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.
eBay's Recommendations team is looking for an outstanding Senior Staff Engineer to work with as we redefine the face of eBay. You’ll be working with a world class team of Engineers, Data Scientists/Applied Researchers, Product Managers, Designers, and Analysts to create great products that make a difference on one of the world’s most trafficked and loved websites.
The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of building large scale applications, low latency API’s, data pipelines, and a high focus on capability oriented architecture. As the lead engineer you will oversee aspects of the software lifecycle.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
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Define, design, and implement highly scalable, resilient and performant distributed systems focusing on customer experience
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Work throughout all phases of the software development process independently as well as work jointly with other team members
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Collaborate with architects, product management, engineering, data scientists/Applied Researchers, Analysts and Operations teams to develop innovative solutions alignment to development/business goals and principles
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Lead product design, produce clear, well-documented design docs, and participate in design and code reviews
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Voice support for and communicate your design, methods, and results to a community of developers, analysts, and product managers
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Provide technical guidance, coaching, mentorship to develop and improve performance of individual team members and success of overall team
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Rigorously follow Definition of Done (DoD) process for better quality and other release criteria standards
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Lead by example and share knowledge with the team
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Support hiring top talents, coach and mentor junior team members
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Able to lead the scrum team and run scrum ceremonies effectively.
Job Requirements
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BS/BA in Computer Science or related field plus 10+ years work experience or MS with 8+ years of relevant experience
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Experience on software design and development experience, solid foundation in computer science with strong proficiencies in system architecture, distributed systems, data structures, algorithms, OOPs, OOA/D and Functional programming
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Proven experience in software development using Java, Scala, RESTful Web Services. Experience with Python and/or JS is a plus.
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Experience in developing data-driven applications using an industry standard RDBMS, NoSQL
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Experience in designing, and building highly scalable, fault tolerant distributed systems and services for large web sites
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Experience with big data technologies like Spark, Flink, and Kafka
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Self-driven and with a delivery focused in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
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Must demonstrate a sense of ownership to plan, implement and drive the product work to successful completion and be successful in a collaborative environment
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