Senior MTS Backend Engineer (eBay Live)
eBay · San Jose, CA · Engineering
About this role
eBay is hiring a senior-level Backend Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Jose, CA. The posting calls out experience with GraphQL, REST APIs, Docker, System Design. Compensation is listed at $217,600–$290,500 per year.
- Role
- Backend Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Jose, CA
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- May 19, 2026
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Job description
from eBay careersAt eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.
Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.
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
You’ll be part of the team building eBay Live, eBay’s newest shopping experience and live shopping platform. Live shopping is a natural extension of eBay’s ethos —highlighting unique items, collectibles, and fashion while enabling real-time interaction between buyers and sellers. This is a relatively new trend in the US and Europe, growing quickly, and is already broadly established in APAC.
We are looking to hire a passionate, collaborative and motivated Sr. Staff Backend Engineer (Sr. MTS), who will help us develop and evolve eBay Live to be a market leader in live shopping and become a key part of the global eBay platform.