Jobs / United States / Ebay INC
MTS 1, Software Engineer
Ebay INC · 🇺🇸 San Jose
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship unlikely
Something in the evidence works against sponsorship — see below before you invest time.
- 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 roles176 certified filings for “MTS 1, Software Engineer” (Software Developers) in CA: $186k–$240k, median $211k. Most were filed at wage level III (46%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Existing work authorization requiredFrom the posting’s own wording.
- 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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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. About the team and the role: eBay, Inc. seeks MTS 1, Software Engineer in San Jose, CA What you will accomplish: Job Duties: Build and implement new experiences for eBay sellers and advertisers to promote their products, manage their advertising campaigns, and improve their sales. Design and develop elegant technical software solutions to customer problems. Develop highly available, scalable user facing software applications and RESTful public APIs. Test and deploy software code in a continuous manner. Execute as part of a cross-functional agile team that rapidly delivers iterative value to customers. Operate within eBay’s internal open-source community where a variety of projects and codebases are shared. Identify project risks, quantify risk/benefit relationships, and provide alternative solutions as well as risk mitigation. Contribute to technical conversations and debates and decide upon approaches and tools to utilize. Evangelize, mentor, and promote engineering best practices throughout the company. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance. What you will bring: Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any field), or a closely related field plus two years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any field) or a closely related field plus five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Special Skill Requirements: • Experience with programming languages like Java, Scala, Python, Android (2 years) • Experience with API development and service frameworks like Avro and Protobuf (2 years) • Data processing frameworks like Spark, Flink, Kafka, Druid, Presto (2 years) • Data Storage Engines like Hive, Cassandra, MongoDb, Redis, Elastic Search (2 years) • Big Data Technologies like Hadoop ecosystem like Pig, Hive, Oozie (2 years) • Caching systems like goblin cache, rocksdb (2 years) • Tools like Airflow, Docker (2 years) • Software configuration and deployment tools like chef, puppet, cfengine (2 years) • Monitoring tools like nagios, Prometheus, graphana, Service now (2 years) • Experience with Prompt Engineering and using Generative AI technologies (2 years) Salary: $187,741.00-$262,700.00 per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. Additional Details Base 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 target 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