutions while balancing latency, correctness, scale, and cost
- Raise the engineering bar through design/code reviews, operational excellence (SLOs, observability, incident management), and scalable practices that increase velocity across teams
- Mentorship: Act as a technical mentor, guiding senior and junior engineers on architecture best practices and advanced problem-solving
- Introduce AI-first frameworks and reusable components that reduce developer friction and enable faster iteration
- Automate diagnostics, monitoring, and remediation using intelligent assistants and prediction-based alerting
- Excellent in interpersonal communication
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.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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
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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