Manager, Software Development 3

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. Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet. Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all. Engineering Manager – Software Development About the Team and Role At eBay, we connect millions of buyers and sellers around the world through technology. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team of engineers building scalable, reliable, and customer-focused experiences for one of the world’s largest online marketplaces. In this role, you’ll combine people leadership, technical depth, and execution excellence. You’ll develop engineering talent, guide architecture and technical decisions, and partner closely with Product, Design, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions at global scale. We’re looking for a leader who stays close to technology, creates clarity in complex environments, and builds a culture of ownership, collaboration, engineering excellence, and continuous learning. What You’ll Do Lead & Develop Engineers: Manage, coach, and grow a team of software engineers, creating an inclusive and high-performing engineering culture. Drive Technical Direction: Partner with senior engineers to guide architecture and design of scalable, distributed, and resilient systems. Own End-to-End Delivery: Lead execution across the complete software lifecycle—from design and development to testing, deployment, operations, and continuous improvement. Build at Scale: Guide the development of high-volume services, APIs, and applications that support eBay’s global marketplace. Champion Engineering Excellence: Establish strong practices around code quality, automated testing, security, performance, observability, and reliability. Drive Operational Excellence: Ensure production readiness, effective monitoring, CI/CD automation, and strong operational ownership of services. Partner Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Product, Design, Platform, and other engineering teams to translate business priorities into clear technical plans and outcomes. Improve Developer Productivity: Identify opportunities to simplify engineering workflows, increase automation, and improve development and delivery velocity. Drive Innovation: Encourage thoughtful adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-assisted engineering, cloud-native technologies, and modern development practices. Build for the Future: Hire strong talent, develop future technical leaders, and help evolve the team and its capabilities as eBay grows. What You’ll Bring 12+ years of software engineering experience, with strong foundations in building large-scale applications and distributed systems. 5+ years of engineering management experience, with a track record of building, leading, and developing high-performing engineering teams. Strong technical background in Java, Python, Node.js, or similar modern programming languages. Experience designing and delivering microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures. Experience with modern infrastructure and engineering technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud platforms, relational/NoSQL databases, and observability tools. Strong understanding of system design, scalability, reliability, performance, security, and operational excellence. Experience leading teams with end-to-end ownership of the software they build and operate.