Requirements:

Extensive experience owning large-scale distributed data platforms (multi-PB data, high-throughput streams, global systems).
Deep systems approach: you anticipate bottlenecks, design for reliability (reprocessing, idempotency, schema evolution), and think holistically across compute, storage, and APIs.
Excellent decision-making and communication skills, thriving in ambiguity while aligning diverse collaborators on the right path forward.
Security and compliance perspective, including data privacy, RBAC/ABAC, encryption, and auditability — with the ability to partner with compliance teams on regulatory requirements.
Confirmed leadership in mentoring engineers, shaping team culture, and driving organizational change in engineering practices.
Growth mindset: continuous learner who accepts new technologies, shares knowledge internally/externally, and adapts to evolving business priorities.

What you'll be doing:

Independently lead complex, high-impact initiatives across eBay’s Data Platforms, from conception to successful production rollout.
Architectural Leadership: Own and evolve the architecture for core data platform systems, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and in alignment with enterprise standards.
System Design: Eliminate duplication across systems and ensure clear responsibility boundaries; align systems with business needs and future scalability.
Engineering Excellence: Champion clean architecture, promote use of modern frameworks, enforce quality gates, and ensure alignment to design patterns and coding standards.

High-impact mission: You will build and modernize eBay’s Data Platform, which powers analytics, experimentation, machine learning, personalization, and trust and compliance on a global scale.
Challenging technical problems: From real-time streaming at scale, to lakehouse correctness, governance, cost and performance optimization, and multi-cloud resiliency.
Vibrant culture: A collaborative, transparent, and inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, knowledge sharing is encouraged, and every engineer has a voice.
Flexibility & support: Hybrid/remote-friendly practices, competitive compensation, global benefits, and support for learning resources, conferences, and career development.
Always-on responsibility with balance: While you’ll help lead reliability for critical services, we invest in strong operational practices and on-call sustainability.