Principal Software Engineer, CLIP

eBay Inc.; Minnesota; Remote; USD 132,000 - 223,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a seasoned software engineer to lead architectural evolution within a dynamic team. This role focuses on migrating systems to a microservice architecture, enhancing seller experiences, and ensuring high availability in production systems. Collaborate with passionate innovators to shape the future of ecommerce, while enjoying a fully remote work environment. Join a culture that values diversity, creativity, and technical excellence, and make a significant impact in the $25B collectible market. If you are ready to inspire and drive change, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Stock units

Qualifications

• 12 years of relevant industry experience or a Master's degree with 16 years of experience.
• 8+ years in object-oriented software development, ideally with C# and .NET Core.

Responsibilities

• Lead migration to domain-driven microservice architecture.
• Develop code that meets requirements and conduct code reviews.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

Microservices

AWS

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Application Performance Monitoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Master's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Redis

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

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.

Fully Remote (within the US)

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 “CLIP” Platform team at TCGplayer is responsible for important backend systems that power our marketplace and seller-facing tooling. These include inventory, listings, price points, and more. We are looking to grow the team in order to evolve our systems to align with the latest strategic priorities (it’s all about improving quality of life for sellers on our platform and scaling our existing 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 broader organization and help evolve systems toward it
• 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
• Use deep technical domain knowledge of company systems and applications, which could cover applications, services, systems, or frameworks
• Participate in the Principal’s Guild to set technical direction, design patterns, and general standard processes across the Technology organization
• Demonstrate a high level of initiative and attention to detail during daily operations
• Provide support for mission-critical applications
• Inspire peers with high-quality, hands-on technical contributions

What you will bring:

• A relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 12 years of relevant industry or academic experience, or a master’s degree or equivalent experience relevant to the role, or 16 years of practical experience
• 8+ years of object-oriented software development experience, ideally 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 AWS cloud-based architecture
• Hands-on experience with RDBMS technologies (SQL Server, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL stores (Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch)
• 5 or more years of event/stream processing mechanisms, specifically Kafka but also AWS SNS/SQS, RabbitMQ, or AzureBus
• 5 or more years of experience with APM (Application Performance Monitoring) tools like Scalyr/DataSet and New Relic

The base pay range for this position is expected to be $132,000 - $222,100. The total compensation may include bonuses, stock units, and benefits such as medical, 401(k), and paid time off. Details will be provided upon offer.