Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Search)
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This role pays less than 79% of similar roles. Most pay $142,400–$214,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $136k versus about $178k for comparable roles.
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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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Software Engineer 3, Search Backend joins the Search Backend team as a mid-level engineer to develop and operate distribution pipelines delivering search indexes to thousands of nodes. The role involves designing and building core components of search index distribution infrastructure, including real-time streaming pipelines and highly scalable, fault-tolerant systems for both real-time and batch distribution. Key responsibilities include building intelligent systems for auto-managing index distribution clusters with proactive health monitoring and automated remediation. The position requires proficiency in Java, Scala, Kafka, Spark, Flink, Zookeeper, Docker, and Kubernetes. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in distributed systems, data structures, and algorithms. The work focuses on ensuring search indexes remain fresh, consistent, and reliable across a large-scale, multi-pool infrastructure to support a high-performance search experience.
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