Job Title: Software Engineer – Opensource
Location: Hybrid in CA, TX, UT
Job Overview
eBay has a rich history in the Open-Source Community. Open Source is a significant component of most of our applications, and we contribute back to the community in many ways. We are seeking an experienced Open-Source Software expert to join our team. As an Open-Source Software expert, you will be responsible for managing and contributing to the development of our open-source projects, evaluating and implementing new open-source technologies, and collaborating with our development team to ensure the successful implementation of open source software solutions. Additionally, you will be required to manage the technical aspects of enforcing Open-Source policy in our software development lifecycle. You will also be responsible for internal customer support at any level from coding to strategic consultation.
Responsibilities
- Manage and contribute to the development of open-source projects to maximize value to eBay for the least effort.
- Search for, evaluate and implement new open-source technologies to improve existing software solutions throughout the company.
- Collaborate with internal development teams to ensure the successful implementation of open-source software solutions. This could be anywhere from the L1 to the L3+ level (of traditional customer support models).
- Provide technical expertise and guidance on open-source software usage and best practices
- Help the open-source team ensure software is built in compliance with open-source licenses and legal requirements
- Manage the technical aspects of integrating Snyk and/or other automated tools that enforce policy in the software supply chain.
- Participate in the open-source community by contributing to projects, attending conferences, and staying up to date on industry trends
- Create and maintain documentation for open-source projects and software solutions
- Help identify and resolve open-source software related issues
Required Qualifications - Education and Experience combined: 5+ years in computer science or related field. Experience needs to demonstrate proficiency in:
- Experience in full-stack web development
- Java Development including Spring Boot
- Experience with one of the major client-side web frameworks
- Restful APIs
- Demonstrated contributor to open-source projects
- 3+ years’ experience in open-source software development, either personally or professionally
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, including collaborative tools like GitHub.
- Knowledge of basic economics like Cost of Delay and software development best-practices like DevOps Research and Assessment.
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of open-source licenses and their appropriate/inappropriate usages in commercial software.
- Experience and/or knowledge of CI/CD utilities.
- Experience and/or knowledge of cloud native technologies
- Customer support experience, either in software development or another field.
- Software development in a fortune 500 company.
- Contributions to public discourse on open-source software, software development, or other topic such as journal articles, published research, conference talks, blogs, etc.
- Open API and JSON API Standards
- Python