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Senior Platform Engineer – Dev Environment & ReliabilityDeveloper Platform, Productivity & Experience Engineering | eBay
About the TeamThe Developer Platform, Productivity & Experience Engineering team within eBay’s Global Technology organization builds and operates eBay’s AI/ML-powered Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
Our portfolio includes:
Continuous Delivery platform
Enterprise Testing platform
AI-driven no-code/low-code developer tools
Software Engineering Intelligence platform
Developer Productivity and Engineering Velocity platforms
Our mission is to remove friction from the software development and delivery lifecycle and enable engineers to deliver secure, high-quality software quickly and safely at scale.
We are hiring Senior Platform Engineers to modernize and scale eBay’s development and staging environments — mission-critical infrastructure that underpins software delivery and forms a core foundation of our Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
Instability in development environments directly impacts pipeline success and developer productivity. In this role, you will drive reliability improvements, reduce systemic friction, and ensure our infrastructure scales securely and efficiently as eBay grows.
Design and build microservices (Java / Spring Boot) that extend and integrate with eBay’s IDP
Develop intuitive front-end experiences for the Internal Developer Platform using React
Build, operate, and scale Kubernetes-based development environments
Design automated, reproducible, and highly reliable dev/staging infrastructure
Reduce pipeline failures caused by environment dependencies
Drive automation and operational excellence through Python scripting
Strengthen the scalability, resilience, and performance of eBay’s Internal Developer Platform
Proven experience building microservices using Java / Spring Boot
Frontend development experience with React
Strong Python scripting and automation skills
Deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure
Strong distributed systems and platform engineering fundamentals
High ownership mindset with focus on reliability, scalability, and developer productivity
This is a hands-on Platform Engineering role focused on designing and building critical developer infrastructure — not a QE, administrator, or support role.
Additional Details
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 [email protected]. 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.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience building microservices using Java / Spring Boot
- Frontend development experience with React
- Strong Python scripting and automation skills
- Deep expertise in Kubernetes and cloud-native infrastructure
- Strong distributed systems and platform engineering fundamentals
- High ownership mindset with focus on reliability, scalability, and developer productivity
eBay Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about eBay and has not been reviewed or approved by eBay.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage begin on the date of hire, complemented by mental health resources, an EAP, disability coverage, FSAs, and wellness initiatives.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A robust mix of PTO, paid holidays, flexible work styles, parental leave, and a four‑week paid sabbatical after five years supports work‑life balance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Total compensation commonly includes stock components, with access to an employee stock purchase plan at a discount and stock awards enhancing overall packages.
eBay Insights
What We Do
eBay Inc. is a global commerce leader that connects millions of buyers and sellers around the world. We exist to enable economic opportunity for individuals, entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations of all sizes. Our portfolio of brands includes eBay Marketplace and eBay Classifieds Group, operating in 190 markets around the world. We offer sellers the ability to grow a business with little barrier to entry regardless of size, background or geographic location. We never compete with our sellers. We win when our sellers succeed. Buyers who shop on our Marketplace and Classifieds platforms enjoy a highly personalized experience with an unparalleled selection at great value.
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