Sr. Software Engineer, Backend

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.

*Hiring for the Portland, OR office location - hybrid schedule*

About the team and role:

We are eBay's Seller Experience Team! We are looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join us and help build robust and scalable software, help improve our code services and system architecture, participate in brainstorming sessions and supply ideas to our technology, algorithms and products, and work with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and deliver results.

We want the highest levels of technical talent and programming skills, as well as a keen desire to deeply understand our products and services to push our technology forward. You'll work alongside the most creative engineering talent in the industry.

What you will accomplish:

• In this role, you'll integrate closely w/ colleagues in different functional groups and remote offices.
• Estimate engineering efforts, prioritize projects, plan implementations, and triage production issues.
• Help build new experiences, improve existing products, and develop distributed systems powering the world's largest e-commerce websites at a scale few companies can match.
• Convert abstract concepts into viable products using CS fundamentals
• Aggregate information from various places and build relationships with key partners to get the information you need and use data to frame out and solve problems

What you will bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree preferred with 5 years of hands on experience.
• Proficient in Java, Scala and/or Kotlin, distributed systems, REST.
• Programming expertise, proficiency in object-oriented programming concepts, design patterns, and an SDLC technical connoisseur.
• Adept with algorithms and data structures, such as dynamic array, linked list, stack, queue, binary search, binary search tree, hash map, depth first search, breadth first search, and merge sort.
• Standard scrum process (e.g. stand-ups, sprint planning, demos and retrospectives)

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The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:
$95,200 - $168,700

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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