Software Engineer 3

eBay•San Jose, CA

21h•$205,621 - $262,700•Hybrid

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. About the team and the role: eBay, Inc. seeks Software Engineer 3 in San Jose, CA

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.
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).

Responsibilities

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.