Senior Platform Engineer

eBay • Austin, TX

28d

About The Position

We are hiring Senior Platform Engineers to modernize and scale eBay’s development and staging environments — mission-critical infrastructure that underpins software delivery and forms a core foundation of our Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
Instability in development environments directly impacts pipeline success and developer productivity. In this role, you will drive reliability improvements, reduce systemic friction, and ensure our infrastructure scales securely and efficiently as eBay grows.

Requirements

• Proven experience building microservices using Java / Spring Boot
• Frontend development experience with React
• Strong Python scripting and automation skills
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure
• Strong distributed systems and platform engineering fundamentals
• High ownership mindset with focus on reliability, scalability, and developer productivity
• BS/Master’s Degree or Equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and build microservices (Java / Spring Boot) that extend and integrate with eBay’s IDP
• Develop intuitive front-end experiences for the Internal Developer Platform using React
• Build, operate, and scale Kubernetes-based development environments
• Design automated, reproducible, and highly reliable dev/staging infrastructure
• Reduce pipeline failures caused by environment dependencies
• Drive automation and operational excellence through Python scripting
• Strengthen the scalability, resilience, and performance of eBay’s Internal Developer Platform
• Work closely w/ colleagues in different functional groups and remote offices
• Communicate optimally within your team and across teams.
• Identify project risks, quantify risk/benefit relationships, and provide alternative solutions as well as risk mitigation.

Benefits

• maternal & paternal leave
• paid sabbatical
• plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level