Director of Engineering

About e Bay

e Bay Inc. is a global ecommerce leader that connects over 134 million people around the world and builds communities to create economic opportunity for all. The company participates in 190 markets around the world, and in 2024 enabled more than $75 billion of gross merchandise volume. e Bay's Marketplace platforms, including its global properties and its off-platform businesses in Japan create one of the world's largest and most vibrant marketplaces for discovering great value and unique selection. e Bay's payment business also powers tens of billions of dollars of online transactions while providing financial services such as seller lending, buyer and seller FX, and multiple payment solutions.

e Bay's strategic vision is to become the best global marketplace for enthusiast buyers and sellers. 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.

About the Role

At e Bay, 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. Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Vision & Strategy:

• Define and drive the long-term technical vision, roadmap, and architecture for the engineering organization
• Align engineering strategy with overall business goals and product vision
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and methodologies
• Ensure technical decisions support scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability

Team Leadership & Management:

• Lead, mentor, and grow multiple Engineering Managers and/or Team Leads
• Oversee the hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development of engineering staff (including managers and senior ICs)
• Foster a high-performing, collaborative, innovative, and inclusive engineering culture
• Build and maintain team morale, engagement, and retention

Delivery & Execution:

• Oversee the planning, execution, and timely delivery of complex software projects across multiple teams
• Ensure teams adhere to best practices (coding standards, code reviews, testing, CI/CD)
• Manage engineering budgets, resource allocation, and capacity planning
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) related to delivery velocity, quality, and system health

Process & Operational Excellence:

• Establish, optimize, and standardize engineering processes (SDLC, Agile/Scrum/Kanban, release management, incident response)
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering efficiency, productivity, and quality
• Implement and monitor metrics to measure team and organizational performance

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner closely with Product Management, Design, Data Science, Security, and IT/Operations to define requirements, prioritize work, and ensure successful product delivery
• Collaborate with senior leadership (Sr. Directors, other Directors, Executives) on strategic initiatives and company-wide goals
• Represent the engineering organization in cross-functional meetings and strategic discussions

Technical Oversight & Quality:

• Provide high-level technical guidance and oversight across projects
• Champion software quality, best practices, and operational reliability (e.g., SLOs, SLIs)
• Ensure systems are designed for scalability, performance, and cost-efficiency
• Manage technical debt and advocate for necessary refactoring/infrastructure investments

Resource Management:

• Grow your team through coaching and mentoring
• Forecast hiring needs and participate in recruitment strategy

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in direct people management and 3+ years managing other managers
• Master's degree in Computer Science, or Bachelor's degree with equivalent experience
• Proven ability to lead, inspire, mentor, and grow large engineering teams and managers
• Strong coaching skills
• Significant hands-on technical background (software development, architecture, systems design)
• Ability to understand complex technical challenges and trade-offs deeply, even if not coding daily
• Ability to set technical vision, translate business strategy into engineering execution, and make long-term architectural decisions
• Proven track record of shipping complex, high-quality software products at scale
• Expertise in Agile methodologies
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences (including executives)
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound decisions under pressure
• Experience establishing processes, metrics, and driving continuous improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in ECommerce and Shipping industry
• Experience scaling engineering organizations during rapid growth

Equal Opportunity

e Bay is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please contact us at talent@ebay.com. We will make every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible.