Software Engineer 2 - Backend Development

Join the eBay Checkout Team

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.

About The Team And The Role

If you are up to the challenges of building new and cutting-edge large-scale internet web services and applications used by millions of buyers around the globe every day, and driving critical, meaningful & impactful changes to one of the world's largest internet properties, then join us – Checkout Team @ eBay! The Checkout team is responsible for creating and optimizing a smooth, secure, and scalable checkout experience for our customers. As a critical part of our e-commerce platform, we handle payment integrations, order processing, fraud prevention, and the user experience across various devices and platforms.

We are seeking talented, creative, and passionate backend software engineers to develop innovative, highly performant, and available software in the form of services and applications.

What You Will Accomplish

• Develop and maintain checkout-related services, ensuring seamless transaction flow across multiple platforms (web, mobile, API).
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and other engineers to deliver a robust and intuitive checkout experience.
• Integrate with third-party payment providers (PayPal, Stripe, etc.).
• Write scalable and efficient code using languages like Java, Python, etc., to manage high-traffic scenarios.
• Ensure performance optimization by regularly profiling and tuning system performance to reduce latency and enhance reliability.
• Monitor and maintain existing systems, identifying potential issues before they impact the user experience.
• Test, deploy, and monitor applications in production environments using modern DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines).
• Estimate engineering effort, plan implementation, and rollout system changes. Identify technical risks and make recommendations to mitigate.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of experience crafting & developing highly scalable distributed platforms and services and internet-scale web applications.
• Hands-on experience in Java/J2EE, Design Patterns, Web Services (REST, GraphQL, etc.).
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and a strong understanding of multi-threading, synchronization, and concurrent programming.
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or similar.

Additional Information

• 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.
• Jobs posted with location as "Remote - United States (Excludes: HI, NM)" excludes residents of Hawaii and New Mexico.

Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.