eBay

Staff Engineer - MTS 2 (Integrations)

eBay$110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience, particularly in Java
  • Demonstrated capability in leading technical architecture decisions
  • Experience with distributed systems and service-oriented architecture
  • Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity and synthesize complex technical concepts
  • Strong individual contributor with a focus on technical leadership rather than management

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and architecture of the marketplace integration team
  • Write and deploy production-ready code regularly
  • Facilitate architectural and design discussions across integration workflows
  • Transform vague business objectives into structured, scalable technical solutions
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to integrate diverse services across platforms
  • Define reusable eBay capabilities as services for broader platform integration
  • Promote best practices for system design and long-term system maintainability

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape a greenfield team with significant architecture influence
  • Work on high-visibility projects linked to eBay's strategic integration objectives
  • Gain exposure to diverse modern technology stacks in both enterprise and cloud-native environments
  • Significant growth potential as the integration strategy evolves across platforms
  • Join a developing Toronto engineering hub with notable local investment
Full Job Description
About the team

We're building a new integration team in Toronto focused on bringing core eBay capabilities into adjacent marketplace platforms. The team sits at the center of a strategic initiative to deliver marketplace capabilities such as identity, demand generation, payments, and shipping as reusable services, with the potential to expand across additional platforms over time.

Role overview

This is a highly hands-on technical leadership role for an experienced backend engineer who can define architecture, write production code, and drive execution in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment. You'll lead the technical direction for key platform integrations, partnering closely with engineering teams across multiple stacks and geographies while staying deeply involved in implementation.

Key competencies & responsibilities
  • Lead the technical architecture for a marketplace integration team, from early concept through implementation
  • Write and ship production code; this role is expected to be heavily hands-on
  • Drive architectural discussions, design reviews, and PR reviews across integration workstreams
  • Translate ambiguous business or product goals into clear, scalable technical solutions
  • Partner closely with engineering teams to integrate services across distinct platforms and tech stacks
  • Help define how eBay capabilities can be exposed as services for other platforms and future integrations
  • Influence engineering best practices around system design, maintainability, and long-term scalability


Must-have requirements
  • Strong hands-on backend engineering experience in Java
  • Proven ability to lead technical architecture and make sound system design decisions
  • Experience building or integrating distributed systems and service-based architectures
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguity and forming a clear technical point of view with incomplete information
  • Strong individual contributor mindset with a desire to grow as a technical leader rather than a people manager


Nice-to-have requirements
  • Experience with GraphQL, especially federated graph architectures such as Apollo
  • Experience with Scala, Kotlin, or other JVM languages
  • TypeScript and/or Node.js experience
  • AWS or other cloud infrastructure experience
  • Familiarity with full-stack or web architecture
  • Experience in startup, scale-up, or other high-ambiguity environments
  • Experience in marketplace, commerce, or platform-as-a-service style companies


Why this role is interesting
  • Greenfield team with meaningful architectural ownership
  • High visibility work tied to eBay's broader platform integration strategy
  • Exposure to multiple modern tech stacks across enterprise and cloud-native systems
  • Strong growth potential as this pattern expands to additional platforms and future integrations
  • Opportunity to join a growing Toronto engineering presence with significant local investment


Additional Details

This job posting relates to an existing vacancy within eBay.

About eBay

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eBay Careers

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Net Income
$5.6 billion
Founded
1995
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+2.3%
Revenue
$10.7 billion
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