MTS 2 Software Engineer

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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.

Who Are We?

The Product Knowledge team is at the epicenter of eBay’s Tech-driven, Customer-centric overhaul. Our team is entrusted with creating and using eBay’s Product Knowledge - a vast Big Data system which is built up of listings, transactions, products, knowledge graphs, and more. Our team has a mix of highly proficient people from multiple fields such as Machine Learning, Data Science, Software Engineering, Operations, and Big Data Analytics. We have a strong culture of collaboration, and plenty of opportunity to learn, make an impact, and grow!

What Will You Do

We are looking for exceptional Engineers, who take pride in creating simple solutions to apparently-complex problems. Our Engineering tasks typically involve at least one of the following:

Building a pipeline that processes up to billions of items, frequently employing ML models on these datasets
Creating services that provide Search or other Information Retrieval capabilities at low latency on datasets of hundreds of millions of items
Crafting sound API design and driving integration between our Data layers and Customer-facing applications and components
Designing and running A/B tests in Production experiences in order to vet and measure the impact of any new or improved functionality

If you love a good challenge, and are good at handling complexity - we’d love to hear from you!

eBay is an amazing company to work for. Being on the team, you can expect to benefit from:

A competitive salary - including stock grants and a yearly bonus
A healthy work culture that promotes business impact and at the same time highly values your personal well-being
Being part of a force for good in this world - eBay truly cares about its employees, its customers, and the world’s population, and takes every opportunity to make this clearly apparent

Job Responsibilities

Design, deliver, and maintain significant features in data pipelines, ML processing, and / or service infrastructure
Optimize software performance to achieve the required throughput and / or latency
Work with your manager, peers, and Product Managers to scope projects and features
Come up with a sound technical strategy, taking into consideration the project goals, timelines, and expected impact
Take point on some cross-team efforts, taking ownership of a business problem and ensuring the different teams are in sync and working towards a coherent technical solution
Take active part in knowledge sharing across the organization - both teaching and learning from others

Minimum Qualifications

Passion and commitment for technical excellence
B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or an equivalent professional experience
6+ years of software design and development experience, tackling non-trivial problems in backend services and / or data pipelines
Solid foundation in Data Structures, Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, and Software Design
Experience in production-grade coding in Java, and Python/Scala
Experience in designing and operating Big Data processing pipelines, such as: Hadoop and Spark
Experience handling complexities in production software systems
Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills

eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our Accessibility Statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

$136,000 - $228,600

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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