Software Engineer 2

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.

About the team and the role:

Join the Payments Technology team at eBay which is at the forefront of transforming e-commerce payments. Our mission is to innovate and optimize payment experiences providing diverse and efficient consumer choices for both buyers and sellers. As part of this rapidly evolving team you will tackle new challenges and contribute to impactful projects that reinvigorate eBays payment landscape. We foster a collaborative culture that encourages work-life balance while pushing the boundaries of technology. You will be integral to building the next generation of payments at eBay excited by the scale and complexity of e-commerce payments systems. This role reports to engineering management focusing on reliability scalability and automation for mission-critical payments platformsensuring high availability fast recovery and frictionless developer experiences.

What youll do

• Lead incident managementas Incident Commander; own alarms communication and rapid resolution during crises.
• Enhance observabilityend-to-end (metrics logs traces) onboard alerts and maintain high-quality SOPs.
• Build tools and automation(including GenAI-driven workflows) to reduce toil and improve operational efficiency.
• Optimize performance and capacityusing system metrics; drive improvements in resource utilization and latency.
• Harden CI/CD pipelinesto increase deployment velocity reliability and release safety.
• Ensure compliance and securityaligned with eBay standards across cloud products services and operations.
• Translate user feedback into platform improvements closing the loop with measurable outcomes.

What youll bring

• 3 yearsworking on large-scale distributed high-availability systems; deep knowledge ofcloud platformsKubernetes operating systems schedulers.
• Programming proficiencyinGoPython orJava; strong experience building automation tools (GenAI experience a plus).
• Expert troubleshootingand technical triage skills for complex distributed systems under pressure.
• Experience withcontainer orchestrationinfrastructure-as-code(e.g. Terraform) andcloud-native patterns.
• Hands-on withobservability stacks(e.g. Prometheus Grafana ELK OpenTelemetry).
• Strongincident leadership clear communication and collaborative problem-solving across partner teams.
• Bachelors or Masters inComputer ScienceEngineering or related field (or equivalent experience).

Preferred qualifications

• ExtensiveKubernetesSRE experience; building controllers/operators is highly desirable.
• API designandRESTful servicesat scale.
• Certifications inKubernetesor lifecycle management; understanding ofCI/CDand application lifecycle.
• Experience inhigh-trafficlarge-scaleenvironments; Agile methodologies.
• Open-source standards participation or contributions.

Why this role

• Impact the reliability and velocity of eBays Payments Platforms used worldwide.
• Work across engineering operations and architecture to deliver resilient compliant and developer-friendly cloud services.
• Champion aDevOps cultureanchored in automation observability and continuous improvement.

Additional Details

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