eBay
Architect, Federated GraphQL
$136K–$229K
Portland · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years.
- Visa sponsorship
- Cannot offer any sort of visa sponsorship; remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.
About the job
Defines and governs eBay’s federated GraphQL platform, setting architecture and standards and guiding teams in adopting reliable APIs at global scale.
What you'll do
- Set architectural vision and standards for schema design, composition, and execution across the federated GraphQL platform.
- Develop governance and platform capabilities for schema quality, security, performance, reliability, and observability.
- Advise and mentor teams adopting federation and shape API strategy across GraphQL, REST, and gRPC.
What they ask for
- 10+ years designing backend architectures for large-scale distributed systems, including microservices and asynchronous event-driven environments.
- Strong API and schema design knowledge, with hands-on experience in GraphQL Federation, GraphQL API, REST, and/or gRPC.
- Proficiency in Java with Spring Boot and/or Node.js, and familiarity with JVM and JavaScript/TypeScript service environments.
- Experience with cloud-native infrastructure and software delivery practices, including Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and platform reliability.
Pay
$136,000 - $228,600 USD base salary
Tools
GraphQL Federation, GraphQL, REST, gRPC, Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Kubernetes
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