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Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.
About the team and the role:
The eBay Cloud team powers the foundational infrastructure that supports thousands of eBay applications. We operate and manage one of the industry's largest private cloud platforms based on open-source technology, which includes hundreds of Kubernetes clusters and millions of compute instances.
Our mission is to provide end-to-end governance and support for the full lifecycle of eBay applications running on our platform. We focus on enhancing the platform's cloud-native capabilities to ensure these applications are reliable, efficient, scalable and secure.
We are looking for an experienced Cloud Platform Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be a key contributor to the design, implementation, and management of the tools and systems that govern the application lifecycle on our private cloud.
You will drive the adoption of cloud-native principles, focusing on improving developer productivity through CI/CD automation and ensuring security compliance across our platform. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in a similar role with a strong focus on application lifecycle management within a large-scale cloud environment.
What you will accomplish:
Lead the design and management of the full lifecycle for our cloud-native products and services. You will build intuitive UIs and customized CLIs to support diverse eBay applications, including frontend, backend, database, and emerging technologies like Machine Learning and GenAI.
Continuously adapt and integrate the latest open-source technologies (e.g., Kubernetes) to build a platform that guarantees our applications are reliable, efficient, and scalable while meeting our security and operational standards.
Engineer robust automation and diagnostic tools in Go and Java to streamline platform operations.
Collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure the seamless validation, adoption, and integration of the eBay Cloud platform.
Architect and deploy robust observability frameworks that monitor application health, enabling proactive issue resolution and ensuring peak performance and security.
What you will bring:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in cloud platforms, with a strong focus on building cloud-native applications and developing platforms that support their entire lifecycle.
Proficient in programming with Java, Go, or Python.
Deep expertise in orchestrating containerized applications and building scalable, reliable cloud lifecycle management systems.
Skilled at identifying system-level gaps and cross-functional issues, proposing effective solutions, and driving end-to-end resolution.
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor team members, manage small projects, and collaborate effectively across teams to drive impactful change.
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