eBay · 6 hours ago
Senior MTS Software Eng. Data Platform
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $248K/yr
12+ years expeBay is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world. We are seeking a Senior MTS Software Engineer for our Data Platform team to lead the architectural vision and technical strategy for eBay’s Core Data platform, driving scalable and intelligent systems for data management.
AuctionsE-CommerceInternetMarketplaceRetail
Responsibilities
Independently lead complex, high-impact initiatives across eBay’s Data Platforms, from conception to successful production rollout. You will collaborate with Product Managers to help define the vision for the data platform at eBay
Architectural Leadership: Own and evolve the architecture for core data platform systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and in alignment with enterprise standards
System Design: Eliminate duplication across systems and ensure clear responsibility boundaries; align systems with business needs and future scalability
Engineering Excellence: Champion clean architecture, promote use of modern frameworks, enforce quality gates, and ensure adherence to design patterns and coding standards
Lead by Example: Write reference implementations, contribute to core libraries, and conduct in-depth code reviews to influence standards and uplift team capabilities
Cost Optimization: Propose and drive engineering solutions that reduce operational overhead, improve resource efficiency, and automate manual processes
Framework Development: Find opportunities to build reusable components, services, and frameworks that accelerate feature delivery across the organization
Modernization: Lead migrations of legacy systems into modern architectures and cloud-native paradigms with minimal disruption and high impact
Collaboration: Drive complex technical discussions, build consensus across engineering, product, and operational teams, and ensure smooth delivery of cross-functional projects
Documentation & Governance: Create well-structured Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and contribute to technical documentation and standards
Proactively address performance, security, compliance, and future-proofing of solutions while balancing latency, correctness, scale, and cost
Raise the engineering bar through design/code reviews, operational excellence (SLOs, observability, incident management), and scalable practices that increase velocity across teams
Mentorship: Act as a technical mentor, guiding senior and junior engineers on architecture best practices and advanced problem-solving
Introduce AI-first frameworks and reusable components that reduce developer friction and enable faster iteration
Automate diagnostics, monitoring, and remediation using intelligent assistants and prediction-based alerting
Excellent in interpersonal communication
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience in building and operating large-scale distributed systems, with 5+ years as a staff/architect-level technical lead across multiple domains
Proven success in driving technical strategy and roadmaps, authoring architecture and technical vision documents, and aligning stakeholders across engineering, product, and compliance
Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems design
Proficiency in Java/Python (or equivalent) and in infra-as-code, CI/CD, and containerized environments
Hands-on deep internal expertise in several of the following: Kafka/Flink, Spark, Delta/Iceberg, GraphQL/REST APIs, RDBMS/NoSQL, Kubernetes, Airflow
Experience building both streaming and batch data platforms, improving reliability, quality, and developer velocity
Demonstrated ability to mentor senior engineers, influence org-wide practices, and make long-term architectural decisions that unlock measurable business outcomes
BS/MS in CS or equivalent practical experience
Benefits
Target bonus
Restricted stock units
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
401(k) eligibility
Various paid time off benefits
PTO
Parental leave
Company
eBay
eBay is a global online marketplace enabling users to buy, sell, and auction new or used items across various categories.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.16BKey Investors
Benchmark
2022-11-07Post Ipo Debt· $1.15B
1998-09-24IPO
1998-01-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Jamie Iannone
CEO
Alex Kazim
VP, GM eBay Services
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