Sr Member of Technical Staff

This Senior Member of Technical Staff position at eBay in Bengaluru, India, offers a key role in the engineering team, driving innovation and excellence in ecommerce. Responsibilities include leading complex technical initiatives, defining technical roadmaps, authoring architecture decision records, and coordinating large functional areas. The role demands a strong systems approach to performance, security, and future-proofing solutions, guiding projects from inception to execution, and elevating team culture and engineering practices. The individual will also develop a long-term technology vision and manage 24/7 engineering support.

Must Have

• Independently lead complex technical initiatives within and beyond your team.
• Drive technical direction and roadmap, leading across domain teams and guiding others towards the right technical decisions.
• Author ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) that serve as blueprints for technical problems and influence overall tech strategy.
• Coordinate one or more large functional areas with in-depth knowledge and expertise.
• Show a strong systems approach, proactively handling performance, security, and future-proofing solutions.
• Assume responsibility for intricate projects, guiding them from inception to successful execution.
• Act as a change agent to set high standards and elevate team culture, process, and engineering practices.
• Empower teams through effective collaboration, knowledge sharing, and tool building.
• Identify areas in the company platforms likely to change and integrate flexibility in the development to improve engineering velocity.
• Develop a long-term technology vision to continually modernize and keep systems relevant in evolving environments.
• Lead engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an "always-on" 24/7 site.
• Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field.
• Excellent decision-making skills, thrive on dealing with ambiguities and changes.
• Strong sense of ownership and communication skills, embrace diverse ideas across organization and align on a mutually agreed direction to get things done and move forward.
• Deeply care about growing others, great at mentoring and coaching, creating a large positive impact on organizational culture.
• Strong learning ability, self-driven.
• Growth mindset and constantly looking for opportunities to learn.

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.

Our Senior Member of Technical Staff position presents an outstanding chance to build the future of ecommerce at eBay. Situated in the dynamic city of Bengaluru, you will play a key role in our engineering team, fostering innovation and excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently lead complex technical initiatives within and beyond your team.
• Drive technical direction and roadmap, leading across domain teams and guiding others towards the right technical decisions.
• Author ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) that serve as blueprints for technical problems and influence overall tech strategy.
• Coordinate one or more large functional areas with in-depth knowledge and expertise.
• Show a strong systems approach, proactively handling performance, security, and future-proofing solutions.
• Assume responsibility for intricate projects, guiding them from inception to successful execution.
• Act as a change agent to set high standards and elevate team culture, process, and engineering practices.
• Empower teams through effective collaboration, knowledge sharing, and tool building.
• Identify areas in the company platforms likely to change and integrate flexibility in the development to improve engineering velocity.
• Develop a long-term technology vision to continually modernize and keep systems relevant in evolving environments.
• Lead engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an "always-on" 24/7 site.

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field.
• Excellent decision-making skills, thrive on dealing with ambiguities and changes.
• Strong sense of ownership and communication skills , embrace diverse ideas across organization and align on a mutually agreed direction to get things done and move forward.
• Deeply care about growing others, great at mentoring and coaching, creating a large positive impact on organizational culture.
• Strong learning ability, self-driven.
• Attending knowledge sharing sessions, both within the company and externally
• Learning transferable skills
• Growth mindset and constantly looking for opportunities to learn
• Learns adjacent areas (project management, people management, product management) in addition to core technical skills to better support the organization

Be a part of eBay's elite team that is passionate about transforming the future of online retail!