MTS 1 Software Engineer

Backend Software Engineer

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.

eBay is looking to hire a passionate, and motivated Backend Software Engineer to work in the Marketing technology team. We're looking for an experienced product developer who can ramp up quickly and take up tasks to build and improve the current eBay Live marketing backend platforms, including improving audience management and targeting. The candidate will:

• Build our platforms and systems infrastructure using your strong background in distributed systems, network system design, and large scale database systems.
• Research, analyze, design, develop and test the solutions that are appropriate for the business and technology strategies
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews and project related team meetings.
• Collaborate with other engineers, Architecture, Product Management, and Operations teams to develop innovative solutions that align with business requirements in terms of functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and consistency with development principles and quality objectives.
• Develop technical & domain expertise and apply to solving product challenges.

Required:

• 7+ years of practical product development experience in Java (expert level), Spring Boot, REST services, and Web technologies after completing BSCS or MSCS or other relevant engineering field.
• Experience in Database driven application development (Oracle, NoSQL – Mongo, Cassandra, Couchbase), SQL and schema design.
• Experience in building a live product that has scaled to a large number of users.
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, software design, problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Quality champion with a commitment to writing code and tests to maintain high quality.
• Ecommerce experience, especially with companies like Amazon or Big tech product experience such as Google, Meta, and Apple.
• Work closely with colleagues and customers in different functional groups and remote offices across multiple locations.

Preferred:

• Experience in web front end UI development such as ReactJS, Node.js is a plus.
• Experience in building a live e-commerce product that has scaled to a large number of users is a plus.
• Knowledge of UNIX development environment and associated tools.
• Experience in other languages such as Python is a plus.
• Experience in BigData (Hadoop / Spark / Hive) is a plus.
• Familiarity with foundational AI concepts and practical experience applying AI-powered coding generation (e.g., OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or understanding of transformer-based code generation) will be a significant asset.

eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.