At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re 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. We're 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 teamJoin eBay’s Focused Categories team, where we’re at the forefront of transforming the eCommerce experience for millions of users worldwide. Our mission is to simplify, personalize, and modernize the shopping journey—building world-class buyer and seller experiences with creativity, innovation, and passion.
We’re looking for a strong backend engineer to help tackle complex, high-impact technical challenges using cutting-edge technologies, including Generative AI.
At Focused Categories, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, transparent, and inclusive culture, where every voice is valued, and collective growth is celebrated.
What you'll do and learn:Design, develop, and maintain clean, scalable, and testable code.
Apply evidence-centered design to improve quality and delivery velocity.
Break down projects into manageable tasks and ensure efficient execution.
Provide technical guidance, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers.
Identify gaps across systems, propose solutions, and drive roadmap execution.
Enhance E2E testing quality and accelerate feature delivery.
Lead engineering support, releases, and on-call for a 24/7 platform.
Own subsystems end-to-end—from design to deployment and observability.
Influence architecture and technical decisions across teams.
Design for flexibility to support evolving requirements.
Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions.
Strong sense of ownership and interpersonal skills
Self-driven with a strong ability to learn and adapt quickly
Passion for exploring new and emerging technologies within your area of expertise.
Commitment to continuous learning through internal and external knowledge-sharing.
Interest in developing transferable skills and growing across fields.
Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field.
6+ years of experience in working in Java, Kotlin, GraphQL, Spring/Springboot, REST APIs, messaging systems and/or other backend programming languages.
Building data-driven applications (RDBMS, NoSQL, ElasticSearch)
Delivers results in fast-paced environments (agile, TDD, CI/CD)
Ability to shine in a FE capacity in addition to BE is a big plus.
Familiarity with shift left approach is a plus
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