Software Architect, SEO Platforms

Location: Bengaluru, India

Category: Engineering

About the Role

eBay's Software Architect, SEO Platforms role in Bengaluru is pivotal in reinventing global e-commerce by optimizing how millions of buyers discover inventory through search engines like Google and on-site navigation. The SEO and Landing Page teams manage buyer intent data for category and model pages, crucial destinations for organic traffic, while Linking Services enable seamless breadcrumb and category navigation. At eBay's massive scale—with hundreds of millions of products listed globally—this position demands architecting solutions that handle billions of daily interactions with unparalleled efficiency and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and drive strategic evolution of data pipelines, ML frameworks, and service infrastructure for eBay's SEO platforms
• Define and lead performance optimization strategies for critical systems handling billions of e-commerce inventory items
• Collaborate on project scope and define long-term architectural vision aligned with eBay's global marketplace goals
• Develop and champion technical strategies that optimize buyer discovery and search engine traffic to eBay pages
• Lead cross-functional architectural initiatives ensuring coherent solutions across SEO landing pages and linking services
• Establish and champion organization-wide knowledge sharing and best practices in big data and low-latency APIs
• Design scalable pipelines integrating ML models for category and model landing pages serving search engine traffic
• Craft API designs for high-availability services getting billions of hits daily from eBay buyers and sellers
• Drive integration between data layers and customer-facing applications in eBay's vast inventory ecosystem
• Design and run A/B tests in production to measure impact of SEO features on e-commerce conversion and traffic

Required Qualifications

• B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of software design, architecture, and development experience tackling complex problems in backend services and/or data pipelines
• Solid foundation in Data Structures, Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, and Software Design
• Architectural expertise in production-grade systems using Java, Python/Scala, JavaScript
• Strategic design and operational leadership of large-scale Big Data processing pipelines (Hadoop, Spark)
• Proven ability to resolve complex architectural challenges in production software systems
• Executive-level communication and collaboration skills for influencing technical direction
• Passion and commitment for technical excellence

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience architecting scalable data pipelines processing billions of items integrating ML models
• Hands-on experience with high availability site-facing APIs handling billions of hits daily with low latency
• Expertise in crafting API designs and driving integration between data layers and customer-facing applications
• Experience designing and running A/B tests in production to measure functionality impact
• Background in SEO platforms, landing pages, or e-commerce search optimization at massive scale
• Leadership in cross-functional teams within global e-commerce or marketplace environments

Required Skills

• Java
• Python
• Scala
• JavaScript
• Data Structures
• Algorithms
• Object-Oriented Programming
• Software Design
• Big Data Pipelines (Hadoop, Spark)
• ML Model Integration
• High-Availability APIs
• Low-Latency Systems
• API Design
• A/B Testing
• SEO Optimization
• Production System Architecture
• Executive Communication
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary tailored to Bengaluru market
• Stock grants as part of total compensation package
• Yearly performance bonus
• Healthy work culture promoting business impact and personal well-being
• Inclusive and purpose-driven workplace fostering innovation in global e-commerce
• Opportunities to contribute to economic opportunity and sustainability initiatives
• Equal opportunity employment with accommodations for disabilities
• Support for employees as a force for good in the world

eBay Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.