Looking for a company that inspires passion, courage and creativity, where you can be on the team shaping the future of global commerce? Want to shape how millions of people buy, sell, connect, and share around the world? If you’re interested in joining a purpose driven community that is dedicated to crafting an ambitious and inclusive work environment, join eBay – a company you can be proud to be with.Do you have passion for solving problems that come at scale? At eBay, we deal with petabytes of data that is queried and transformed at a rapid basis - we do 100s of billions of queries per day and update billions of records.Core Technology (CT) is a global team responsible for the end-to-end eBay technology platform. This platform runs our entire infrastructure and all the services that come together to form ebay.com.NuData is a team of like-minded engineers opening up the boundaries to build the next generation database platform for eBay. We have already built a distributed, hyperscale, and a highly-performant database platform which demonstrates open source cloud technologies.We are looking into enhancing our core database engine that powers our document and key-value stores, that can horizontally scale to 1000s of shards, spanning across multiple regions.The engineer in this role should be passionate about pushing the envelope and not settling for the status quo.A senior engineer in the database platform team has knowledge and ideas on how to develop innovative solutions smartly. The platform is being built by a team that has the culture and the environment technologists find at a startup. We are looking for outstanding software engineers with strong development experience in building scalable and geo-distributed solutions. The engineer should also have experience in working with production infrastructure.The ideal candidate will have strong understanding of relevant programming languages, databases internals, distributed systems, consensus algorithms, transaction systems, consistency levels, design patterns, and storage and network solutions. Exceptional problem solving abilities will be critical for success, as will be a focus on quality. In our environment, quality is everyone’s responsibility, passion is key, innovation and creativity is strongly encouraged. The successful candidate will have a big impact on the product and is expected to participate in the entire life cycle of a product, ranging from architecture through testing and production rollout.Primary Responsibilities:Be part of a team of energetic engineers building and enhancing next-gen database platform using the latest open source technologiesWorks with lead engineers in the US and in ChinaWork with a team of passionate engineers from inception to the completion of the features, going from brain storming sessions to converging on a design and ultimately building a production-ready product usable by end customersDesign and implement differentiated production-ready features in a fast-pace environment with focus on scalability, performance, geo distribution, and availabilityRollout features at the pace of business changes and requirements, iterating to improve the quality and the robustnessPassion to bring out innovative ideas and try out new solutions, while being open minded to feedback from the teamRelentless focus on quality and automation, and provide support to customers of the platformJob Requirements:Masters Degree or higher in Computer Science or equivalent is requiredStrong background in Database Internals (Database Engine, Query Processing, etc.)Experience building high performance, highly scalable, and highly availability database management software in a distributed environmentSelf-directed work style with the ability to lead engineers and work on multiple tracks at the same timeMore than 10 years of experience developing/testing/deploying secure production quality software productsExpert level programming in C and C++ and scripting skills (Bash) are required with demonstrated ability to solve complex problemsStrong verbal and written communication skills are required due to dynamic nature of team discussionsWorking experience in a cloud environment (Docker/K8S) is preferredStrong knowledge of Linux system is requiredFamiliarity with Agile/Scrum and previous experience in a story driven agile environment is 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-NG1#LI-HybridThe pay range for this position at commencement of employment in California, Washington, or New York City is expected in the range below.$168,400 - $262,900Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.eBay Inc. 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 are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for disability assistance as soon as possible. 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