Software Engineer - Streaming

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At eBay, data flows swiftly within our marketplace — fueling countless real-time interactions among buyers and sellers worldwide. To support this, our Rheos team (from the Ancient Greek for current, stream, or flow) provides the fully managed, continuously scaling stream processing and messaging data platform that enables near real-time buyer experiences, seller insights, and a data-driven commerce business.

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer with a strong background in streaming and messaging technologies, responsible for the design and development of the streaming lakehouse storage system. This role also involves development and operations of eBay’s messaging and streaming infrastructure to ensure our distributed systems are reliable, scalable, and high performing to serve as the backbone for eBay’s mission‑critical applications.

• Build, operate, and optimize eBay messaging and streaming platform, ensuring system reliability, scalability, and high performance.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring minimal downtime. Maintain and improve system monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Design and develop the streaming lakehouse storage system.

• Solid foundation in computer science, with knowledge of algorithm design, operating systems, computer networks, databases, and other related fundamentals.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language among Java, Rust, or C++.
• In‑depth understanding of the implementation principles of message middleware such as Kafka, Pulsar, or Rocket
  
  MQ.
• Familiarity with the design and implementation of Lakehouse table formats like Apache Iceberg, Apache Paimon, or Apache Fluss.
• Great teammate and able to work with a global team.

• Experience in designing and implementing distributed systems.
• Familiarity with the design and implementation of storage engines such as Rocks
  
  DB or Level
  
  DB.
• Understanding of the implementation principles of database storage systems.
• Contributions to relevant open‑source projects.

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:
$132,000 - $222,100

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave).

Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employees will be in an “at‑will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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