Join eBay as a Senior Manager, Software Development, where you will lead a diverse team in building the scalable, resilient applications that power our global marketplace. You will drive architectural vision, technical excellence, and a culture of ownership and continuous learning for millions of users worldwide.
What You'll Do
- Supervise and guide a cross-functional team of backend, frontend, full-stack, and mobile engineers.
- Develop and evolve scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems serving a global user base.
- Coordinate the full software lifecycle from concept and development through implementation, testing, and deployment.
- Steer the team's technical vision in backend technologies, microservices, APIs, and modern web and mobile frameworks.
- Embed guidelines for code quality, observability, performance, and security throughout development.
- Partner with product management, payments, and platform teams to align technology with business objectives.
- Roll out CI/CD pipelines, conduct production readiness assessments, and sustain high service uptime.
- Drive adoption of new technologies to improve developer efficiency and product velocity.
- Coach engineers and engineering managers on career development and effective collaboration.
What We're Looking For
- 12+ years of hands-on software development experience building large-scale, high-volume systems using Java, Python, Node.js, or Scala.
- Proven success crafting and delivering microservices and event-driven architectures in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, RDBMS/NoSQL databases, ElasticSearch, and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with frontend frameworks (ReactJS, Angular) and mobile app ecosystems (iOS/Android).
- Minimum 5 years of engineering management experience, leading multi-tier teams across backend, frontend, and mobile areas.
- Strong track record of growing teams, enhancing delivery efficiency, and fostering an inclusive team culture.
- Proficient in Agile methodologies, iterative delivery, and project management within complex ecosystems.
- Skilled in crafting CI/CD pipelines, monitoring systems, and release automation frameworks.
- Outstanding communication and decision-making skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical collaborators.
- Strong sense of ownership, resilience, and adaptability.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
Nice to Have
- Experience in Payments, Financial Services, or related transaction-heavy systems.
- Understanding of security, compliance, and regulatory standards within financial or commerce platforms.
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience applying AI or machine learning to real-world product or infrastructure challenges.
- Contributions to open-source projects or active engagement in the software engineering community.
Technical Stack
- Languages: Java, Python, Node.js, Scala
- Architecture: Microservices, RESTful APIs
- Data: RDBMS, NoSQL, ElasticSearch
- Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure
- Frontend: ReactJS, Angular
- Mobile: iOS, Android
Team & Environment
You will lead a cross-functional team of backend, frontend, full-stack, and mobile engineers.
eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.
