Full Stack Engineer - Traffic at Ebay in Austin

Job description

• At eBay, we’re more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world buys, sells, and connects. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets, and behind every fast, seamless experience is a foundation of technology built for scale, reliability, and innovation.
• The Traffic team is a critical part of that foundation. They build and evolve the systems that help power experiences across eBay’s global platform, ensuring high performance, resilience, and security at scale. This team works on meaningful technical challenges that directly influence customer experience, platform health, and business impact.
• As a Full Stack Engineer - Traffic, you will help shape the next generation of applications and services that support eBay’s traffic ecosystem. This is a full-time opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving complex problems across the stack — from architecting scalable backend systems to building intuitive front-end experiences. You will work closely with product managers, architects, and cross-functional engineering partners to deliver high-quality solutions that improve platform capabilities for teams and customers around the world.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve scalable backend services and modern front-end applications that support eBay’s global traffic systems and help deliver fast, reliable user experiences.
• Influence architecture and technical design decisions that improve scalability, fault tolerance, security, and long-term maintainability across critical platform components.
• Deliver end-to-end solutions across the stack, including RESTful APIs, microservices, databases, and responsive user interfaces that support business and engineering goals.
• Partner with product managers, architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate complex requirements into thoughtful, production-ready solutions.
• Advance engineering excellence by helping drive coding standards, secure development practices, automation, and CI/CD workflows that improve software quality and team efficiency.
• Continue growing your technical depth by exploring modern frameworks, emerging technologies, and new ideas that strengthen eBay’s engineering practices and platform performance.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field plus 2+ years of full stack engineering experience.
• Strong backend development experience in Node.js, Java, or similar technologies, including hands-on work with microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and OpenAPI Specification.
• Proficiency in React.js or a similar modern front-end framework, with the ability to build intuitive, responsive, and user-focused applications.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, along with a strong understanding of application scalability, performance optimization, and maintainable software design.
• Familiarity with cloud and DevOps environments such as AWS, GCP, Azure, or private cloud, as well as Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based collaboration workflows.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, plus an understanding of secure coding practices; experience with traffic management UI applications, open-source contributions, or Agile ways of working is a plus.
• ** This role cannot offer any form of visa sponsorship**

Skills

Required

• Node.js
• Java
• React.js
• SQL
• NoSQL
• Microservices
• RESTful APIs
• Event-driven architectures
• OpenAPI Specification
• AWS
• GCP
• Azure

Preferred

• Traffic management UI applications
• Open-source contributions
• Agile ways of working

Benefits

• The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:
• $80,800 - $143,600
• Base 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.
• Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.