Sr Software Engineer (Cloud Security)

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Sr Software Engineer - Data Obfuscation & Privacy

About the Team and Role

At eBay, protecting customer data is fundamental to maintaining trust and ensuring compliance with global privacy standards. Our team is responsible for building

privacy-first engineering solutions

, including

data obfuscation, anonymization, and de-identification services

that safeguard sensitive information without reducing platform usability.

We are seeking a

Software Engineer

who will focus on

designing and implementing data obfuscation services

to protect customer identities, payment details, and other sensitive data. This role combines deep technical expertise with a strong passion for

data privacy, security, and compliance

, ensuring eBay can continue to innovate while keeping our users safe.

Responsibilities

Design and develop services

that implement

data obfuscation, anonymization, and masking

for sensitive customer data across eBay's ecosystem.

Collaborate with privacy, security, and product teams

to define requirements that balance compliance, usability, and performance.

Integrate obfuscation frameworks

into critical systems, ensuring minimal friction for internal teams and customers.

Conduct security and privacy assessments

, identifying risks and applying mitigations to meet global privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.).

Develop APIs and SDKs

that make data obfuscation solutions easy to adopt across teams.

Monitor and audit obfuscation services

to ensure performance, accuracy, and compliance.

Support incident response teams

in protecting sensitive data during production issues or investigations.

Required Skills

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent professional experience).

5-8 years of software engineering experience

, with a focus on

security, data privacy, or backend services

Strong programming skills in

Java, Go, Python, or Node.js

Expertise in

data obfuscation techniques

: masking, tokenization, pseudonymization, encryption.

Experience working with

relational and non-relational databases

(e.g., MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra).

Familiarity with

cloud platforms

(AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker).

Strong knowledge of

security and privacy principles

, including regulatory frameworks (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA).

Experience designing

APIs, microservices, and scalable distributed systems

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience in

Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)

such as differential privacy, homomorphic encryption, or secure multi-party computation.

Familiarity with

data governance frameworks

and compliance tooling.

Hands-on work with

monitoring, auditing, and logging tools

to ensure obfuscation compliance.

Strong knowledge of

identity and access management (IAM)

Experience building

developer-friendly tools

that accelerate adoption of privacy-preserving practices.

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