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Storage Software Engineer

eBay

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USD 120,000 - 160,000

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Job summary

Join eBay as a Distributed Systems Control Plane expert where you'll design and maintain control planes for large-scale systems. Bring your passion for distributed storage and infrastructure automation while ensuring scalability and performance. Work in a dynamic environment with a focus on innovation and collaboration.

Qualifications

  • Strong programming experience in Golang, Python, C++, or Java.
  • Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and service meshes (Istio).

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement control plane components for reliability and efficiency.
  • Develop APIs for seamless integration with orchestration frameworks.
  • Monitor and optimize control plane performance.

Skills

Golang
Python
C++
Java
Distributed systems
Microservices
Kubernetes
Service meshes
API design
Debugging

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.

A Distributed Systems Control Planewill be designing, building, and maintaining the control planeof large-scale, distributed storage systems. The control plane is responsible for orchestration, configuration, management, and policy enforcement, ensuring the efficient operation of the data plane, which handles actual data processing and traffic. You will design scalable, fault-tolerant, and high-performance systems that automate provisioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management of services across cloud and on-premises environments. Who You Are
  • Passionate about distributed storage systems and infrastructure automation.
  • Able to balance scalability, performance, and operational simplicity.
  • Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with complex dependencies.
  • Strong problem-solver and self propelled who enjoys debugging and optimizing critical infrastructure components.
Key Responsibilities
  • Design and implement control plane componentsthat manage distributed storage infrastructure, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
  • Develop APIs and automationto enable seamless integration with orchestration frameworks in Kubernetes environment.
  • Build and maintain distributed coordination systemsto manage service discovery, leader election, and configuration.
  • Ensure high availability, scalability, and fault toleranceof control plane services through robust engineering practices.
  • Implement security, authentication, and authorization mechanismsfor safe access to control plane resources.
  • Collaborate with SREs, DevOps, and infrastructure teamsto define operational best practices.
  • Monitor and optimize control plane performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks.
  • Contribute to open-source projectsand stay up to date with industry trends in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
Required Skills
  • Strong programming experience in Golang, Python, C++ , or Java.
  • Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, service meshes (Istio), and container orchestration.
  • Knowledge of API design, gRPC, REST, and event-driven architectures.
  • Experience with consensus algorithms (Raft, Paxos) and distributed coordination frameworks.
  • Understanding of observability tools(Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) for monitoring control plane health.
  • Strong debugging and performance tuning skills in distributed environments.
  • Experience building control planes, schedulers, or orchestration frameworksin large-scale infrastructure environments.
  • Ability to debug and optimizedistributed systems for performance and resource efficiency.

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