Senior Engineering Manager, eBay Live

eBay

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Jose, CA
Salary
$217,600–$290,500 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Above market

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This role pays more than 81% of similar roles. Most pay $180,500–$243,600 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $254k versus about $212k 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 46 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,800–$228,600 across 45 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager, eBay Live

The Senior Eng. Manager, eBay Live joins the eBay Live Engineering team to lead and mentor a cross-functional full-stack engineering team. This role involves managing people development, fostering an inclusive team culture, and owning delivery outcomes for high-quality software. Key responsibilities include backlog management, defining technical vision, and collaborating with product and analytics partners to scale shipping products. The manager must guide the team through complex challenges involving large-scale distributed systems, performance optimization, and operational reliability. Required skills include experience with Agile/Scrum, high-velocity delivery, and building real-time user-facing systems like live streaming or chat. Preferred technical expertise includes Websocket and FGQL. The role specifically addresses the technical challenges of low-latency video, interactive chat, and commerce actions within a global live shopping platform.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $279400 from 84 postings across 24 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead, mentor, and provide individualized coaching to a cross-functional full-stack engineering team.
  • Own delivery outcomes to ensure predictable, high-quality software delivery through strong execution and prioritization.
  • Partner with Product Management to define and maintain a healthy product backlog aligned with strategic goals.
  • Define the team’s technical vision while championing engineering best practices, sound architecture, and system quality.
  • Guide the team in solving complex challenges related to large-scale systems, performance optimization, and operational reliability.
  • Balance near-term delivery commitments with long-term technical strategy and responsible management of technical debt.
  • Partner with peer managers and leadership to align on priorities and influence organizational decisions.
  • Participate in hiring, onboarding, and talent planning to build and sustain a strong engineering team.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of overall professional experience.
  • 5+ years in an engineering leadership or management role leading small to medium-sized software engineering teams.
  • Strong technical background in building and operating large-scale, distributed systems with high availability and scalability.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive high-velocity delivery while maintaining high standards for quality and operational excellence.
  • Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
  • Exceptional communication skills to articulate complex technical topics and influence decisions at multiple levels.
  • Experience building real-time, user-facing systems like live streaming, chat, or gaming (preferred).
  • Background working on high-traffic, event-driven products with infrastructure capacity planning experience (preferred).

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