Senior MTS - Distributed Databases
Core
Design, build, and operate petabyte-scale, highly available distributed database platforms powering eBay's global marketplace.
Role type
Senior IC distributed database engineer (hands-on technical contributor & local team leader)
Builds
Petabyte-scale distributed data platforms for eBay's global marketplace
Domain
Ecommerce + Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Distributed consensus, replication, consistency models, partitioning, fault tolerance, high availability, geo-distributed systems, database internals (storage, WAL, MVCC, locking, query planning, indexing), transaction management (isolation, concurrency control, crash recovery), C++/Java/Python/Scala, Kubernetes, Docker, system debugging, architectural tradeoffs
Preferred skills
AI-assisted engineering tools, open-source evaluation, mentoring engineers
Technologies
C++, Java, Python, Scala, Kubernetes, Docker, RAFT, PAXOS
Responsibilities
Own and drive major technical initiatives for distributed database architecture; implement critical database components and production-quality code; mentor engineers and raise technical bar; partner with architects and customers to solve complex distributed-systems problems; drive projects from exploration through production support; evaluate emerging technologies and open-source solutions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with local team leadership
