Distributed Systems Eng Cloud Security

At eBay were more than a global ecommerce leader were changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. Were committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.

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eBays Cloud Security Engineering team is building the next generation of identity and access platforms that secure one of the worlds largest commerce ecosystems.

Our distributed systems power millions of users services and transactions every day and are foundational to eBays trust security and reliability. As a Software Engineer Distributed Systems youll help design and build cloud-scale directory services authorization platforms and policy engines that enable secure real-time access decisions across human and non-human identities.

Were looking for engineers with a strong foundation in distributed systems and a passion for learning. You embrace an AI-first engineering mindset using AI to accelerate development improve software quality automate repetitive tasks and continuously enhance your engineering skills. Working alongside experienced engineers youll help modernize identity platforms while growing your expertise in cloud-native technologies and large-scale distributed systems.

• Develop and enhance cloud-scale directory services that manage identities entitlements and relationships across eBays global platform.
• Build scalable APIs microservices and authorization services that enable secure low-latency access decisions.
• Contribute to policy engines supporting fine-grained authorization models such as RBAC ABAC and PBAC.
• Write high-quality well-tested production-ready code using modern software engineering practices including CI/CD and observability.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools throughout the software development lifecycle to improve coding testing debugging documentation and productivity.
• Participate in troubleshooting production issues identifying root causes and improving service reliability.
• Collaborate with Identity Platform Security and Infrastructure teams to deliver secure scalable solutions.
• Continuously identify opportunities to automate engineering tasks and improve developer productivity through responsible AI adoption.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience developing backend or distributed systems.
• Experience building applications or microservices using Java Go Python or similar programming languages.
• Solid understanding of computer science fundamentals including distributed systems networking operating systems data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with SQL NoSQL or other modern data storage technologies.
• Familiarity with cloud-native development Kubernetes containers or modern cloud platforms.
• Basic understanding of identity and authorization concepts such as RBAC ABAC IAM LDAP or policy-based access control.
• Experience using AI-powered engineering tools to improve software development testing documentation debugging and overall engineering productivity.
• Strong problem-solving communication and collaboration skills with a desire to continuously learn and grow.

• Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Familiarity with service meshes (Istio Envoy) or cloud-native networking.
• Exposure to policy engines such as OPA or Cedar.
• Experience with observability tools such as Prometheus Grafana or OpenTelemetry.
• Knowledge of cloud security Zero Trust or identity platforms.

Youre an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems learning new technologies and building reliable software that operates at scale. You embrace AI as an essential part of modern software engineeringusing it to improve productivity automate routine tasks strengthen code quality and accelerate learning. You take ownership of your work collaborate effectively with your teammates and continuously seek opportunities to improve both yourself and the systems you build.

Additional Details

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