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 yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $180,875–$243,600 — the blue 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 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 grow a cross-functional full-stack engineering team. This role involves mentoring engineers, fostering a collaborative culture, and owning delivery outcomes for high-quality software. You will partner with product management to maintain backlogs, define technical visions, and solve complex challenges regarding large-scale distributed systems. Key responsibilities include managing technical debt, driving agile delivery, and overseeing performance optimization. The role requires expertise in building real-time, user-facing systems like live streaming, chat, and bidding tools where low latency is critical. Required skills include experience with high-traffic, event-driven products and infrastructure capacity planning. Preferred technical proficiencies include Websocket and FGQL experience to support interactive commerce actions and robust analytics.

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 building and operating large-scale, distributed systems with high availability, scalability, and resilience.
  • Demonstrated ability to drive high-velocity delivery while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and operational excellence.
  • Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments, including sprint planning, prioritization, and continuous improvement.
  • 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.
  • Experience building real-time, user-facing systems like live streaming, chat, or gaming (preferred).

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