Product Development Engineer jobs in Canada

This role is focused on Data Platform Engineering — not data engineering. While familiarity with Spark, Flink, and other tools in the Hadoop ecosystem is valuable, your primary responsibility will be building and evolving the platform itself, not just authoring data pipelines.

• Own and deliver major components of eBay’s Data Platforms — from design through production rollout.

• Design and evolve distributed systems powering ingestion, streaming, lakehouse/warehouse, catalog, and governance.

• Contribute to long-term architecture through design reviews and authoring architecture design documents, ensuring scalability and resilience.

• Build systems that balance latency, correctness, and cost while ensuring security and compliance.

• Drive operational excellence for services you own, including observability and incident response.

• Collaborate across product, infra, and analytics teams to align execution with business needs.

• Learn and grow in areas like governance, orchestration, and privacy engineering.
  

• Experience designing large-scale distributed systems (compute, storage, APIs, streaming).

• Ability to independently deliver complex projects from requirements to production.

• Systems thinker who anticipates bottlenecks, schema evolution, and reliability issues.

• Strong communication skills to influence cross-team technical outcomes.

• Growth mindset with curiosity to learn new technologies.
  

• Impact at scale: powering global analytics and ML systems.

• Challenging problems: streaming, freshness/correctness, and multi-cloud resiliency.

• Collaborative culture that values inclusion and knowledge sharing.

• Support & growth: flexibility, benefits, and career development resources.

• Focus on reliability and sustainable on-call practices.
  

• 8+ years of distributed systems or data platform experience.

• Proven ability to design and deliver critical systems with impact.

• Proficiency in Java/Python, CI/CD, and containerized environments.

• Hands-on expertise in tools like Kafka/Flink, Spark, Delta/Iceberg, Kubernetes, NoSQL/columnar stores.

• Experience in streaming and batch data platforms.

• Strong foundation in algorithms and distributed design.

• BS/MS in CS or equivalent experience.

The Impact You Will Make Here

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for coordinating the design, development, and implementation of software solutions. This role combines technical expertise with leadership skills to guide a team of developers, ensure outstanding deliverables, and drive the successful completion of projects. Candidates must have in-depth software development expertise, proven ability to deliver complex solutions, hands-on experience with Java and GCP, and capability to lead a small engineering team autonomously.

• Architect, design, develop and test complex, multi-tier distributed Warehouse Management System software systems

• Lead architecture discussions, develop well-documented design docs, and facilitate development and code reviews ensuring alignment with industry standards

• Work with product managers, collaborators, and cross-functional teams to build software solutions that fulfill functional and non-functional needs, establish project plans and deliverables

• Estimate engineering effort, plan execution cycles, and roll out system changes

• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in software systems & ensure systems are secure, scalable, and maintainable

• Write Unit and Integration tests and ensure software developed meets high quality standards

• Stay updated on emerging technologies and integrate them into development processes whenever applicable

• Function as a team leader utilizing communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

What You Bring to the Team

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field plus 8+ years of experience or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field plus 7+ years of hands-on experience in building large-scale distributed systems

• Strong expertise in front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React

• Strong expertise in designing and developing REST API

• Extensive hands-on experience and expertise in object-oriented design methodology and application development using Java/J2EE and Kotlin, including frameworks such as Spring Boot

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), particularly in Google Cloud Run and deployment pipelines

• Deep understanding of SQL Databases, with an emphasis on Postgres. Familiarity with tuning systems, architecture, thread management, and problem analysis

• Expertise with Terraform deployments
  

What you will accomplish:

• You oversee the product value proposition narrative and the market entry approach for eBay Live. Your role includes crafting messaging that promotes a positive shopping experience for buyers and success for sellers.

• You will take a comprehensive approach to go-to-market, ensuring customers get relevant and meaningful communications at the right time and place. These will include in-product, marketing, PR, market communities, sales, client support, and partner messaging.

• Influence product roadmaps by synthesizing market, customer and competitive insights, build audience segmentations and opportunity sizing.

• Develop customer feedback loops during the product and marketing development process to refine the product narrative and value proposition articulation.

• Develop product value propositions, narratives, customer messaging, naming and external facing proof points.

• Manage the go-to-market strategy and planning for product launches and then lead through channel experts to ensure execution and impact measurement. Track customer engagement, product adoption, and business success. Partner with channel experts across in-product content, marketing, PR communications, customer service, in-market teams, and sales channels to generate demand.

• Identify internal product market fit tracking metrics; synthesize customer feedback to provide signal amidst the noise across the product life cycle: development, launch, and optimization / expansion. Build up the value proposition employing the voice of the customer to optimize product marketing messaging and to advise on product recommendations.

• Define important measures for success, and track progress against goals for the product launches and in-market growth adoption of existing products or services.

What you will bring:

• 6+ years of experience in product marketing with at least 3 years leading company wide initiatives

• Strong track record of developing product and go-to-market strategies at ecommerce companies, with a consumer attitude.

• Preferred experience in live shopping

• Proven ability to drive innovation, implement projects with excellence

• Success working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and excellent communication skills

• Strong data analysis skills and experience with customer research techniques

This role requires a unique product leader who can successfully navigate an ambiguous, fast-paced environment. You will be responsible for defining and delivering high-impact features across the entire live commerce journey, including the foundational technology platform, the global buyer experience, and the tools sellers use to broadcast, engage, and monetize their live streams. If you thrive on significant ownership, high visibility, and the chance to build the future of e-commerce, this is the role for you.

