Software Engineer 2 (Backend)

eBay; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 85,000; Full time

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.

About the role

You will play a major role in helping millions of eBay sellers connect to our buyers worldwide via shipping experiences which delight and help our sellers grow their business. We are looking for someone who is product and delivery driven, and passionate about crafting innovative products at scale. You, together with the rest of your team, will support what you build in production. We release continuously - multiple times a day. We value getting feedback from production and using this data to drive further improvements and features.

The team

Composed of Android and iOS engineers, who dabble a bit with the backend, a product manager and an engineering manager. We are a tightly knit team of very supportive devs. You will work on the backend that powers the mobile experience. Our teams operate a DevOps philosophy. You, together with the rest of your team, support in production what you build. We value delivery to production, getting data/feedback from production and using this data to drive further improvements and features. We release continuously to production, multiple times a day.

You will be responsible for

Your responsibilities in this role include, but are not limited to:

1. Consistently delivering against the product and engineering backlogs.
2. Building APIs for our Native apps that are secure, maintainable, extensible and can meet the demands of eBay’s scale.
3. Work with the team on dev testing the features on iOS and Android.
4. Supporting our applications in production, including setting up & maintaining logging, monitoring and alerting.
5. Work with the team on best engineering and architectural patterns and practices.
6. Pair programming, reviewing pull requests and giving constructive feedback.
7. Contributing to the definition of features for services owned by your team.
8. Effectively communicating your and your team’s progress to your team members, your manager and wider eBay colleagues.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must have significant commercial experience and a passion for working in:

1. Java (8-17)
2. Spring Boot
3. Developing and using enterprise APIs

and commercial experience with:

1. Working in a continuous delivery environment
2. Observability and monitoring tools
3. Triaging production issues

Nice to have

Not vital, but you’ll have the edge if you also have experience with:

1. Kotlin
2. Prometheus Query Language (PromQL)
3. Grafana
4. Prometheus

What you bring

1. Agile: Test-Driven Development, collaboration and continuous delivery are your preferred engineering practices? We take the best bits of Lean, Scrum and Kanban too.
2. API Development: You are experienced in building APIs at scale. Experience of building APIs that power frontends (web or native) would be a plus.
3. Experience: Previous experience of working in eCommerce / Logistics / Payments organisations.

Location

This is a hybrid role. Our offices are in Shoreditch, London. Currently we are spending three days a week collaborating and socialising with our colleagues in our Shoreditch office. When we’re in the office, a light breakfast and lunch are provided, and a weekly massage. There’s a bike rack and a shower too. Shoreditch is a lively area of London - we often go out after work in one of the many bars or restaurants in the area.

Benefits

Benefits 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.

In addition to a competitive salary, eBay UK benefits include:

1. 25 days paid time off - increasing to 27 after two years, and an additional day each year up to a maximum of 30.
2. Sabbatical for 4 weeks after five years.
3. 20 weeks paid leave for birth parents, 12 weeks leave for non-birth parents (fathers, adoptive parents, surrogacy).
4. Private health insurance, dental and eye care.
5. Life and disability insurance.
6. Employee stock purchase plan (15% discount) and Restricted Stock Unit (RSUs) grant.
7. Employer contributed pension up to 9%.

Read more about our benefits at https://ebaybenefits.com/gbr/employee.html

Terms and Diversity

Please 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 [e-mail]. 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.