Ebay Technical Lead - Connected Products 

United Kingdom, England, Manchester 

619304270

What you'll do and learn:

• Lead the technical direction of a cross-functional product team, ensuring sound architectural decisions and alignment with platform strategy.

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex features—from discovery and technical design to implementation, testing, deployment, and observability.

• Mentor and coach engineers of varying levels, fostering a growth-oriented, collaborative team environment.

• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams to shape roadmaps and make strategic trade-offs that balance quality, speed, and scalability.

• Drive a culture of engineering excellence through code reviews, best practices, and continuous improvement of development workflows.

• Advocate for and implement improvements to our testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and reliability processes.

• Champion best practices in accessibility, security, and performance across frontend and backend codebases.

• Be a point of contact for system-level debugging, incident response, and operational readiness.

What you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field.

• 8+ years of experience in building large scale, distributed web platforms/APIs with 3+ years as a technical lead responsible for the end to end product scope across multiple functional areas.

• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team, delivering complex projects that span multiple functional areas independently.

• Solid knowledge in end to end system design from frontend to backend involving JavaScript frameworks, GraphQL/Rest APIs, Messaging Systems, RDBMS/NOSQL, Containers, Infrastructure layer, with deep knowledge in several key components. Experience in GraphQL is preferable.

• Proficiency with multiple programming languages and frameworks, with deep mastery in Java / Spring.

• Developed and drove adoption of technical practices that improved team velocity to deliver high-quality code within the team.

• Experience in proposing and influencing technical strategy & roadmap, balancing short/long term wins is preferable.

• Innovative, team player, excellent communication and decision-making

• Strong sense of ownership and interpersonal skills to work effectively across teams

• Strong learning ability, self-driven

• Excited about new and innovative technologies within immediate field of expertise

• Attending knowledge sharing sessions, both within the company and externally

• Learning transferable skills

What we bring:

• Exciting Product Mission with Impactful Technical Challenges - Dive into the heart of eCommerce innovation at Buyer Experiences, where we’re transforming eBay's shopping journey. By focusing on simplification, personalization, and modernization, we aim to build world-class buyer and seller experiences on eBay marketplaces with creativity and passion. Utilizing cutting-edge technologies like Generative AI, you'll tackle complex challenges that directly improve the shopping experience for millions of eBay users everyday.

• Vibrant Culture - At Buyer Experiences, our strength lies in our diversity, transparency, and collaborative spirit. Our open culture ensures every voice is valued and heard. We celebrate our successes together and approach each challenge as an opportunity for collective growth. Be a part of a dynamic community that not only values your expertise but is also committed to your personal and professional growth.

• Flexible Working - Enjoy exceptional support for remote work, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life seamlessly.

• Competitive Compensation and Benefit - No matter where you are in the world, eBay supports your health and wellbeing with benefits as unique as you. Explore the benefits that help you be your best self. Check out our benefits here: https://www.ebaybenefits.com/index.html.