Job Description

About the Role:
 

We are looking for a strong backend Engineer to work in the Buyer Growth team, who is responsible for handling Buyer experience in the eBay marketplace. As a self-motivated and enthusiastic member of our team, you will work with extremely hardworking peers in a fun environment. You will work in an agile environment with a focus on problem solving and engineering perfection.
 

Job Responsibilities

Define, design, and implement highly scalable, resilient and performant distributed systems

Work throughout all phases of the software development life cycle independently as well as work jointly with other team members

Collaborate with architects, product management, engineering, QE and Operations teams to develop innovative solutions adherence to development goals and principles

Lead product design, produce clear, well-documented design docs, and participate in design and code reviews

Evangelize and communicate your design, methods, and results to a community of developers, analysts, and product managers

Provide technical guidance, coaching, mentorship to develop and improve performance of individual team members and success of overall team

Strictly follow Definition of Done (DoD) process for better quality by maintaining over 80% unit test coverage and other release criteria standards

Responsible for leading engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an always-on 24x7 site
 

Job Requirements

8+ years of software design and development experience, solid foundation in computer science with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, OOPs, and OOA/D

6+ years of experience in software development using Java, SOAP, RESTful Web Services. Experience with NodeJS is a major plus.

Strong experience in developing data-driven applications using an industry standard RDBMS, NoSQL, and ElasticSearch

Strong experience in designing, and building highly scalable and available back-end systems and services for large web sites

Proven results-oriented person with a delivery focused in a fast paced and dynamic environment. Must demonstrate a sense of ownership to plan, execute and drive the product deliverables to successful completion and be successful in a collaborative environment

Experience with agile development methodologies, Test Driven Development (TDD) and CI/CD

Ability to think innovative and contribute to the success of the products, processes and customer experience

Ability to adapt to changing business priorities and to thrive under pressure

Excellent decision-making, communication and collaboration skills

Education:

MS + 6 years of experience or bachelor’s degree (in Computer Science or Other Related 4yr Technical Degree) + 8 years of experience