Senior Engineering Manager

eBay

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Quick summary

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

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $212k
This role $254k
$153k most similar roles pay here $305k

This role pays more than 78% of similar roles. Most pay $177,250–$247,562 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $254k versus about $212k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 28 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $188,800–$227,500 across 27 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager

As a Senior Eng. Manager, eBay Live, you will lead, mentor, and grow a cross-functional full-stack engineering team consisting of both backend and frontend engineers. You will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality software, managing product backlogs in partnership with product management, and defining the technical vision to ensure system reliability and performance. The role involves solving complex challenges related to large-scale distributed systems while balancing immediate commitments with long-term technical strategy. You will work within Agile environments to build real-time platforms featuring low-latency video, interactive chat, and commerce actions. Required skills include experience in high-traffic, event-driven products and infrastructure capacity planning. Preferred technical expertise includes Websocket and FGQL. The core focus is building robust systems for live shopping experiences where latency and reliability are critical for user trust.

What does a Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $290250 from 64 postings across 19 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 by ensuring high-quality software production through strong execution and prioritization.
  • Partner with Product Management to define and maintain a prioritized product backlog aligned with business goals.
  • Define the technical vision while championing best practices in architecture, performance, and reliability.
  • Guide the team in solving complex challenges related to large-scale systems and performance optimization.
  • Balance near-term delivery commitments with long-term technical strategy and responsible management of technical debt.
  • Influence organizational decisions by partnering with peer managers and leadership to align on priorities.
  • 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 building and operating large-scale, distributed systems with high availability and scalability.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive consistent, high-velocity delivery while maintaining standards for quality and reliability.
  • Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments including sprint planning and prioritization.
  • Exceptional communication skills to articulate complex technical topics and influence decisions at multiple levels.
  • Strong product intuition and ability to collaborate with product, analytics, and business partners.
  • Preferred experience includes building real-time systems (live streaming, chat) and high-traffic, event-driven products.

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