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.
About the team and the role:
Have you ever wanted to work on a platform that creates more than 10 million new e-commerce listings per day? It’s what we do for a living! Without us, there’d be nothing for sale on eBay and we need your help to make it even better. In an effort to radically improve eBay’s selling experience, we are seeking a talented, creative and passionate Front End Software Engineer to architect, design and develop innovative, highly performant, highly available software in the form of cross browser web UI applications. Our technical work spans rich interactions and server side Node.js applications to integrate with web services and applications across various device form factors that help sellers worldwide to on-board, manage and grow their business on the largest global marketplace.
What you will accomplish:
- Design and develop eBay web applications using JavaScript, Node.js while working in an Agile Scrum team.
- Analyze and improve the speed, efficiency, scalability, stability, availability and security of customer facing applications.
- Develop documentation and test infrastructure necessary to reach production level readiness.
- Write automation tests in JavaScript using automation frameworks for front end applications.
- Work with product, business unit and UI design partners to understand product requirements and translate it into engineering requirements.
- Estimate engineering effort; plan, implement, and roll out system changes. Identify project technical risks and make recommendations to mitigate risks.
What you will bring:
- BS or higher AND 5 - 8 years of experience architecting, designing and developing high volume and highly interactive web applications in an agile environment that works across browsers and device types.
- Solid experience in server side Node.js web application development coupled with advanced knowledge and experiences of HTML, CSS, REST, advanced Javascript development.
- Experience with Javascript frameworks (ie, React, Vue, Svelte, SolidJS, Marko, etc) in an agile environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and the confidence to question where necessary.