Software Development Engineer - Backend

eBay • Austin, TX

1d • $98,000 - $173,600

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. As a member of the GraphQL champions, you will work directly with senior technology leaders and product owners to transform our business and technology capabilities. You will streamline product integration processes using Apollo GraphQL Federation. You focus on guidelines and help translate use cases into API contracts. You lead query performance cost analysis and security requirements for components. You advocate for standards, error handling, and client integration options. You continuously learn and improve the development and procedures, quickly prototyping sample solutions in Node.js or Spring Boot. You collaborate within a community of architecture leaders tasked with establishing and evolving a unified architecture vision.

Requirements

• 2+ years of industry experience
• BSCS, BSEE, or other equivalent technical degree or equivalent experience
• Experience in object-oriented build methodology and large-scale application development in one or more of the following: Java
• Experience in backend development; proficiency in Spring Boot and relevant technologies is a big plus
• Experienced in Agile development environments; flexible, adaptable, and able to deliver in large development projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated and fast learner with excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal, and analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership for Spring Boot/DGS GraphQL Federation build and implementation
• Ownership of highly critical production systems
• Enabling high availability and efficiency
• Collaborating with teams responsible for other foundational systems
• Supporting product teams in GraphQL learning and migration, championing GraphQL federation and schema build
• Advocating for GraphQL adoption and guidelines

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees