7 months ago
San Jose, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$274k - $366k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define technical strategies and architectural roadmaps for seller platforms and architectures.
- Modernize highly coupled monolithic commerce systems into distributed, maintainable, and safely deployable services.
- Establish domain boundaries and bounded contexts using Domain-Driven Design.
- Architect Federated GraphQL and consumer-driven contracts for independent web and mobile development.
- Improve flow efficiency, experimentation, learning speed, and engineering effectiveness across JVM-based services.
- Write code, build foundational frameworks, and establish reusable architectural patterns.
- Mentor and train the global engineering community on sophisticated technical issues.
- Promote psychological safety, blameless learning, and collaborative experimentation.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, or a bachelor’s degree with equivalent high-level architectural experience.
- 15–20+ years of relevant engineering experience leading delivery of services and large-scale distributed systems.
- Proven success delivering enterprise-wide solutions from design through development, testing, and production.
- Deep understanding of Java, Kotlin, and Scala, as well as modern web front-end and native mobile architectures.
- Experience with React, Node, Spring, Docker, Kubernetes, service-based architectures, Domain-Driven Design, and reactive or event-driven systems.
- Demonstrated success modernizing monolithic enterprise systems and implementing Federated GraphQL for client-backend decoupling.
- Strong customer focus, relationship-building, executive communication, and technical mentorship skills.
- Willingness to work deeply in technical details with an iterative approach and commitment to software quality and psychological safety.
Benefits
- Medical, financial, 401(k), paid time off, and parental leave benefits may be included in the compensation package.
- The position is an at-will role, and base salary and other discretionary compensation programs may be modified by the company.
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About TCGplayer
TCGplayer operates an online marketplace and software tools for buying and selling trading card games and related collectibles, serving hobby shops and individual sellers. It generates revenue through marketplace fees, seller subscriptions, and fulfillment programs such as TCGplayer Direct. An eBay subsidiary, the company provides authentication and logistics services that help stores list inventory at scale and reach buyers across the U.S. and internationally.