Senior Staff Software Engineer, Identity

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 yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $196k
This role $254k
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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $161,965–$229,700 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $254k versus about $196k 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 Staff Software Engineer, Identity

Sr. MTS Software Engineer - Identity serves as a senior technical authority within the Identity Domain, providing leadership for identity services across the platform. The role involves defining enterprise-wide identity and access management architecture, establishing engineering standards, and creating reference implementations for core capabilities. Day-to-day responsibilities include architecting authentication and authorization systems, managing identity lifecycles, and mentoring engineers to improve security standards. The position requires expertise in protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, and SCIM, alongside experience with FIDO2, WebAuthn, Passkeys, JWT, and mTLS. The work focuses on solving complex problems related to identity federation, multi-cloud environments, and Zero Trust principles. This role ensures that identity is implemented as a consistent, secure platform capability while transitioning the organization toward adaptive, context-aware authorization models across distributed systems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

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What you'll do

  • Define and evolve enterprise-wide identity and access management (IAM) architecture and engineering standards.
  • Design and maintain reference implementations for core identity capabilities across the platform.
  • Architect and implement OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and SAML 2.0 for SSO and federation.
  • Drive adoption of phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication technologies like FIDO2 and Passkeys.
  • Define API authorization patterns using JWT and mTLS for service-to-service communication.
  • Implement automated identity lifecycle management using SCIM protocols.
  • Transition the platform toward adaptive, context-aware authorization models aligned with Zero Trust principles.
  • Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to product partners on identity-related decisions.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 12+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems.
  • 5+ years as a technical lead or architect in the identity management domain owning end-to-end system design.
  • Extensive experience designing and building identity and access management (IAM) systems.
  • Strong knowledge of identity protocols including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and SCIM.
  • Experience with federated and unified identity architectures in distributed environments.
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and platforms.
  • Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures, risk-based authentication, and adaptive access control models.

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