Lead Full Stack Platform Engineer

eBay

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$136,000–$228,600 / yr
Posted
2 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $182k
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This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $151,000–$211,200 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $182k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

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About eBay

eBay is a global e-commerce company that operates an online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers for a wide range of new and used goods.

eBay currently has 50 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $147,095–$228,050 across 50 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Full Stack Platform Engineer

JOB TITLE: Lead Full Stack Platform Engineer The Lead Full Stack Platform Engineer joins the Developer Platform, Productivity & Experience Engineering team within the Global Technology organization. In this role, you will serve as a hands-on technical lead, designing core microservices and scaling platform capabilities used by thousands of engineers. You will architect scalable microservices and platform APIs, evolve Kubernetes platform architecture to improve reliability, and build responsive React experiences to streamline internal workflows. Key responsibilities include guiding technical design decisions, performing code reviews, and integrating applied AI into developer workflows. You must possess expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Kotlin, Python, and React. The role focuses on building the internal platform ecosystem, including continuous delivery and automated testing systems, to remove friction from the software development lifecycle for a global marketplace.

What you'll do

  • Design and ship production software and core microservices using Java or Kotlin.
  • Architect scalable platform APIs to support core developer workflows across the company.
  • Evolve Kubernetes platform architecture to improve reliability, observability, and infrastructure scalability.
  • Build responsive React experiences to streamline internal platform workflows and tools.
  • Guide engineers through technical design decisions, code reviews, and distributed systems tradeoffs.
  • Partner with global engineering teams to integrate applied AI into developer workflows.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership for the Austin platform engineering team.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Deep platform engineering experience building shared developer platforms or cloud infrastructure at meaningful scale.
  • Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, or Kotlin for building production microservices and distributed systems.
  • Advanced Kubernetes knowledge including controllers, orchestration, and platform automation.
  • Frontend experience with React plus strong Python scripting and automation skills.
  • Proven technical leadership guiding engineers through complex decisions and mentoring others.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States.

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