Traffic Engineer - Low-Latency, Kubernetes & Networking

eBay; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

eBay is seeking a Traffic Engineer to design, build, and operate traffic management and routing systems for high availability and security. You will work in Kubernetes environments and collaborate with SRE and platform teams to improve latency, scalability, and reliability.

The role requires strong programming in Java/C++/Go, networking fundamentals, and familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Envoy/NGINX/HAProxy, and observability tools. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience plus 2+ years in traffic engineering, networking, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
• Programming experience in Java, C++, or Go, including debugging, data structures, and core concurrency concepts.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, load balancing, and TLS.
• Working knowledge of Linux and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Experience with or exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, and service-to-service networking.
• Familiarity with Envoy, NGINX, or HAProxy, and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or OpenTelemetry is a plus.
• This role cannot offer any form of visa sponsorship**

Responsibilities

• Build and improve services and tools that manage traffic flow and routing across distributed systems.
• Help strengthen platform security by implementing secure service communication patterns, routing controls, and hardening measures.
• Support scalable service operation in Kubernetes environments through deployment, troubleshooting, and ongoing reliability improvements.
• Contribute to low-latency, high-throughput system design through profiling, benchmarking, and performance tuning.
• Use logs, metrics, and traces to investigate production issues, identify root causes, and improve operational stability.
• Partner with SRE, platform, and application teams to integrate traffic and networking solutions that are reliable, maintainable, and safe.

Skills

Programming (Java/C++/Go)

Networking fundamentals

Linux/distributed systems

Education

Master’s degree in CS/Engineering

Bachelor’s degree + 2+ years exp

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Envoy

NGINX

HAProxy

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

OpenTelemetry

Job description

eBay is seeking a Traffic Engineer to design, build, and operate traffic management and routing systems for high availability and security. You will work in Kubernetes environments and collaborate with SRE and platform teams to improve latency, scalability, and reliability.

The role requires strong programming in Java/C++/Go, networking fundamentals, and familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Envoy/NGINX/HAProxy, and observability tools. Visa sponsorship is not available.