Support Engineer - Automation

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: We are seeking a highly motivated L2 Lead Support Engineer with strong automation expertise to join our engineering team. This role is responsible for providing advanced production and application support for customer-facing and internal business-critical platforms while driving automation initiatives that improve reliability, operational efficiency, and system stability. The position works closely with Engineering, Quality Engineering, Infrastructure, and Business teams to support complex distributed systems, integrations, and contact center technologies. What you will accomplish: Provide advanced L2 support for customer-facing and internal business-critical applications, ensuring reliable platform operations and SLA compliance. Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across distributed systems, integrations, APIs, and batch processing environments. Conduct root cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions to reduce recurring incidents and improve platform stability. Design and deliver automation solutions that reduce manual effort, improve operational efficiency, and decrease mean time to resolution (MTTR). Develop and maintain tools, scripts, and workflows for monitoring, alerting, log analysis, and self-healing capabilities. Support and enhance contact center platforms and integrations, including call routing, IVR, and workforce management-related services. Collaborate with cross-functional teams during releases, incidents, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen system reliability and operational effectiveness. What you will bring: 5+ years of experience in Application Support, Production Support, L2 Support, Site Reliability Engineering, or similar roles. Strong scripting or programming skills using Python, Java, Shell, or comparable technologies. Experience building, maintaining, or enhancing automation frameworks and operational tooling. Hands-on experience working with REST APIs, integration-based systems, and batch processing environments. Experience using monitoring, observability, and alerting tools to support high-availability systems. Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across tec…