This job is with eBay, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. At 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. You'll be part of the team building 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. Join us to make an impact on one of the world's largest e-commerce websites.

Independently lead complex technical initiatives within and beyond your team.

Lead engineering support, release, and on-call responsibilities for an "always-on" 24/7 site.

Drive technical direction and roadmap, leads across domain teams and guides others towards the right technical decisions.

Authors ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) that serves as blueprint or a proposed solution for a given technical problem and influences overall tech strategy

Demonstrate strong systems mindset, go beyond immediate needs, proactively addressing performance, security, and future-proofing solutions

Take ownership of complex projects, driving them from conception to successful implementation.





Change agency to set high bar and uplevel across teams on culture, process and engineering practices. Empower teams through effective collaboration, knowledge sharing, and tool building.

Identifying areas in the company platforms likely to change and integrating flexibility in the design for these area improving engineering velocity

Long term technology vision to continually modernize and keep systems relevant in constantly changing environments

Deeply care about growing others, great at mentoring and coaching, creating a large positive impact on organizational culture.

Learns adjacent areas (project management, people management, product management) in addition to core technical skills to better support the organization

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. 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. Be a part of a dynamic community that not only values your expertise but is also committed to your personal and qualified growth.

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





Explore the benefits that help you be your best self. Bachelor's degree in EE, CS or other related field.

10+ years of experience in building large scale, distributed web platforms/APIs with 5+ years as an architect/technical lead responsible for the end to end product scope across multiple domains.

Experience in creating and driving technical strategy and roadmap across multiple domains.

Balanced trade-offs to ship scalable solutions supporting long-term goals.

Successfully forge alignments with key stakeholders on significant architecture decisions and technical direction for ambiguous problem areas through Architectural Decision Records (ADR)

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

Solid knowledge in end to end system design involving GraphQL/Rest APIs, Messaging Systems, RDBMS/NOSQL, Containers, Infrastructure layer, with deep knowledge in several key components. Experiences in leading complex technical initiatives across teams independently from inception to successful delivery.

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📌 Sr. Staff Backend Engineer (eBay Live) (Toronto)
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📍 Toronto