Software Engineer, Distributed Databases

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science plus 8+ years of experience or MS in Computer Science plus 6+ years of hands-on experience in building large-scale distributed systems
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures and algorithms
• Experience in architecting, designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed software systems, storage and databases
• Extensive hands-on experience and expertise in Object-Oriented Design, Distributed Programming, and: C++, Java and various database systems (NoSQL and relational) at scale
• Drive architecture discussions, produce well-documented design docs, and participate in design and code reviews
• Ensure code quality and maintainability by evolving architecture and tech stack, refactoring, standards and improving build and test systems
• Share engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an always-on 24x7 site

What You'll Be Doing:

• Building and managing massively scalable database and storage systems for eBay
• Collaborating with peers to design data infrastructure using your background in distributed systems, storage, and large-scale database systems
• Working in an agile environment to solve problems and implement optimal solutions
• Developing innovative solutions with Architects, Engineering leaders, and Product Managers
• Guiding junior and senior engineers in building scalable, distributed systems
• Contributing to product development from design to maintenance cycles
• Bringing new ideas to adapt to technological developments and industry best practices