Jobs / United States / Ebay INC
Platform Engineer, Java Frameworks
Ebay INC · 🇺🇸 Austin
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 478 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 314 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Ebay INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles58 certified filings for “MTS 1, Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in TX: $142k–$188k, median $169k. Most were filed at wage level IV (58%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Ebay INC
The US Department of Labor certified 478 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 314 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
At eBay, 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 ideas 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 planet. Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all. * This role cannot offer any sort of visa sponsorship * About the team and the role: The eBay Infrastructure Engineering organization builds platforms that power experiences for millions of buyers and sellers around the world. As part of this organization, the Frameworks team owns the Java frameworks that handle all of eBay’s site-facing REST, GraphQL, and batch traffic. We are looking for a Platform Engineer to join our team in Austin and help evolve Raptor.io, eBay’s Spring Boot–based Java Developer Platform. In this role, you will build platforms that empower thousands of internal applications and developers across eBay. You will partner closely with colleagues across global engineering teams to deliver on our product roadmap, improve developer productivity, and ensure our platforms are secure, reliable, and easy to use. What you will accomplish: • Advance eBay’s Java development environment (Raptor.io) by crafting and improving Spring Boot–based frameworks that power thousands of internal applications and critical site-facing traffic. • Increase developer efficiency and platform reliability by building, maintaining, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Tekton) that enable fast, secure, and automated builds and deployments. • Develop and implement AI-powered tooling and solutions that streamline platform engineering workflows, reduce operational toil, and elevate the developer experience. • Improve release quality and predictability by coordinating cross-team release activities, managing dependencies, and aligning platform changes with the broader product roadmap. • Strengthen eBay’s container and infrastructure foundation by creating optimized Docker images, managing Kubernetes-based deployments, and ensuring environments (dev, staging, prod) are stable, observable, and performant. • Enhance platform security and compliance by driving continuous image patching, vulnerability scanning, secure handling of sensitive data, and clear documentation and guides that enable developers, QA, and operations teams to use the platform safely and effectively. What you will bring: • 3+ years of professional experience in Java development, including strong proficiency with Spring Boot and Maven in building and maintaining production-grade services or platforms. • Hands-on experience developing, implementing, and fixing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins and Tekton. • Solid working knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, with experience building and managing production-ready images and deployments. • Proficiency with Git-based version control and branching strategies, along with experience collaborating effectively in large, distributed codebases. • A collaborative, customer-focused mentality with a desire to work hand in hand with multi-functional teams (e.g., developers, QA, operations, security) across geographies. • Flexibility to collaborate across time zones as needed to support global platform initiatives. * This role cannot offer any sort of visa sponsorshi