Senior Java Engineer
Senior Java Engineer
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Job Description
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.
Team Overview:
Join the Marketing Technologies Platform Team that powers billions of communications per day sent to customers across the world. This team plays a pivotal role in delivering personalized and timely customer engagement experiences across eBays global user base.
Role Overview:
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Senior Java Developer to join our development team. In this role you will be responsible for developing testing and deploying Java-based applications and services. You will work within an agile environment contributing to all phases of the software development lifecycle from design to deployment. This is an excellent opportunity for a developer with solid foundational skills to grow their expertise and take on more responsibility in a collaborative setting.
Key Responsibilities
Software Development: Develop test and maintain robust and efficient Java applications and backend services.
Code Implementation: Write clean well-structured and maintainable code adhering to established coding standards and best practices.
Feature Development: Implement new features and functionalities based on product requirements and technical designs.
AI Assisted Code Generation: Familiarity with foundational AI concepts and practical experience applying AI-powered coding generation (e.g. OpenAI Codex GitHub Copilot Anthropic Claude Cursor Windsurf or understanding of transformer-based code generation) will be a significant asset.
Generative AI and Large Language Models: Understanding of large language models prompt engineering retrieval augmentation generation Model Context Protocol is highly desirable.
Bug Fixing & Support: Identify diagnose and resolve software defects and contribute to production support as needed.
Collaboration: Work closely with senior developers product owners and QA engineers to understand requirements contribute to technical designs and ensure timely delivery of features.
Testing: Participate in unit testing integration testing and support user acceptance testing (UAT).
Code Review: Participate in code reviews providing constructive feedback to peers and learning from others code.
Documentation: Contribute to technical documentation for developed features and systems.
Continuous Improvement: Actively participate in team discussions retrospectives and contribute to process improvements.
Qualifications Required:
Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
Experience: 7 years of professional experience in Java development with a Bachelors degree or 5 years with a Masters degree.
Core Java: Strong understanding of Java fundamentals object-oriented programming (OOP) principles data structures and algorithms.
Frameworks: Hands-on experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot Spring MVC).
Web Technologies: Experience with RESTful APIs.
Databases: Proficiency with at least one relational database (e.g. PostgreSQL MySQL SQL Server) and basic SQL knowledge.
Tools: Experience with version control systems (Git) and build tools (Maven or Gradle).
AI Code Generation: Familiarity with foundational AI concepts and practical experience applying AI-powered coding generation (e.g. OpenAI Codex GitHub Copilot Anthropic Claude Cursor Windsurf or understanding of transformer-based code generation) will be a significant asset.
Problem Solving: Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
Communication: Good verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred:
Experience with microservices architecture.
Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure GCP).
Experience with message queues (e.g. Kafka RabbitMQ).
Knowledge of front-end technologies (e.g. HTML CSS JavaScript React/Angular/Vue) is a plus.
Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
Familiarity with testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit Mockito).
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
