Platform Engineer, Python

Overview

Platform Engineer role in Bangalore to help build and grow the Python Managed Stack, eBay's paved path for Python application lifecycle management on eBay Cloud, reaching GA in mid-2026.

What you'll do

• Design, develop and maintain core Python modules used daily by internal engineers.
• Drive platform certifications, automated monthly releases, and Site-Wide Upgrades (SWU) to ensure secure, seamless deployments.
• Provide support to developers, debugging issues and triaging requests in Slack channels.
• Turn recurring issues into platform capabilities, automation, tests, or documentation to reduce recurring support work.
• Maintain base images (Ubuntu 24 + Python 3.12), optimize image registries, and embed out-of-the-box tracing (OpenTelemetry), metrics (Prometheus), and logging.
• Integrate TrustFabric, OAuth, and secrets management directly into the framework layer.
• Build AI-driven developer productivity tools (Python AI Assistant skills) and knowledge graphs.

What you'll need

• 3+ years in backend/platform software engineering.
• Deep familiarity with Python 3.10+, type hints, async programming, and modern web frameworks (FastAPI, Flask).
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (Tekton, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with Python dependency tools (Poetry, UV), packaging, and REST/OpenAPI.
• Comfortable owning software beyond writing the code: testing, shipping, operating, supporting its users, and improving the platform based on what you learn.
• High developer empathy with strong written communication skills to partner across time zones.

Nice to have

• Experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, or Grafana/Sherlock.
• Background in Internal Developer Platforms.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Works alongside US and Shanghai-based teammates.