Senior Software Engineer, eBay
Backend
Leading online marketplace
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Leading online marketplace
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
Role
Who you are
- Innovative, standout colleague, excellent communication and decision-making
- Strong learning ability, determined
- Passionate about new and innovative technologies within immediate field of expertise
- Attending knowledge sharing sessions, both within the company and externally
- Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field or equivalent exp
- 4+ 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
- Experience designing and developing microservices
- Delivers results in fast-paced environments (agile, TDD, CI/CD)
What the job involves
- Develop features and services in highly scalable and reliable frontend and/or backend systems in a distributed system environment
- Able to translate product and design documents into clean, high-quality, well-tested and maintainable production code autonomously
- Write test automations and practice continuous integration
- Conduct code review for immediate team
- Develop and maintain technical documentation to support software applications
- Practices evidence-centered design making features testable, ensuring high quality and improving velocity in continuous delivery
- Accountable for multiple subsystems within a larger domain, taking full responsibility for their entire life cycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, observability and monitoring
- Propose and evaluate multiple design options, providing estimates for each
- Structure and complete tasks independently, meeting deadlines and achievements
- Optimally communicate assumptions and seek clarification from partners, ensuring alignment and understanding across all domains
- 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
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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