Member of Technical Staff 1 (Software Engineering)

We're seeking a Member of Technical Staff 1 (Software Engineer) who can work independently and is an expert in distributed systems. You'll design and deliver well-scoped services and features that advance eBay's Core Data Platform, improving scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
Responsibilities:
Design, build, test and deploy software components for a highly available and large distributed system.
Perform development and operational tasks to maintain uptime and reliability SLAs of the platform.
Consistently deliver high-quality and on-time product releases and deploy to production.
Collaborate with product management, customers, peer teams and engineers.
Participate in and/or lead engineering discussions, technical evaluations, design reviews and other project discussions.
Follow internal quality and reliability engineering processes to meet or exceed established standards.
Requirements:
Bachelor's/Master's/Ph. D. in computer science, engineering or a related field.
5+ years' work experience in software design and implementation, ideally in large-scale, 24x7 dedicated distributed systems.
Expertise in object-orientated design and backend software development using Java (preferred), Python, or similar technologies.
Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms and distributed systems.
Experience with agile development methodologies in an iterative development environment.
Experience using open-source technologies and/or contributing to open-source software.
Proven track record with understanding requirements and translating them into high-quality engineering work.
Proactive and upbeat engineer with a strong bias for action.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail.
Experience working with a large volume of data is a plus.

Experience
5-9 yrs