Senior Staff Software Engineer, Purchase

eBay Inc.; Toronto; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

eBay is seeking a Software Engineer for its TCGplayer team in Toronto. This role focuses on developing and optimizing cart-to-checkout experiences, with responsibilities including leading architecture migration and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have significant software development experience, particularly with C# and cloud-based systems.

Qualifications

• 12 years relevant industry experience with a bachelor's, 9 years with a master's, or 16 years practical experience.
• Experience in high volume production systems design.
• Significant experience developing microservices in cloud architecture.

Responsibilities

• Set architectural direction for developing and evolving systems.
• Lead migration from monolithic to microservice architecture.
• Develop code meeting requirements and conduct code reviews.

Skills

Object-oriented software development

Leadership

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Relevant bachelor’s degree

Relevant master's degree

Tools

C#

.NET Core

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Redis

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

Kafka

AWS SNS/SQS

RabbitMQ

AzureBus

Job description

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.

Remote Torronto

About the team and the role:

TCGplayer connects hobbyists and hobby businesses to communities. We relentlessly improve the exchange of things and thoughts that fuel passions, providing the most compelling destination and tools for collectible card game enthusiasts and professional sellers! TCGplayer, now a part of eBay, promotes and drives growth of our products and services by connecting a global community of millions of buyers with tens of thousands of retailers in a $25B global collectible hobby market

The Purchase team owns our seamless, reliable, and secure cart-to-checkout experience that delights our hobbyists, drives conversions, and supports our company’s growth. As an experienced Software Engineer, you will lead a team of engineers that focus on developing, upgrading, scaling and advancing our cart and purchasing capabilities.

Our team prides itself on a culture that fosters camaraderie, embraces diversity, and exudes passion! We are one of New York State’s 50 best employers and Fortune.com’s top 100 companies for women in the U.S.

What you will accomplish:

• Set architectural direction for the team and broader organization to evolve systems

• Lead TCGplayer in the migration from a monolithic architecture to domain-driven microservice architecture

• Develop code that meets requirements and aligns with standard processes, and conduct code reviews to provide expert guidance and ensure code is of the highest quality

• Create clear, comprehensive documentation and diagrams to further understanding and drive action

• Develop thorough technical requirements based on business needs via collaboration with product and engineering counterparts

• Participate in the Principal’s Guild to set technical direction, design patterns, and general standard processes across the Technology organization

• Mentor talented engineers toward growth in business impact and career development

What you will bring:

• A relevant bachelor’s degree and 12 years of relevant industry experience, a relevant master's degree and nine years of relevant industry, or 16 years of practical experience

• Object-oriented software development experience, with experience working with C# and .NET Core

• Significant experience in high volume production systems design with consideration for high availability, disaster recovery, performance, fault tolerance, and security

• Experience designing and developing microservices in an cloud-based architecture

• Expert knowledge of RDBMS technologies (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL stores (Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)

• Expert knowledge of event/stream processing mechanisms, specifically Kafka but also AWS SNS/SQS, RabbitMQ, or AzureBus

• Expert knowledge of APM (Application Process Monitoring), particularly Scalyr/DataSet for logs and New Relic for dashboards & alerting

• Excellent verbal and written communication, leadership, and collaboration skills
  

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