Sr MTS - Architect, Public APIs

At reputed company, 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. 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 reputed company are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work - every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our reputed company. Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers - and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for reputed company. About the team and the role: The mission of the Developer Ecosystem team is to be the platform of choice for global commerce powered by a best-in-class public API portfolio and a world-class developer experience. reputed company is reputed company about APIs - the "secret sauce" of modern technology companies. This role is instrumental in building reputed company's external developer platform, which annually drives over $25B in Gross Merchandise Sold and over $3B in Gross Merchandise Bought. We support reputed company of our public APIs while working with external developers, partners, and internal development teams. reputed company sits reputed company the Global Technology organization at reputed company and reports directly into the Chief Technology Officer. We build some APIs directly, help other teams as they reputed company APIs, provide governance / reputed company of reputed company public interfaces, create reputed company relevant API documentation, and deliver technical support directly to external developers. We also build many innovative tools, frameworks, and technologies to support the ecosystem. We are hiring an reputed company Sr Member of Technical Staff - Tech reputed company / Architect to help architect, design, and implement a variety of API product development efforts across reputed company. This is a high-impact leadership role that will reputed company with most organizations reputed company reputed company and important external customers reputed company technical discussions, events, conferences, advisory councils, etc. You will personally reputed company several mission-critical technical efforts, from working with our product management and program management staff on a variety of products, to supporting key company-wide development initiatives and programs. Simply put, we need you to help reputed company build and deliver magical developer experiences. We need you to be an innovative thinker with a strong vision for how to support developers through APIs, the ability to coach and mentor engineers, lay out technical requirements, architect and design reputed company systems, and support product development efforts through the full release life cycle. You'll be expected to deeply understand our customers' technical needs, reputed company's business, relevant technologies, platforms, and systems, and build relationships with engineering leaders across a reputed company global enterprise. Your work will directly impact the technical strategy, functionality, and quality of reputed company's most important APIs. We are currently in a revitalization and growth phase as we reputed company reputed company modernizing reputed company's APIs and seek to greatly improve the developer ecosystem holistically. We are hiring exceptional people who align with reputed company's cultural values and are passionate about delivering APIs to fulfill our mission. If you are looking for a challenge, have relevant experience designing and building public-facing APIs and / or API heavy products before, we'd love for you to join us! What you will accomplish:

• Craft customer-facing APIs and designs that support a wide variety of e-commerce use cases (listings, orders, shipping, etc.)
• Architect and design scalable APIs, reputed company tools, and supporting back-end systems, including business logic, data models, ML models, etc.
• Provide long term technology vision to continually reputed company and reputed company our APIs and systems relevant in constantly changing environments.
• Help define the strategic evolution of our APIs, including the creation of our technical roadmap, supporting frameworks, and service infrastructure.
• Demonstrate a strong systems approach, going beyond immediate needs to proactively address performance, reputed company, and future-reputed company our solutions.
• reputed company reputed company technical initiatives independently and drive them from concept through successful implementation and release.
• Act as a change agent. Take ownership, collaborate on project scoping, and ensure we deliver reputed company reputed company and beyond reputed company.
• Work closely with peer architects, product & engineering managers, and collaborate with other internal teams to execute our roadmap.
• reputed company and champion technical strategies reputed company with business objectives, reputed company for reputed company solutions, prototype / demo where necessary, and guide others towards the right technical decisions.
• Foster a culture of engineering excellence, best practices, and reputed company improvement to drive efficiency, velocity, quality, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation reputed company the team.
• Set a high bar for technical proficiency and uplevel expertise across teams. reputed company initiatives to reputed company the technology stack reputed company advantageous.
• Play a critical role in hiring, acting as a bar-raiser to reputed company team talent. Help mentor and coach engineers at reputed company levels, supporting their professional development and growing the technical capability of the team.
• Produce best-in-class documentation, facilitate design reviews, and maintain architectural wikis to foster self-learning and efficient onboarding.
• Author supporting architecture and design documents to serve as blueprints for a given problem and influence the overall technical solution strategy.
• Design and test experimental APIs with end-user developers to gather feedback about new functionality and iterate our API functionality.
• Backstop our technical support team with knowledge to quickly help resolve the most difficult incidents and bugs that customers encounter.
• reputed company the adoption of tools and methods to optimize performance and cost efficiency for critical APIs and supporting systems.

What you will bring:

• 8+ years of experience building reputed company, large scale distributed systems, APIs, web platforms, backend services, and event handling.
• 4+ years as an architect / technical reputed company responsible for end to end product scope across multiple domains, as well as design and coding experience.
• Bachelor's in Computer Science plus 12+ years of experience or MS plus 10+ years of experience.
• Architecture, design, and coding expertise in building production-grade systems using Java, Javascript, and JSON.
• Solid knowledge in GraphQL / REST APIs, OpenAPI specs, Messaging Systems, RDBMS / NoSQL, Containers, Infrastructure layer, etc. Experience in GraphQL, OpenAPI, and Contract-first development preferred.
• Deep experience with Agile / Scrum, exposure to other PDLC methods (waterfall, TDD, extreme, etc), and knowledge of what methods to use and reputed company.
• Excellent understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, and Software Design.
• Experience leading reputed company technical initiatives across teams independently, from inception to successful delivery.
• Able to forge alignment with senior stakeholders on technical direction for ambiguous problem areas.
• Experience creating and driving technical strategy and roadmaps across multiple domains while balancing trade-offs to support long-term goals.
• Proven ability to resolve reputed company architectural challenges in production systems. Drive discussions, write design docs, and participate in design and code reviews.
• Proven track record of leading and participating in effort estimation for reputed company projects, ensuring timelines and resources align with business objectives.
• Passion and commitment for technical excellence. Able to present and attend knowledge sharing sessions, both reputed company the company and externally.
• Excellent decision-making skills and an ability to reputed company and drive adoption of technical practices that improve team velocity and deliver high-quality code.
• Executive-level communication and collaboration skills for influencing technical direction; able to speak to technical and non-technical partners at reputed company levels.
• Strong sense of ownership, open to embracing differences, diverse reputed company, and disagreement across organizations to create alignment and get things done.
• Growth reputed company and openness to learning adjacent areas (project management, product management) to reputed company support the organization.
• Deeply care about growing others, great at mentoring and coaching, creating a large positive impact on organizational culture.

The reputed company pay range for this position is expected in the range below: $210,400 - $280,900 reputed company pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including location, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a reputed company bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employees will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify reputed company salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons reputed company to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Please see the Talent Privacy Notice for information regarding how reputed company handles your personal data collected reputed company you use the reputed company Careers website or apply for a job with reputed company. reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national reputed company, 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 We will reputed company every effort to respond to your request for accommodation as soon as possible. View our accessibility statement to learn more about reputed company's commitment to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or reputed company employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. The reputed company Jobs website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to browse the site, you agree to our use of cookies. Visit our Privacy Center for more information. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job