Full-Time

Staff Software Engineer

Frontend

Updated on 2/6/2025

eBay

eBay

10,001+ employees

Global online marketplace for buying and selling

Consumer Software
Consumer Goods

Senior, Expert

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Toronto, ON, Canada

Category
Frontend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Express.js
JavaScript
React.js
Node.js
GraphQL
TypeScript
Webpack
HTML/CSS

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Degree
Experience
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field.
  • 8+ years of experience designing front-end systems and development using Javascript/Typescript, React, NodeJS, Server-side rendering using one of the open-sourced UI libraries (Material UI/Angular Material), integration with REST/GraphQL APIs
  • Successful history of designing and building scalable, distributed and high-available systems.
  • Experience taking a lead role delivering complex software systems through collaboration across disciplines including Product and UX.
  • Experience in BEM-structured CSS, Webpack and Express.js.
Responsibilities
  • Translate requirements to software design and create clean, efficient, extensible, maintainable code.
  • Responsible for a large functional area possessing in-depth knowledge and expertise.
  • Influencer across domain teams and guiding others towards the right technical decisions.
  • Improves team productivity by identifying and evangelizing opportunities for productivity improvements.
  • Identifying areas in the team applications likely to change and integrating flexibility in the design for these areas improving engineering velocity.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners to develop innovative solutions that adhere to development goals and principles.
  • Practices evidence-centered design making features testable, ensuring high quality and improving velocity in continuous delivery.
  • Manage project features, break into sub-tasks, identify and resolve issues for efficient execution.
  • Provide technical guidance, code review for immediate team and other teams, contribute and review ADRs (Architecture Decision Records), coaching, and mentorship to individual team members within and outside teams.
  • Identify gaps and issues across systems and functional areas, propose solutions, build the engineering roadmap, and drive resolution.
  • Lead engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an 'always-on' 24/7 site.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experiences in contributing to common (open-source) libraries/tools/components is a plus.

eBay is an online marketplace where individuals and businesses can buy and sell a wide range of products, including electronics, fashion, and collectibles. Users can list items for sale through auction-style listings or use the 'Buy It Now' option for immediate purchases. eBay stands out from competitors with its vast selection, user-friendly interface, and strong buyer and seller protections. The company's goal is to facilitate transactions while generating revenue through transaction fees, advertising, and subscription services.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$6.5M

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

1995

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

1%

2 year growth

0%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Integration with Facebook Marketplace could expand eBay's user base significantly.
  • Acquisition of Caramel strengthens eBay's position in online automotive sales.
  • Limited Nike SB Dunk auction boosts eBay's reputation in the collectibles market.

What critics are saying

  • Integration with Facebook Marketplace may face technical challenges.
  • Caramel acquisition could lead to integration and cultural issues.
  • Limited Nike SB Dunk supply might cause customer dissatisfaction.

What makes eBay unique

  • eBay offers both auction-style and 'Buy It Now' purchase options.
  • The platform provides robust buyer and seller protections.
  • eBay's vast product selection includes electronics, fashion, and collectibles.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Parental Leave