Software Engineer – Engineering Systems

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.

At eBay, we power how the world buys, sells, and gives.

As a global commerce leader, eBay empowers millions of users and businesses around the world. We’re driven by purpose, guided by our core values, and committed to building an inclusive, open, and dynamic work culture. If you're passionate about engineering productivity, tooling infrastructure, and building impactful systems at scale—we want to talk to you.

About the Team

The Engineering Systems Tools team at eBay builds and operates the internal tooling and infrastructure that supports thousands of developers across the company. Our mission is to enhance developer efficiency through automation, self-service platforms, and seamless provisioning.We support and extend core platforms including JIRA, Confluence, GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory, SonarQube, Gradle, and Airtable, while building and maintaining custom applications tailored to internal engineering workflows.On the infrastructure side, we operate across multi-cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure), and are actively investing in container orchestration (Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code, and service automation to modernize our stack. We own the full lifecycle of our tools—from development and deployment to monitoring and operations—and collaborate closely with teams across the company to deliver resilient, scalable solutions.

What You'll Do:

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack internal tooling and platforms that improve engineering productivity and automation.
• Develop and support RESTful APIs, microservices, and front-end interfaces that integrate with both third-party and custom-built tools.
• Operate and scale cloud-based infrastructure across GCP, AWS, and Azure; contribute to infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring.
• Implement and support Kubernetes-based containerization workflows, including service deployment and resource optimization.
• Automate infrastructure and operations using tools like Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Own the full lifecycle of systems—from requirements gathering to deployment and post-release support.
• Troubleshoot performance and reliability issues across the stack and work on platform hardening.
• Collaborate with product owners, site reliability engineers, and developers to continuously improve platform usability and reliability.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, technical design reviews, and code reviews; mentor junior team members where applicable.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering and platform operations in a large-scale or enterprise environment.
• Strong programming skills in Java (preferred), with experience in Spring Boot or similar frameworks. Bonus for front-end experience (React, Angular, or similar).
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing applications in Kubernetes and Dockerized environments.
• Solid background in multi-cloud architecture and automation across GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Familiarity with internal developer platforms and tools like JIRA, GitHub, Artifactory, SonarQube, and related systems.
• Comfortable with monitoring/logging stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across distributed systems, APIs, and infrastructure layers.
• Ability to translate platform needs into maintainable, performant code and configuration.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across engineering and infrastructure domains.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent

Benefits:

Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, eBay offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.

Here at eBay, we love creating opportunities for others by connecting people from widely diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and geographies. So, being diverse and inclusive isn’t just something we strive for, it is who we are, and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure that as an employee, you feel eBay is a place where, no matter who you are, you feel safe, included, and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self to work. To learn about eBay’s Diversity & Inclusion click here: https://www.ebayinc.com/our-company/diversity-inclusion/.

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