MTS Software Engineer, Data Platform

eBay•Toronto, ON

14d

About The Position

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. The Cloud Data Technologies (CDT) team at eBay is responsible for all the data infrastructure and management of end-to-end data lifecycle for all eBay data from onsite to analytics use cases. We are seeking a Software Engineer passionate about data-driven technologies and architectures. We’re seeking a Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) who can work independently and is an expert in distributed systems. You’ll design and deliver well-scoped services and features that advance eBay’s Core Data Platform—improving scalability, reliability, and developer experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s/Master’s/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.
8+ years work experience in software design and implementation, ideally in large scale, 24x7 dedicated distributed systems.
Expertise in object-oriented design and backend software development using Java (preferred), Python, or similar technologies.
Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms and distributed systems.
Experience with agile development methodologies in an iterative development environment.
Hands-on expertise in tools like Kafka/Flink, Spark
Experience using open-source technologies and/or contributing to open source software.
Consistent track record with understanding requirements and translating them into high quality engineering work.
Proactive and upbeat engineer with a strong bias for action.
Strong verbal & written communication skills and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with large volume of data is a plus

Responsibilities

Design, build, test and deploy software components for a highly available and large distributed system.
Perform development and operational tasks to maintain uptime & reliability SLAs of the platform.
Consistently deliver high-quality and on-time product releases and deploy to production.
Collaborate with product management, customers, peer teams and engineers.
Participate in and/or lead engineering discussions, technical evaluations, design reviews and other project discussions.
Follow internal Quality and Reliability engineering processes to meet or exceed established standards.