Platform Engineer- GraphQL/API
Core
Design, build, and operate scalable GraphQL Federation infrastructure and API gateways to enable data exposure for eBay's partners, sellers, and internal teams.
Role type
Senior Platform Engineer (GraphQL/API)
Builds
GraphQL Federation schemas, API gateways, and distributed services for global ecommerce partners
Domain
Ecommerce, Distributed Systems, API Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Java (Spring Boot), GraphQL (Federation, Schema Stitching), API Design (REST/GraphQL), CI/CD (Maven, Jenkins), Kubernetes, Cloud-native deployments, Observability, Query Optimization
Preferred skills
Experience building/operating GraphQL APIs (resolvers, gateway architectures)
Technologies
Java, Spring Boot, GraphQL, Kubernetes, Maven, Jenkins
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable, highly available GraphQL services and federated schemas; Develop and operate GraphQL platform infrastructure; Own production systems end-to-end including monitoring and troubleshooting; Improve GraphQL performance via query optimization and caching; Automate operational workflows to reduce toil; Write clean, maintainable Java code using Spring Boot
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
