Senior Staff Engineer, eBay
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
- The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of building large scale applications, low latency API’s, data pipelines, and a high focus on capability oriented architecture
- Deep experience building large scale, high throughput distributed web platforms/APIs serving millions of users
- Exceptional development skills in Java / Scala, Javascript, solid knowledge in GraphQL
- Tracking records of identifying high-value, high-complexity technical problems, driving to effective solutions that had a significant positive impact
- Successfully forged alignment with senior stakeholders on technical direction for ambiguous problem areas
- Developed and drove adoption of technical patterns that significantly improved engineering practices across the organization
- Strong sense of ownership, embrace differences and disagreement to get things done and move forward
- Deeply care about growing others, great at mentoring and coaching
- Bachelor’s degree and 15+ years (or) a MS in Computer Science and 12+ years of software design and relevant experience
What the job involves
- EBay's Buyer Experience engineering team is looking for an outstanding Software Architect to work with as we redefine the face of eBay
- You’ll be working with a world class team of engineers, designers, product managers, and analysts to create great products that make a difference on one of the world’s most trafficked and loved websites
- As the lead engineer you will oversee aspects of the software lifecycle : design, development, testing and experimentation
- Influence and contribute to the organizational technology strategy, ensuring its adoption and successful execution within your projects/domains
- Act as a change agent with a strong sense of ownership and innovative mindset, proactively identify architectural opportunities, advocate and bring forth better solutions, prototype quickly, demo and collect feedback often, document well to get buy-in
- Lead architecture & design with a systematic approach, balancing the holistic design and scalability of software architecture with short-term feature development
- Playing a pivotal role in continuously improving engineering practices, bringing a significant long-term impact on team velocity including speed and quality of delivery
- Produce best-in-class documentation, such as Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), facilitate design reviews, and maintain architectural wikis to foster self-learning and efficient onboarding
- Collaborate closely with fellow architects across various teams and domains within the organization to align and synergize architectural efforts
- Responsible for driving major projects and features across teams from design phase to coding and testing
- Work closely with product managers, engineering leaders and collaborate with partner teams to execute product/technology roadmap
- Coach and mentor others via either formal mentorship structure or day to day activities such as pair programming, code/design review, hackathon
- Play a critical role in hiring, acting as a bar-raiser to elevate team talent
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
Some candidates hear
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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