Senior MTS iOS Engineer

eBay

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

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $227k
This role $254k
$152k most similar roles pay here $305k

This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $199,425–$254,050 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $254k versus about $227k 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 28 open roles on FindRole.

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

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TL;DR · Senior MTS iOS Engineer

As a Sr. MTS iOS Engineer on the Live team, you will join a group focused on modernizing shopping journeys through simplification and personalization. You will drive complex projects from inception to implementation, author Architecture Decision Records to influence technical strategy, and improve system performance and security across various domains. Your daily work involves designing flexible solutions to increase engineering velocity, mentoring team members, and establishing long-term technology visions. The role requires expertise in native mobile development with advanced Swift features like generics and concurrency management. You will utilize tools such as SPM, Cocoapods, or Carthage while navigating complex networking protocols including GraphQL, Protobuf, and WebSockets. This position addresses the technical challenges of high-traffic, event-driven products where real-time systems like live streaming, bidding, and chat require low latency and robust infrastructure capacity planning.

What you'll do

  • Author Architecture Decision Records to define technical solutions and influence company technology strategy.
  • Drive complex projects from inception to implementation to improve system performance and security.
  • Uplevel engineering practices and team culture through process improvements and tool building.
  • Design flexible solutions within the application ecosystem to increase overall engineering velocity.
  • Develop a long-term technology vision to keep systems modern and relevant.
  • Mentor and coach team members through knowledge sharing to improve organizational growth.
  • Lead root-cause analysis and implement long-term fixes to eliminate recurring platform issues.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of professional experience in native mobile development.
  • Expertise in advanced Swift features such as generics and concurrency management.
  • Experience with iOS dependency management tools like SPM, Cocoapods, or Carthage.
  • Deep understanding of system design for large-scale consumer mobile applications.
  • Advanced networking skills including GraphQL, Protobuf, streaming protocols, and pub-sub.
  • Proficiency in mentoring, coaching, and contributing to organizational culture.
  • Experience building real-time, user-facing systems where latency impacts trust (preferred).
  • Experience with high-traffic, event-driven products and infrastructure capacity planning (preferred).

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