Senior Ads & MarTech Platform Leader

eBay; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

eBay is seeking a Senior Engineering Leader to drive architecture decisions and guide teams building advertising and marketing platforms at scale. You will influence platform strategy, promote high-performance practices, and lead distributed engineering efforts across multiple time zones.

The role emphasizes modernization to cloud-native microservices, observability, and strong collaboration with product and leadership to deliver durable, high-quality solutions for millions of users worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with leadership in high-performing teams.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and cloud platforms.
• Proven track record building scalable, low-latency systems serving millions of users.
• Experience with AI-enabled platform capabilities and modern delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the build, evolution, and long-term health of scalable systems and platforms.
• Participate in architecture reviews and technical decision-making across teams.
• Drive platform modernization from monoliths to cloud-native microservices.
• Define technology strategy, influence roadmaps, and lead large-scale transformations.
• Champion engineering excellence in code quality, observability, and reliability.
• Lead high-performing teams across geographies with ownership and focus on customers.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Event-driven

Observability

Performance engineering

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

eBay is seeking a Senior Engineering Leader to drive architecture decisions and guide teams building advertising and marketing platforms at scale. You will influence platform strategy, promote high-performance practices, and lead distributed engineering efforts across multiple time zones.

The role emphasizes modernization to cloud-native microservices, observability, and strong collaboration with product and leadership to deliver durable, high-quality solutions for millions of users worldwide.