Software Engineer, Search

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.

We are the Search Engine Development team for eBay. The eBay search engine handles billions of queries daily on a corpus of 3 billion documents. We write modern, high-performance C++ distributed systems code deployed under Linux. We use advanced lock-free programming techniques and custom allocators to squeeze every last drop of performance out of our servers. We collaborate closely with Science teams so that their machine-learned models can run as efficiently as possible. We implement advanced algorithms in Information Retrieval and Concise Data Structures. If you're interested in distributed systems programming, IR, or performant Modern C++, we would like to talk to you. We're about a dozen developers responsible for the search engine running on over 30,000 geographically distributed server nodes. Come join us.

Job Responsibilities

• Understand, estimate, design and implement complex software applications in C++

• Deliver highly performing, low latency, robust code with high test c, continuous integration and production monitoring

• Participate in engineering design and code reviews

• Triage and debug production issues

• Mentor junior team members

• Learn all about our bespoke search engine: Cassini

• Collaborate with peers and engineers from other teams

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or closely related field with 5 years of relevant experience

• Expertise in Modern C++

• Expertise in building scalable, distributed systems

• Familiarity in the field of Information Retrieval

Benefits are an essential part of your total compensation for the work you do every day. Whether you’re single, in a growing family, or nearing retirement, eBay offers a variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs to meet your needs. Including maternal & paternal leave, paid sabbatical, and plans to help ensure your financial security today and in the years ahead because we know feeling financially secure during your working years and through retirement is important.

Here at eBay, we love creating opportunities for others by connecting people from widely diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and geographies. So, being diverse and inclusive isn’t just something we strive for, it is who we are, and part of what we do each and every single day. We want to ensure that as an employee, you feel eBay is a place where, no matter who you are, you feel safe, included, and that you have the opportunity to bring your unique self to work. To learn about eBay’s Diversity & Inclusion click here: https://www.ebayinc.com/company/diversity-inclusion/

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