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About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Full Stack Architect to lead the design and development of large-scale, distributed platforms that power critical customer experiences. As a Senior MTS, you will drive technical strategy, influence architecture decisions, and lead cross-functional initiatives while mentoring engineers and fostering engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex technical initiatives across teams from conception to successful delivery.

• Define and drive technical strategy, architecture vision, and multi-year roadmaps.

• Author and influence Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) that guide technical direction.

• Design scalable, secure, and highly available systems across frontend, backend, data, and infrastructure layers.

• Drive end-to-end architecture involving JavaScript frameworks, GraphQL/REST APIs, messaging systems, RDBMS/NoSQL databases, containers, and cloud infrastructure.

• Champion engineering best practices, improving code quality, developer productivity, and delivery velocity.

• Mentor engineers, conduct design reviews, and elevate technical standards across teams.

• Lead operational excellence, including release management, reliability, and on-call responsibilities for a 24/7 platform.

Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• Proven experience defining and executing technical strategy across multiple domains.

• Strong expertise in full-stack system design and distributed architectures.

• Deep knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks and frontend architecture patterns.

• Experience with GraphQL and REST APIs, messaging systems, RDBMS/NoSQL, containers, and cloud-native technologies.

• Track record of driving architecture decisions, influencing stakeholders, and improving engineering practices.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience building large-scale distributed platforms and APIs.

• 5+ years as an Architect, Staff Engineer, or Technical Lead driving end-to-end product architecture.

• Demonstrated success leading large cross-functional initiatives and delivering complex systems at scale.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

What Sets You Apart

• Strong ownership, communication, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and drive alignment across stakeholders.

• Passion for mentoring, coaching, and building high-performing engineering teams.

• Growth mindset with a commitment to continuous learning and innovation.

Additional Details

eBay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected]. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about eBay's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

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