Software Engineer, Backend

Company: eBay
Company: eBay
Location: Toronto
Commitment: Full time
Posted on: 2025-06-12 05:01
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.Like to shake things up? We do! eBay hires innovators who can push boundaries and change the world. Design develop and implement testing practices to develop, apply and maintain quality standards for company products. Think globally and help eBay be on the forefront with new products, including cloud-based or internet-related tools.Collaborate with engineers, business units, product management, architects, and operations teams to build solutions in the Advertising domain. Lead and estimate engineering effort, plan implementations, and rollout for applications integrating with multi-functional components. Design, develop and test major features while working in an Agile Scrum team. Utilize Java, Oracle DB, NoSQL and other technologies eBay is using, such as NodeJS, HTML, Javascript, CSS, AJAX…etc.Advertising is a fast growing, high priority area at eBay. The team builds and manages critically important systems at a scale and complexity that is very unique. eBay’s ad products serve 190 million buyers worldwide, and deal with 50 Billion daily events across various stacks. This role will provide an opportunity to work across technology stack from front end to back end, and learn new technologies.Read about some of our products and recent work here:https://pages.ebay.com/seller-center/listing-and-marketing/promoted-listings.htmlhttp://www.ebayadvertising.com/As a Senior Engineer on the Ads team, you should have an expert's depth and breadth of experience in server-side and client-side technologies. You should be proficient in teaching and leading by example and mentoring both junior and senior engineers.Requirements:Design, develop and support projects throughout all phases of the software development processDevelop innovative solutions that meet market needs with respect to functionality, performance, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and consistency to development goals and principlesParticipate in all aspects of PDLC including requirement/design reviews as well as code reviews.Create testing harness/infrastructure/test cases/Automation geared towards ensuring quality of the productEstimate engineering effort, plan implementation, and rollout system changesLead product initiatives, recommend improvements, mentor and guide junior team membersIdentify project risks and work effectively to mitigate themShare release management duties on feature rollouts,Develop industry and product technical expertiseFind and help fix stability/scalability issues in a very time critical environmentQualifications:Ability to think out of the box in solving real world problems.A portfolio or work samples demonstrating coding skills (e.g links to Github repository from open source contributions).Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills.Degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent professional experience.Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experienceMaster’s degree with 4+ years of experienceAd domain experience a plusBenefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, eBay offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.Here at eBay, we love creating opportunities for others by connecting people from widely diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and geographies. So, being diverse and inclusive isn’t just something we strive for, it is who we are, and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure that as an employee, you feel eBay is a place where, no matter who you are, you feel safe, included, and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self to work. To learn about eBay’s Diversity & Inclusion click here: https://www.ebayinc.com/company/diversity-inclusion/#LI-NW1Please see the Talent Privacy Notice for information regarding how eBay handles your personal data collected when you use the eBay Careers website or apply for a job with eBay.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. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. The eBay Jobs website uses cookies to enhance your experience. 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