Staff Full Stack Software Engineer

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred with 10+ years of hands-on experience as a full stack engineer.
• Java, Python, distributed systems, cloud-related knowledge, REST, GraphQL.
• Highly proficient in front-end technologies, including Typescript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and modern web development frameworks and tools.
• Strong grasp of front-end build processes and tools such as Webpack, Babel, npm, and yarn.
• Proven ability to integrate with back-end services via RESTful APIs.
• In-depth understanding of responsive design and cross-browser compatibility.
• Strong programming skills with a deep understanding of object-oriented concepts, design patterns, and a proven grasp of the software development lifecycle.
• Strong learning ability, dedicated and passionate about new and innovative technologies within the immediate field of expertise.
• Must be able to work 3 days out of the week in the Amsterdam office.

What you'll be doing:

• Develop features and services in highly scalable and reliable backend systems in a distributed system environment.
• Able to translate product and design documents into clean, high-quality, well-tested and maintainable production code autonomously.
• Write test automations and practice continuous integration.
• Conduct code review for the immediate team.
• Develop and maintain user documentation to support software applications.
• Practices evidence-centered design making features testable, ensuring high quality and improving velocity in continuous delivery.
• Champion best practices in frontend development, prioritizing performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Optimize applications for speed and scalability through efficient and clean code.
• Lead architectural decisions, component design, and overall user experience strategy for frontend solutions.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers, fostering a culture of quality coding, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing.
• Stay abreast of emerging industry trends, tools, and technologies.
• Accountable for multiple subsystems within a larger domain, taking full responsibility for their entire life cycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, observability, and monitoring.
• Structure and complete tasks independently, meeting timelines and achievements.
• Effectively communicate assumptions and seek clarification from partners, ensuring alignment and understanding across all domains.
• Lead engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an "always-on" 24/7 site.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with Next.js, GraphQL, and EXPO SDK is beneficial.
• Familiarity with AWS services (such as API Gateway, Lambda, EKS, Cognito, and DynamoDB) and back-end technologies (like Python and Node.js) is also a plus.
• Strong applied experience. You’ve built, broken, and rebuilt software applications.

Perks and Benefits:

• Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers at eBay.
• Help connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
• Work alongside the most creative engineering talent in the industry.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and supply ideas to technology, algorithms, and products.
• Be part of eBay's commitment to sustainability and empowering buyers and sellers worldwide.
• Opportunity for mentorship and continuous learning.