Senior Frontend Engineer

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.

About the team and the role:

We are the eBay Seller Experience Team, dedicated to driving impactful projects and fostering a unique, inclusive team culture.

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Seller Experience - Inventory Management team, you will have the unique opportunity to work on one of the largest and most dynamic e-commerce platforms in the world. This role involves creating and managing billions of listings, directly influencing the success of millions of sellers and buyers globally. The scale and complexity of eBay's inventory management system present a challenging yet rewarding environment where innovative solutions and cutting-edge technologies are at the forefront. If you're passionate about solving complex problems at scale and want to make a tangible impact on a global platform, this role offers unparalleled opportunities for growth and innovation. Join us in shaping the future of e-commerce!

 

What you will accomplish:

• Collaborate with engineers, UX designers, and product managers in an agile environment to design, develop, test, and support high-quality, high-performance, visually appealing, and interaction-rich front-end products across all phases of the development cycle, ensuring compatibility across browsers and operating systems.

• Develop and maintain web applications using JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, web UX component template language, web assembly, and Node.js. craft and develop adaptable layouts, ensuring cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility and performance.

• Build rich web applications by using browser local IndexedDB and web workers and design and implement shareable UX components, libraries, tools, and processes to improve team development agility.

• Estimate engineering effort, plan implementation, and roll out system changes and identify project technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies, ability to implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins and Git.

• Integrate with backend APIs, focusing on performance tuning for both browser and Node.js virtual machines.

• Write and maintain automated tests using tools such as Playwright, Percy, or other testing frameworks and ensure code quality by writing well-structured, maintainable, and efficient code, incorporating CSS and JavaScript standard processes, address accessibility issues and ensure compliance with web accessibility standards, being familiar with web accessibility testing and tools.

What you will bring:

• Substantial experience in designing, and developing high-volume, highly interactive web applications that are compatible across various browsers and device types.

• Advanced expertise in HTML5, CSS3 (using preprocessors like LESS or SASS), Content Delivery Networks (CDN), and sophisticated JavaScript/TypeScript development and proficient in Ajax and web template technologies, with expert-level skills in server-side Node.js web application development.

• Knowledge of automation testing tools and experience in writing automation tests to cover unit, component, and UI visual tests. 

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Experience in non-functional skills like Security, Load and Performance Tests, Accessibility, Site Speed optimization, Cross-browser /Cross-platform UX Design

• Familiarity with GraphQL and REST services for API integration and any previous software engineering experience in the e-commerce industry is a plus!

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