Sr. MTS Software Engineer

Location: Explore Location

Category: Engineering

About the Role

eBay's Search Services team is revolutionizing the global ecommerce search experience, powering fast, accurate results for millions of buyers and sellers across 190+ markets. As a Sr. MTS Software Engineer (Staff Engineer), you'll be a senior individual contributor driving the design and delivery of scalable, resilient search infrastructure that directly fuels eBay's marketplace growth. Partnering with engineering leadership, product teams, and stakeholders, you'll own high-impact projects from concept to production, mentor engineers, and champion innovation in a collaborative culture that values calculated risks and professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive complex, high-impact technical projects end-to-end across multiple teams in eBay's Search Services
• Set technical direction and long-term architecture for scalable search systems aligned with eBay's ecommerce strategy
• Define and uphold engineering standards, reviewing critical designs and code across teams
• Identify and mitigate technical risks in high-scale search infrastructure before they impact buyer/seller experience
• Tackle complex, ambiguous technical challenges spanning multiple teams in search and marketplace domains
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and data science teams to align on business goals for eBay search
• Mentor senior engineers, provide technical guidance, and participate in hiring for Search Services team
• Translate company goals into actionable engineering plans for search innovation
• Deliver high-quality results under tight timelines with data-informed tradeoffs
• Lead postmortems, long-term fixes for critical search issues, and incorporate industry best practices
• Represent engineering in company forums, influencing technology strategy for global ecommerce search

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of software design and development experience with solid foundation in computer science, data structures, algorithms, and Software Design
• Experience leading major initiatives successfully in large-scale systems
• Proven experience building and operating large-scale, low-latency systems in production for e-commerce platforms
• Deep expertise in Java, Python, or similar object-oriented language
• Experience building large scale Web Services/APIs (GraphQL/gRPC/REST)
• Master’s degree in computer science or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong systems thinking and track record of setting long-term architectural direction for high-scale search infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with search infrastructure (e.g., Elasticsearch, Lucene) and information retrieval concepts
• Experience improving quality through code reviews, testing, rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes in eBay-scale environments
• Experienced in utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide solutions for marketplace search
• Passion for mentorship and technical leadership in cross-functional e-commerce teams
• Proven ability to deliver under tight timelines in ambiguous conditions for global ecommerce platforms

Required Skills

• Java or Python expertise for large-scale systems
• Data structures and algorithms mastery
• Software design and architecture for low-latency services
• Building Web Services/APIs (GraphQL, gRPC, REST)
• Large-scale systems operations and monitoring
• Code review, testing, and rollout best practices
• Data analysis for technical problem-solving
• Systems thinking and architectural direction
• Search infrastructure (Elasticsearch, Lucene preferred)
• Cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder influence
• Technical mentorship and leadership
• Problem-solving in ambiguous, high-scale environments
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Engineering excellence and innovation mindset
• Ecommerce domain knowledge for buyer/seller search

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive base salary range of $210,400 - $280,900 USD
• Target bonus and restricted stock units (RSUs) as part of total compensation
• Full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) eligibility with company matching
• Flexible PTO and parental leave benefits
• Learning resources and career development opportunities
• Inclusive, people-first workplace with flexible work arrangements
• High-impact work on mission-critical ecommerce search platform

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