MTS 1, Software Engineer (Backend)

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MTS 1 Software Engineer Backend

About the Role

At eBay we facilitate connections between buyers and sellers worldwide using efficient dependable technology. As a Staff Software Engineer within the Buyer Payments team youll create backend systems supporting Checkout and Orders in a leading online marketplace. Youll manage vital services promote technical expertise and enhance eBays global commerce platform.

Responsibilities

• Design & Development: Convert business demands into durable scalable and reliable backend solutions through the application of modern technologies such as Java GraphQL Spring Boot REST APIs and messaging frameworks.
• Ownership & Delivery: Take full responsibility for subsystems within a large domain from design and development through testing deployment observability and monitoring.
• Technical Influence: Act as a key technical contributor and advisor within your team influencing design and architecture decisions to ensure scalability reliability and performance.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify areas of change and proactively design flexibility into systems to enhance engineering velocity and adaptability.
• Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with product managers designers and other engineers to deliver innovative high-quality features that align with business objectives.
• Quality & Testability: Promote and carry out design guided by information constructing features that are easy to test and upkeep for quality and ongoing delivery.
• Execution & Mentorship: Break down complex features into deliverable components resolve blockers and support others through code reviews technical guidance and mentorship.
• Reliability & Support: Participate in release management site reliability initiatives and on-call rotations to ensure the availability and performance of an always-on 24/7 platform.
• Engineering Excellence: Lead efforts to improve end-to-end testing CI/CD processes and overall development velocity across features and services.

Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Extensive experience with Java GraphQL Spring/Spring Boot RESTful APIs and messaging platforms like Kafka RabbitMQ or equivalents.
• Experience in building data-driven applications using RDBMS NoSQL and ElasticSearch.
• Verified skill in providing high-quality software in fast-paced agile contexts following TDD CI/CD and automation protocols.
• Familiarity with Shift Left testing approaches and modern DevOps principles.

Experience

• 6 years of experience developing maintaining and scaling backend systems in production environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing building and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of software lifecycle management system reliability and observability.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

Soft Skills & Team Alignment

• Innovative and collaborative thrives in a dynamic cross-functional environment.
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Proven capability to collaborate efficiently across diverse teams and interested parties.

Embracing a learning approach

• Dedicated and curious with a passion for learning new technologies and frameworks.
• Actively participates in knowledge sharing sessions both internally and externally.
• Excited about exploring emerging trends in backend engineering cloud infrastructure and scalable systems.
• Committed to continuous learning and applying transferable skills to new challenges.

Why Join eBay

At eBay your contributions influence the trajectory of worldwide commerce. You will become a member of a diverse and forward-thinking setting that appreciates originality technical expertise and teamwork. Come aboard to develop technology that enables individuals and societies across the globe and witness your influence on a global level!

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