Software Engineer 2

eBay • Austin, TX

8d • $80,800 - $143,600 • Remote

About The Position

Join eBay’s Customer Support Technology Platform team to help build and evolve the foundational systems that power our global customer support experience. As a Software Engineer 2, you will contribute to backend platform services, internal tools, and infrastructure components that enable scalable, reliable, and efficient engineering across teams. This is a hands-on role where you will primarily focus on coding, debugging, and learning platform systems, working closely with senior engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2–4 years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency in Java (or similar backend language)
• Experience building or contributing to RESTful APIs or backend services
• Basic understanding of: Distributed systems concepts
• Basic understanding of: Databases (SQL; exposure to NoSQL is a plus)
• Familiarity with: Version control (Git)
• Familiarity with: CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with: Unit testing and debugging
• Working knowledge of modern frontend technologies (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, React or Angular) sufficient to contribute to UI components and integrations when needed

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to Spring Boot or similar frameworks
• Familiarity with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka)
• Experience with cloud platforms, containers (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Basic knowledge of monitoring/logging tools
• Awareness of platform engineering concepts (internal tooling, shared services)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services, platform components, and internal tools
• Contribute to APIs, automation frameworks, and shared platform capabilities
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following team standards
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and Agile ceremonies
• Solve issues in development and production by receiving mentorship
• Support system reliability and performance improvements
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and SRE teams
• Learn and apply best practices in scalability, observability, and system design

Benefits

• 401(k) eligibility
• various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave
• target bonus
• restricted stock units
• full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits

What This Job Offers

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