Platform Engineer- GraphQLAPI
Job Summary
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.
Our customers are our compass authenticity thrives bold ideas are welcome and everyone can bring their unique selves to work every day. Were 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.
Location: Dublin Ireland
Organization: eBay Application Platform Frameworks Team
Were looking for a Platform Engineer (API / GraphQL) to join the eBay Frameworks Team within our Application Platform organization.
Youll help build operate and evolve our GraphQL Federation and the platform. Your work will ensure the federation and the APIs are scalable reliable and developer-friendly enabling seamless experiences for eBays partners sellers and internal teams.
Youll collaborate closely with teams in San Jose CA New York and Shanghai contributing to a global platform that implements the GraphQL federation at eBay.
If youre interested in building high-impact API platforms shaping GraphQL infrastructure and working on distributed systems that operate at global scale this role is for you.
What you will accomplish
Design and build scalable highly available services including GraphQL gateways and federated schemas
Develop and operate GraphQL platform infrastructure enabling teams to efficiently expose and consume data
Own production systems end-to-end: monitor troubleshoot and resolve API and notification issues
Improve GraphQL performance and reliability through query registration optimization caching and observability
Keep platforms secure and up to date with dependency upgrades and vulnerability remediation
Automate operational workflows to reduce toil and improve system reliability
Write clean maintainable Java code using Spring Boot and strong design principles
Partner with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable API.
What you will bring
3 years of software engineering experience
Strong Java fundamentals with Spring Boot OOP and data structures
Understanding of GraphQL concepts such as schema stitching/federation query optimization and caching strategies
Experience with API design including GraphQL and RESTful services
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Maven Jenkins)
Knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native deployments
Strong focus on reliability scalability and developer experience
Curiosity ownership mindset and passion for building platform capabilities used across large organizations
Experience in building or operating GraphQL APIs (e.g. schema design resolvers federation or gateway architectures) is nice to have.
Additional Details
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About Company
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