Software Engineer 3
Job Details
Design and implement distributed software systems across eBay's global ecommerce platform serving millions of buyers and sellers, owning features from design through production monitoring with accountability for full lifecycle delivery. Lead technical decision-making, mentor junior engineers, and influence roadmap priorities while troubleshooting complex cross-platform issues independently with a Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
About the Role
Company Overview
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.
About the Team and the Role
eBay, Inc. seeks Software Engineer 3 in San Jose, CA
What You Will Accomplish
Job Duties:
- Develop code within the team and contribute to delivery.
- Define, design, and implement sophisticated multi-tier distributed software systems.
- Own features, components, multiple sub-systems.
- Implements extensible and maintainable software systems.
- Be accountable for the full lifecycle (monitoring and deployment to production) and operate independently with limited or no supervision.
- Understand business impact and make tradeoff decisions.
- Identify project risks, quantify risk/benefit, propose alternatives, and mitigation.
- Provide data-driven guidance to Product and engineering leads on roadmap items and influence technical directions within the team.
- Break down ambiguous problems into executable solutions.
- Write feature specs/release notes.
- Implement unit tests.
- Translate new feature requests with design options and estimations; proactively identify design/code issues and drive resolution.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues across platforms.
- Communicate clearly (status, assumptions, blockers) and present ideas.
- Mentor junior Engineers.
- Contribute to demos, hiring, and knowledge sharing.
- Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.
What You Will Bring
Minimum Requirements:
Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field, plus one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field, plus five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
Special Skill Requirements:
- Experience designing and developing large-scale software applications using Object-Oriented Design and Java (1 year);
- Experience with RDBMS technologies (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL stores (Redis, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch) (1 year);
- Experience with RESTful API frameworks and design patterns (1 year);
- Experience with observability tools (Grafana and Prometheus), and experience documenting procedures for knowledge management (1 year);
- Experience with Spring framework and Multi-threading development (1 year);
- Experience with Agile development methodologies (1 year);
- Incident management experience, including technical triage and troubleshooting (1 year).
Compensation and Schedule
Salary: $205,621.00-262,700.00 per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Additional Details
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. Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.
Equal Opportunity and Accommodations
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. We use cookies to enhance your experience and may use AI tools for administrative tasks in the hiring process. To learn how we handle your personal data and use AI responsibly, please visit our Talent Privacy Notice, Privacy Center, and AI Hiring Guidelines.