Software Engineer, eBay
Data Platforms, Member of Technical Staff
Leading online marketplace
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Leading online marketplace
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
Role
Who you are
- Experience designing large-scale distributed systems (compute, storage, APIs, streaming)
- Ability to independently deliver complex projects from requirements to production
- Systems thinker who anticipates bottlenecks, schema evolution, and reliability issues
- Strong communication skills to influence cross-team technical outcomes
- Growth mindset with curiosity to learn new technologies
- 8+ years of distributed systems or data platform experience
- Proven ability to design and deliver critical systems with impact
- Proficiency in Java/Python, CI/CD, and containerized environments
- Hands-on expertise in tools like Kafka/Flink, Spark, Delta/Iceberg, Kubernetes, NoSQL/columnar stores
- Experience in streaming and batch data platforms
- Strong foundation in algorithms and distributed design
- BS/MS in CS or equivalent 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 seeking a Software Engineer passionate about data-driven technologies and architectures
- We are seeking MTS 2 Software Engineers to contribute to the design and development of eBay’s Core Data Platform
- In this role, you will help build scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient systems that enable users to develop pipelines, manage data, and unlock insights across the company
- Your work will play a key part in strengthening the foundation of eBay's data platform infrastructure
- This role is focused on Data Platform Engineering — not data engineering
- While familiarity with Spark, Flink, and other tools in the Hadoop ecosystem is valuable, your primary responsibility will be building and evolving the platform itself, not just authoring data pipelines
- You'll own and deliver major components of eBay’s Data Platforms — from design through production rollout
- Design and evolve distributed systems powering ingestion, streaming, lakehouse/warehouse, catalog, and governance
- Contribute to long-term architecture through design reviews and authoring architecture design documents, ensuring scalability and resilience
- Build systems that balance latency, correctness, and cost while ensuring security and compliance
- Drive operational excellence for services you own, including observability and incident response
- Collaborate across product, infra, and analytics teams to align execution with business needs
- Learn and grow in areas like governance, orchestration, and privacy engineering
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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