Senior Software Engineer

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Looking for a company that inspires passion, courage, and creativity, where you can be on the team shaping the future of global commerce? Want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, connect, and share around the world? If you’re interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to crafting an ambitious and inclusive work environment, join eBay – a company you can be proud to be with. If you are passionate about solving complex challenges at a massive scale and leading talented teams in a high-impact environment, we want to hear from you.

Our Shipping team is at the heart of the e-commerce experience, influencing key buying/selling decisions by surfacing the best shipping options and ensuring a seamless post-purchase delivery journey for millions of buyers and sellers. Our mission is to innovate and optimize shipping and logistics experiences to drive global borderless commerce. We operate at a massive scale, delivering complex distributed services in a high-volume, low latency and high availability SLAs.

As part of this rapidly evolving team, you will tackle new challenges and contribute to impactful projects that redefine eBay's logistics capabilities. 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 shipping platforms at eBay, excited by the scale and complexity of global e-commerce logistics. This role reports to engineering management, focusing on designing and implementing advanced shipping and fulfillment solutions. You will be a key hands-on contributor, responsible for designing, building, and operating the highly scalable, resilient services that millions of our buyers and sellers rely on every day. You'll tackle challenging technical problems in logistics.

What you will accomplish:

• Drive the development of high-performance backend systems, ensuring reliability and smooth integration into eBay’s complex Shipping platform
• Lead initiatives that drives shipping architectural vision and improve transaction efficiency, aiming to increase user satisfaction and system throughput
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to introduce innovative payment features that expand eBay’s offerings and improve market competitiveness
• Mentor and support engineering peers in adopting best technical practices and fostering a collaborative environment conducive to growth and excellence
• Evaluate and implement emerging technologies that boost system performance and facilitate easier inter-operability with a fragmented global carrier network landscape

What you will bring:

• Proven experience in backend software development with expertise in logistics platform a plus
• Proven ability in architecting and scaling backend systems to accommodate substantial user and transaction growth
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C++, or Python, alongside knowledge of cloud computing and microservices architecture
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
• Experience in managing tasks with the agile methodology and familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience, with advanced technical projects handled independently
• 15+ years of software development experience on large-scale, high-volume, technical systems in a microservice based architecture for cloud infrastructure

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