Software Engineer – Cloud Platform

Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all. Join our innovative team at eBay, where we leverage cutting-edge cloud technology to deliver business outcomes. Our commitment to excellence and growth provides an ideal environment for professional development in the rapidly evolving tech landscape. At eBay, we are proud of our work on open-source projects, which help set industry standards and drive innovation. We are seeking an experienced K8s engineer to join our dynamic team at eBay in Dublin, Ireland. This role requires a solid understanding of containers and Kubernetes, proficiency in programming languages such as Go, and Python. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in the field, focusing on designing, developing, deploying, and operating a self-service platform that enables collaborative lifecycle management of applications that underpin eBay products and services. Requirements Minimum 5+ years of Go programming experience. 8+ years' experience implementing large scale, distributed, high availability, fault-tolerant systems and infrastructure in a production environment and delivering products in a multi-functional team environment. Experience with Kubernetes as an administrator (or related cloud infrastructure and cloud-native technologies), experience in Developing with Kubernetes and/or building Kubernetes controllers highly desirable. High standards for development quality, especially on unit testing, TDD / BDT, and automated testing. Extensive experience in multi-threaded and concurrency programming: deadlock, starvation, thread allocation, thread safety, concurrency design patterns. Deep understanding of API design and RESTful principles, experience in building web services at scale. Experience in participating in open-source standards and contributing to open source.

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.