What you will accomplish:

• Serve as a visionary leader for your product space within live commerce, developing a strategy and roadmap that aligns with eBay's top-level goals. This requires blending deep customer empathy with an understanding of market trends, business goals, and competitive insights.

• Drive the full product lifecycle for multiple features or a major product initiative, from initial discovery and opportunity sizing to launch, iteration, and post-launch analysis.

• Own and deliver a challenging product roadmap on time, demonstrating a strong bias for action and high-quality outcomes. You will write clear, detailed requirements (PRDs) that prioritize hypotheses for testing and iteration.

• Lead and inspire confidence among a wide range of partners, including engineering, design, data science, research, and marketing. You will foster collaboration, build alignment, and drive shared goals across all stakeholders.

• Define key success metrics, leverage data and analytics to quantify customer problems, size opportunities, and ultimately measure the impact of your work on organizational goals.

• Cultivate a knowledge of the technical architecture and backend systems for your product area to effectively partner with engineering, unblock development, and influence technical decisions.

What you will bring:

• 8+ years of product management or related strategy experience, with e-commerce, video, or social commerce experience highly preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.

• Ambiguity Management: Exceptional ability to thrive in an ambiguous, 0-1 environment, distilling complex, unclear problems into a clear product vision and actionable roadmap.

• Prioritization and Tradeoffs: Demonstrated ability to evaluate options, assess trade-offs (short-term vs. long-term), and recommend a path forward, even with incomplete data.

• Influence & Communication: Masters written and verbal communication, adapting your message to influence both execution teams and executive leadership. Ability to lead and inspire without direct authority.

• Analytical Rigor: Proven ability to use quantitative and qualitative insights to build strong business cases, define necessary data, and measure product performance.

• Create world-class, user-centered designs and experiences which solve for customer needs, deliver on business requirements, account for technical feasibility and leverage future trends

• Use your understanding of user-centered design processes and ability to create prototypes and high quality design work to drive product design for end-to-end projects in agile, cross-functional teams

• Operate as a "Co-Founder" within the cross-functional product team by identifying and validating user problems, producing inventive and thoughtful solutions for users and the business, and shipping meaningful product updates that deliver tangible results

• Unite multiple AI-related projects into a cohesive portfolio and end-to-end experience for our customers via collaboration with our design system teams, engineers and multiple product management teams

• Deliver tested solutions via participation in user research, product discovery & testing

• 8+ years of professional experience in product design as an IC design lead working across large cross-domain and cross-functional projects which define an end-to-end customer experience

• An outstanding portfolio which demonstrates a broad range of design and product strategy across web-based and native applications and consumer experiences

• Experience using design thinking methodologies & UCD processes to drive collaboration across agile, cross-functional teams in a large organization

• Hands-on experience driving product and concept development, including generative research, storyboarding, user-journey mapping, competitive analysis, prototyping, qualitative interviews and quantitative testing

• Ability to synthesize ambiguity, bringing industry trends, research, team insights, business priorities, and partner feedback into actionable UX strategy and design execution

• Experience designing AI interfaces or other experience designing with emerging technologies

In the role of
Lead Product Manager at eBay Live , your responsibilities will involve shaping and advancing the vision, strategy, and roadmap for eBay Live seller experiences globally. You will orchestrate projects aimed at enhancing live commerce, making it more user-friendly, interactive, and expandable — enabling sellers of all scales to thrive instantly.

You will partner with Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Marketing teams to drive tangible business outcomes and elevate seller success. This highly visible, cross-functional leadership role requires a blend of critical thinking, in-depth product expertise, data-driven decision-making, and genuine empathy for our global seller community.

What you will accomplish:

• Develop and implement the product vision and strategy for eBay Live seller experiences, ensuring it aligns with eBay’s broader corporate and Seller Experience objectives.

• Lead cross-functional teams to build scalable, mobile-first tools that enable sellers to host, promote, and run live selling events with ease.

• Apply a data-informed approach to validate hypotheses, define success metrics, and iterate rapidly to deliver meaningful outcomes for sellers and buyers.

• Champion the voice of the seller, integrating user insights, research, and behavioural data into every stage of the product lifecycle.

• Collaborate closely with senior leaders across product, development, and engineering to ensure strategic alignment, execution clarity, and effective prioritization.

• Establish guidelines and frameworks for experimentation, validation, and decision-making that can scale globally.

• Identify and drive innovation opportunities, bringing to bear trends in live commerce, creator ecosystems, and mobile-first engagement.

• Work closely with Program Management to address barriers, boost delivery efficiency, and update senior executives on progress and breakthroughs.

• Foster a culture of speed and excellence, balancing quality with velocity and empowering teams to make decisions confidently.

What you will bring:

• 10+ years of product management experience, including at least 2+ years at a lead or principal level coordinating complex, cross-functional initiatives.

• Consistent track record of building and scaling customer-facing digital products, ideally within commerce, social, or live content ecosystems.

• Strong strategic and analytical approach — skilled at turning uncertainty into concrete, measurable product roadmaps.

• Extensive background crafting mobile-first and interactive experiences, especially with live video, community, or products driven by creators.

• Shown success leading global, cross-disciplinary teams across development, research, engineering, and data.

• Expertise in AI adoption, experimentation, A/B testing, and product validation frameworks.