eBay is hiring a Software Engineering Systems & Tools

eBay is seeking a Software Engineering Systems & Tools engineer to join our team. You will be instrumental in building and operating the internal tooling and infrastructure that supports thousands of developers across the company, enhancing developer efficiency through automation, self-service platforms, and seamless provisioning.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and maintain full-stack internal tooling and platforms that improve engineering productivity and automation.
• Develop and support RESTful APIs, microservices, and front-end interfaces that integrate with both third-party and custom-built tools.
• Operate and scale cloud-based infrastructure across GCP, AWS, and Azure; contribute to infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring.
• Implement and support Kubernetes-based containerization workflows, including service deployment and resource optimization.
• Automate infrastructure and operations using tools like Terraform, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Own the full lifecycle of systems—from requirements gathering to deployment and post-release support.
• Troubleshoot performance and reliability issues across the stack and work on platform hardening.
• Collaborate with product owners, site reliability engineers, and developers to continuously improve platform usability and reliability.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, technical design reviews, and code reviews; mentor junior team members where applicable.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering and platform operations in a large-scale or enterprise environment.
• Strong programming skills in Java (preferred), with experience in Spring Boot or similar frameworks.
• Experience designing, deploying, and managing applications in Kubernetes and Dockerized environments.
• Solid background in multi-cloud architecture and automation across GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Familiarity with internal developer platforms and tools like JIRA, GitHub, Artifactory, SonarQube, and related systems.
• Comfortable with monitoring/logging stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across distributed systems, APIs, and infrastructure layers.
• Ability to translate platform needs into maintainable, performant code and configuration.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across engineering and infrastructure domains.

Nice to Have

• Bonus for front-end experience (React, Angular, or similar).

Technical Stack

• Languages & Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot
• Infrastructure & Cloud: Kubernetes, Docker, GCP, AWS, Azure
• Automation & Tools: Terraform, Helm, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines
• Platform Tools: JIRA, Confluence, GitHub Enterprise, Artifactory, SonarQube, Airtable
• Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK

Team & Environment

You will join the Engineering Systems Tools team, collaborating closely with product owners, site reliability engineers, and developers across eBay to build platforms that serve thousands of engineers.

Benefits & Compensation

• Compensation: C$142,400 - C$190,100 + equity: Restricted stock units (as applicable)
• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
• RRSP eligibility
• Various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave

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, and disability, or other legally protected status.