eBay · 1 day ago
Senior MTS Backend Engineer - eBay Live
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$218K/yr - $290K/yr
10+ years expeBay is a global commerce leader that allows you to shape how the world buys, sells, and gives. They are seeking a passionate, collaborative, and motivated Backend Software Engineer to develop and evolve eBay Live, the company's live shopping platform, ensuring it becomes a market leader in this relatively new trend.
Telecom & CommunicationsRetailMarketplaceE-CommerceAuctionsInternet
Responsibilities
Collaborate closely with peers, product managers, business analysts and operations teams to develop innovative solutions that meet functional and non-functional standards and expectations. We greatly value ownership and initiative, and follow core agile principles, without the dogma
Work across multiple eBay domains
Be involved in the entire development process -- from design to release, actively participate in code and ADR reviews and help the team build the forward-looking, modern platform
Triage and debug production issues
Mentor junior team members
Qualification
Required
BS/BA in Computer Science or related field or 10 years of relevant experience
Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills
Thorough understanding of software development processes and best practices, modern DevOps principles and continuous delivery
Proven experience in building large, reliable, scalable distributed systems
Strong experience with modern programming languages. Java is a must (experience (or at least interest) with Scala is a big plus)
Strong experience with core web technologies
Proven experience in architecting scalable backend systems
Hands on experience with GraphQL is a big plus
Past experience with live commerce is a big plus
Experience with web (javascript/nodejs) and/or native (Android, iOS) is a plus
Preferred
Experience building real time, user facing systems (e.g., live streaming, chat, bidding, collaboration tools, gaming, or financial trading) where latency and errors materially impact user trust and outcomes
Background working on high traffic, event driven products (launches, flash sales, live events) with an understanding of infrastructure capacity planning, traffic spikes, and graceful degradation under load
Lead root-cause analysis and implement long-term fixes across platform to eliminate recurring issues and continuously elevate the customer experience
Websocket and FGQL experience a plus
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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