MTS 1, Software Engineer

At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.
Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.
Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

About the team and the role:

eBay, Inc. seeks MTS 1, Software Engineer in San Jose, CA 

What you will accomplish: 

Job Duties: Build and implement new experiences for eBay sellers and advertisers to promote their products, manage their advertising campaigns, and improve their sales. Design and develop elegant technical software solutions to customer problems. Develop highly available, scalable user facing software applications and RESTful public APIs. Test and deploy software code in a continuous manner. Execute as part of a cross-functional agile team that rapidly delivers iterative value to customers. Operate within eBay’s internal open-source community where a variety of projects and codebases are shared. Identify project risks, quantify risk/benefit relationships, and provide alternative solutions as well as risk mitigation. Contribute to technical conversations and debates and decide upon approaches and tools to utilize. Evangelize, mentor, and promote engineering best practices throughout the company.  Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

What you will bring:

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a closely related field plus two years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any field) or a closely related field plus five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements: 

• Experience with programming languages like Java, Scala, Python, Android (2 years) 
•  Experience with API development and service frameworks like Avro and Protobuf (2 years)
•  Data processing frameworks like Spark, Flink, Kafka, Druid, Presto (2 years)
•  Data Storage Engines like Hive, Cassandra, MongoDb, Redis, Elastic Search (2 years)
•  Big Data Technologies like Hadoop ecosystem like Pig, Hive, Oozie (2 years)
•  Caching systems like goblin cache, rocksdb (2 years)
•  Tools like Airflow, Docker (2 years)
•  Software configuration and deployment tools like chef, puppet, cfengine (2 years)
•  Monitoring tools like nagios, Prometheus, graphana, Service now (2 years)
•  Experience with Prompt Engineering and using Generative AI technologies (2 years)

Salary: $187,741.00-$262,700.00 per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. 

Additional Details

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.

Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.

eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

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