Lead Software Engineer

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eBay’s Developer Ecosystem team offers resources that help developers create solutions to make buying and selling on eBay faster and easier. The team builds and governs eBay’s Public APIs and eBay’s elite Developer Portal, which helps onboard new developers, gets them started with eBay APIs, and empowers them to build scalable solutions. APIs allow our developer community to create powerful experiences and grow their eBay business at scale.

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join the team. You will be responsible for the architectural design, development, and delivery of scalable AI systems and intuitive self-serve platforms aimed at enhancing the experience of developers using our Public APIs. You will collaborate cross teams, including product managers, business, developers, and data scientists, to build innovative solutions that enhance the APIs consumers experience and drive adoption of our APIs. This role will involve working with innovative technology to address gaps and facilitate seamless integration with eBay’s APIs.

• Design and implement scalable and efficient AI architectures for enhancing APIs, including AI models, frameworks, and deployment strategies. Leverage machine learning and natural language processing techniques to enhance the usability and functionality of APIs & supporting tools.
• Focus on optimizing the experience for Public API consumers, ensuring they have easy access to documentation, resources, and troubleshooting tools. Build tools to minimize friction and improve value for API consumers.
• Work closely with product managers, business and engineering teams to identify APIs consumers difficulties and design appropriate solutions to mitigate these issues. Provide leadership in planning, design reviews, and execution.
• Drive the design and execution of self-serve platforms that allow external developers to get along with APIs easily. This includes creating developer-friendly environments, interactive documentation, dashboards, and automated workflows.
• Ensure AI solutions and self-serve solutions are highly scalable, reliable, and secure, with robust monitoring and performance metrics. Ensure high-quality code standards and engage in regular code reviews.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and standard methodologies in AI, APIs, and developer tooling to ensure our solutions are pioneering and innovative.
• Lead the creation of detailed technical documentation for AI-powered solutions, including user guides and API documentation. Provide training to internal teams and external users as needed.

• 10+ years proven experience in designing and building scalable solutions with strong expertise in AI and machine learning technologies.
• Strong experience in designing and implementing AI solutions, including familiarity with AI frameworks, and API management platforms.
• Expertise in designing, building and managing Public APIs, including RESTful and GraphQL, and experience with developer tools and experience platforms (such as Swagger, Postman, or API gateways).
• Proven experience in developing platforms that empower developers to easily access, test, and consume APIs. Strong UX/UI design principles for solutions.
• Deep understanding of building scalable, fault-tolerant, and high-performance systems that can handle a large volume of concurrent API requests.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Java, Python, Node.js, along with a good understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) for deploying scalable systems.
• Knowledge of standard methodologies for data privacy, security, and compliance (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) when working with APIs and AI solutions.
• Strong communication skills to articulate technical decisions to both technical and non-technical partners. Ability to mentor and guide junior engineers.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on problem-solving, innovation, and providing solutions to sophisticated challenges.

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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