Traffic Security Engineer

eBay • Austin, TX

33d • 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:
Our Cloud Engineering Security team is responsible for building and scaling secure cloud infrastructure that enables our business to move fast without compromising safety. This team develops and implements security-by-design solutions across our cloud environments, working closely with platform, infrastructure, and application engineering teams to integrate security directly into systems, pipelines, and tooling.
They bring a strong engineering approach to security—leveraging automation, infrastructure as code, and continuous integration practices to embed controls such as identity and access management, network security, and threat detection into the foundation of our platforms. Rather than operating as a gatekeeper, this team acts as a force multiplier, creating secure, reusable frameworks and tooling that empower teams to build safely and efficiently.
The position focuses on optimizing traffic flow, enhancing system performance, and ensuring scalable and secure network operations with an emphasis on high performance and low latency architecture development. Key programming languages for this role include Java, C++ or Go.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• 5+ years in networking and traffic management, with a focus on high performance systems.
• Proficiency in Java, C++or Go, and Kubernetes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Envoy for traffic management.
• Experience with vendor tool integration.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• Relevant certifications and experience in large-scale environments.
• Familiarity with other programming languages or frameworks.
• Experience in Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and Develop Traffic Security Solutions: Lead the design, development, and maintenance of solutions to manage and mitigate traffic Rate limiting and BOT activities efficiently using Java, C/C++ or Go.
• Optimize Network Security: Enhance security measures to protect network infrastructure.
• Manage Scalability on Kubernetes: Deploy and manage scalable systems.
• Develop High Performance Architectures: Design systems that prioritize low latency and high throughput.
• Collaborate with Teams: Work with cross-functional teams to integrate networking solutions.

What This Job Offers

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