
MTS 1, Software Engineer - Backend
eBay · Posted Oct 22
Global online marketplace and e-commerce services
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About the role
eBay is a global ecommerce platform connecting millions of buyers and sellers across more than 190 markets. The eBay Marketing Mobile Platform team builds reliable, scalable server-side microservices and infrastructure that support mobile app teams and advertising/marketing platform features for sellers and advertisers. This role is a backend-focused software engineering position covering design, development, testing, and technical leadership of distributed systems and large-scale data services.
What you will do
- Design and build innovative advertising, marketing platform features that help eBay sellers, advertisers grow their business and help eBay become the dominant eCommerce platform.
- Build services and systems infrastructure using your strong background in distributed systems, network system design, and large scale database systems.
- Own all aspects of software engineering and product development. Provide strong technical leadership with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Research, analyze, design, develop and test the solutions that are appropriate for the business and technology strategies.
- Participate in design discussions and project related team meetings.
- Partner with other developers, product managers, QA, analysts and operations teams to deliver scalable, fault-tolerant solutions.
- Practice and improve industry standard methodologies, such as CI/CD, test automation, A/B testing and experimentation.
- Maintain the highest coding and quality standards.
- Identify project risks and work optimally to mitigate them.
- Develop industry and product technical expertise.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- BE in Computer Science or related field plus 7 years work experience or MS with 6 years of relevant experience.
- Degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent professional experience.
- 5-10 years of proven experience in back end technologies.
- Expertise in server side languages such as Java and frameworks (such as Spring, Spring Boot), scripting languages (such as Python) and NodeJS.
- Proficiency with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ.
- Track record of REST API design, documentation, and development.
- Proficient working experience with design and development of microservices is required.
- Proficient working experience with huge data sets in relational (such as Oracle, MySQL) and NoSQL (such as Couchbase, MongoDB) databases. Understanding of web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and JSON, is essential.
- Excellent communication, presentation, social and analytical skills.
- Experience with Test Driven Development frameworks like jUnit, Mockito is a plus.
- Experience with Agile software methodologies is desirable.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and with small and remote teams. Go-getter, confirmed problem solver with excellent testing and debugging skills. Comfortable working with Git in a CI/CD environment.
Benefits and support
- maternal & paternal leave
- paid sabbatical
- plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead
About eBay
eBay Inc. is a multinational e-commerce corporation based in San Jose, California, that facilitates online consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer sales. Founded in 1995, the platform connects millions of buyers and sellers globally through auctions and fixed-price 'Buy It Now' listings across numerous categories. It operates as one of the world's largest digital marketplaces, emphasizing specialized categories like collectibles, luxury goods, and refurbished products.
- Industry
- E-commerce
- Company size
- 12000+ employees
- Founded
- 1995-09-03
- Location
- San Jose, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
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