eBay · 18 hours ago
Engineering Manager, eBay Live
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$197K/yr - $263K/yr
10+ years expeBay is a global ecommerce leader that is changing the way the world shops and sells. The Engineering Manager for eBay Live will lead a cross-functional full-stack engineering team, ensuring high-quality software delivery and fostering a collaborative team culture.
AuctionsE-CommerceInternetMarketplaceRetail
Responsibilities
People Leadership & Development: Lead, mentor, and grow a cross-functional full-stack engineering team (backend and frontend), providing empathetic, individualized coaching, regular feedback, and clear growth paths aligned with career goals
Team Health & Culture: Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture grounded in trust, accountability, and continuous improvement
Delivery & Execution Ownership: Own delivery outcomes for the team, ensuring predictable, high-quality software delivery through strong execution, prioritization, and operational rigor
Planning & Backlog Management: Partner with Product Management to define, prioritize, and maintain a healthy product backlog aligned with strategic goals, technical capacity, and business impact
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, business stakeholders, analytics, and partner engineering teams to define, brainstorm, and scale the next generation of eBay shipping products
Technical Vision & Quality: Define and communicate the team’s technical vision, championing engineering best practices, sound architecture, and innovation while raising the bar on performance, reliability, and system quality
Technical Problem Solving: Guide and support the team in solving complex challenges related to large-scale systems, performance optimization, and operational reliability
Strategic Execution Balance: Balance near-term delivery commitments with long-term technical and product strategy to maximize impact while managing technical debt responsibly
Organizational Influence: Partner effectively with peer managers, senior engineers, and leadership across eBay to align on priorities, influence decisions, and drive shared outcomes
Hiring & Talent Growth: Participate in hiring, onboarding, and talent planning to build and sustain a strong engineering team over time
Qualification
Required
10+ years of overall professional experience, including 5+ years in an engineering leadership or management role, leading small to medium-sized software engineering teams
Strong technical background with experience building and operating large-scale, distributed systems emphasizing high availability, scalability, and resilience
Demonstrated ability to drive consistent, high-velocity delivery while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and operational excellence
Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments, including sprint planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical and business topics, align stakeholders, and influence decisions at multiple levels
Strong product intuition and the ability to collaborate effectively with product, analytics, and business partners to deliver customer-focused solutions
Proven ability to quickly learn new technical domains, adapt to evolving requirements, and lead teams through change
Benefits
Target bonus
Restricted stock units
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
401(k) eligibility
Various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave
Company
eBay
eBay is a global online marketplace enabling users to buy, sell, and auction new or used items across various categories.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.16BKey Investors
Benchmark
2022-11-07Post Ipo Debt· $1.15B
1998-09-24IPO
1998-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Jamie Iannone
CEO
Alex Kazim
VP, GM eBay Services
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