Senior MTS Backend Engineer, eBay Live at Ebay Inc Australia

Toronto, Ontario, Canada -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Initiatives, Engineering Support, Release Management, On-Call Responsibilities, Technical Direction, Roadmap Development, Architecture Decision Records, Systems Knowledge, Performance Optimization, Security, Complex Projects, Collaboration, Knowledge Sharing, Tool Building, Design Flexibility, Technology Vision

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

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. Looking for a company where you can shape how the world buys, sells, and gives? Where you’ll be part of a work culture that’s been genuinely committed to diversity and inclusion since its founding more than 30 years ago? Want to be somewhere you can be yourself, do your best work, and truly make an impact? We’d love to talk. Every day, millions of users sell and ship their wares using eBay. Our team supports this diverse community by building shipping products around the globe, helping individual sellers and small businesses to meet the growing expectations of online buyers. We are an agile team who adapt quickly and stay curious. You will be part of a team responsible for building out the newest eBay experience -- live shopping platform: eBay Live. Live shopping naturally fits into the eBay ethos -- focused largely on unique items, collectibles and fashion, and enabling direct communication between buyers and sellers. This is a relatively new trend in the US and Europe, growing quickly, and is already broadly established in APAC. We are looking to hire a passionate, collaborative and motivated Backend Software Engineer, who will help us develop and evolve eBay Live to be a market leader in live shopping and become a key part of the global eBay platform. Join us to make an impact on one of the world’s largest e-commerce websites. What you'll do and learn: Independently lead challenging technical initiatives within and beyond your team. Lead engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an "always-on" 24/7 site. Drive technical direction and roadmap, leading across domain teams and guides others towards the right technical decisions. Authors ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) that serves as blueprint or a proposed solution for a given technical problem and influences overall tech strategy Responsible for one or more large functional areas possessing in-depth knowledge and expertise. Demonstrate strong systems knowledge: go beyond immediate needs, proactively addressing performance, security, and future-proofing solutions Take ownership of complex projects, driving them from conception to successful implementation. Change agency to set high bar and uplevel across teams on culture, process and engineering practices. Empower teams through effective collaboration, knowledge sharing, and tool building. Identifying areas in the company platforms likely to change and integrating flexibility in the design for these area improving engineering velocity Long term technology vision to continually modernize and keep systems relevant in constantly changing environments What you bring: Excellent decision-making skills, thrive on dealing with ambiguities and changes. Strong sense of ownership and communication skills, embrace diverse ideas across the organization and align in a mutually agreed direction to get things done and move forward. Deeply care about mentoring and coaching, creating a large positive impact on organizational culture. Growth mindset and constantly looking for opportunities to learn Looking to develop adjacent areas such as project management, people management, product management, etc. in addition to core technical skills to better support the organization What we bring: Exciting Product Mission with Impactful Technical Challenges - Dive into the heart of eCommerce innovation at Buyer Experiences, where we’re transforming eBay's shopping journey. By focusing on simplification, personalization, and modernization, we aim to build world-class buyer and seller experiences on eBay marketplaces with creativity and passion. Utilizing cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI, you'll tackle complex challenges that directly improve the shopping experience for millions of eBay users everyday. Vibrant Culture - At Buyer Experiences, our strength lies in our diversity, transparency, and collaborative spirit. Our open culture ensures every voice is valued and heard. We celebrate our successes together and approach each challenge as an opportunity for collective growth. Be a part of a dynamic community that not only values your expertise but is also committed to your personal and professional growth. Flexible Working - Enjoy exceptional support for remote work, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life seamlessly. Competitive Compensation and Benefit - No matter where you are in the world, eBay supports your health and wellbeing with benefits as unique as you. Explore the benefits that help you be your best self. Check out our benefits here: https://www.ebaybenefits.com/index.html. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field. 10+ years of experience in building large scale, distributed web platforms/APIs with 5+ years as an architect/technical lead responsible for the end to end product scope across multiple domains. Experience in creating and driving technical strategy and roadmap across multiple domains. Balanced trade-offs to ship scalable solutions supporting long-term goals. Successfully forge alignments with key stakeholders on significant architecture decisions and technical direction for ambiguous problem areas through Architectural Decision Records (ADR) Developed and drove adoption of technical practices that improved team velocity to deliver high-quality code across the organization. Solid knowledge in end to end system design involving GraphQL/Rest APIs, Messaging Systems, RDBMS/NOSQL, Containers, Infrastructure layer, with deep knowledge in several key components. Experience in GraphQL is preferable. Experiences in leading complex technical initiatives across teams independently from inception to successful delivery. Additional Details This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within eBay. 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, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. 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. We use cookies to enhance your experience and may use AI tools for administrative tasks in the hiring process. To learn how we handle your personal data and use AI responsibly, please visit our Talent Privacy Notice, Privacy Center, and AI Hiring Guidelines.

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Responsibilities

The engineer will independently lead challenging technical initiatives, drive technical direction and roadmap across domain teams, and be responsible for engineering support and on-call duties for a 24/7 site. They will author Architecture Decision Records and take ownership of complex projects from conception through successful implementation.