Senior Staff Backend Engineer

The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of building large scale applications, low latency API's, data pipelines, and a high focus on capability oriented architecture. As the lead engineer you will oversee aspects of the software lifecycle : design, development, testing and experimentation.

We are looking for a Senior Staff Backend Engineer (d/f/m) who can help us build exciting products at eBay. You will be working on highly valuable products around the PRCI (Prohibited, Restricted and Counterfeit) domain. You will lead the development of modern Java/Spring Boot, Python web applications by developing system designs, helping define the technical roadmap, guiding the team on all technical aspects, and implementing code.

It's a unique opportunity to be part of a new team based on a collaborative, transparent and highly technical team culture.

What you will accomplish:

• Independently lead complex technical initiatives within and beyond your team.
• Drive technical direction and roadmap, leads across domain teams and guides others towards the right technical decisions.
• Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, supporting their professional development and helping grow the technical capability of the team.
• Collaborate with senior technical leaders across various domains to ensure architecture alignment, module reuse, performance optimization, data consistency, and high availability of distributed systems and AI solutions.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence by driving efficiency, velocity, quality, and innovation within the team, and lead initiatives to modernize the technology stack when advantageous.
• Design and implement robust, scalable and efficient AI systems, ensuring operational excellence across the entire lifecycle.
• Contribute to the design and development of scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.
• Participate in architectural discussions to drive system-level decisions and innovative solutions.
• Develop and maintain server-side applications using Java and SpringBoot.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, following coding standards and guidelines.
• Conduct and participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and consistency.
• Work closely with product managers and other engineers to deliver features and improvements.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar technical degree, with 9+ years of experience designing and developing highly scalable web applications.
• Proven experience in designing and architecting sophisticated systems at scale, with expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Exceptional development skills in Java / Scala or Python.
• In-depth understanding and experience with high-performance databases (SQL, NoSQL), vector databases, Graph databases, and experience working with or understanding generative models, RAG
• Proven experience building scalable backend systems with Java / Spring Boot.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience building RESTful APis and microservices architectures.
• Proficiency in working with relational databases and/or NoSQL databases
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD pipelines.

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: Are you looking for a company that inspires passion, courage and imagination, where you can be part of the team shaping the future of global commerce? Want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, connect, and share around the world? If you're interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to creating an ambitious and inclusive workplace, join eBay - a company you can be proud to be a part of. eBay's Compliance Platform team is looking for an outstanding Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of our Platform. You'll be working with a world class team of engineers, designers, product managers, and analysts to create great products that make a difference on one of the world's most trafficked and loved websites.