eBay

What eBay does

eBay runs a third-party marketplace, ebay.com and its localized sites, earning fees on transactions, advertising and shipping. Net revenues for 2025 were $11,100 million, with the United States at $5,789 million (52%) and international at $5,311 million (48%). Gross merchandise volume in 2025 was nearly $80 billion, 51% of it outside the United States. eBay employed about 12,300 people at December 31, 2025, about 7,200 of them in the United States. Headquarters are in San Jose, California.

Where eBay hires

Calendar 2025 H-1B labor condition applications filed under eBay Inc number 638. Worksite cities with at least 25 filings:

• San Jose, California: 368
• Austin, Texas: 87
• Bellevue, Washington: 55
• New York, New York: 30 On October 23, 2026 the careers site listed 267 open postings (open postings, not hires). Of the 246 tallied, Bengaluru led with 76, then Toronto 37, San Jose 32, Austin 23 and Dublin 13. Engineering made up 117. The fiscal 2025 annual report names only the San Jose headquarters and owned data centers in Utah.

Job titles and levels you will see

The most common LCA titles in calendar 2025 were Software Engineer 3 (121 filings), MTS 1, Software Engineer (111), MTS 2, Software Engineer (61), Software Engineer 2 (24) and Manager, Software Development 2 (20). Engineering postings carry a numbered band: on October 23, 2026 the site showed "MTS 2, Software Engineer" in San Jose and "Data Scientist (Analytics) - L24" in Bengaluru. Other functions rely on Senior, Staff, Principal and Director.

How eBay is organized

eBay reports one segment, reviewed as a whole by its President and Chief Executive Officer, with results tracked by geography and revenue type. Acquired businesses operate beside the core marketplace: Caramel and Tise, bought in 2025, and Depop, a fashion resale marketplace, under a February 2026 agreement for about $1.2 billion.

Workforce and hiring patterns

Global headcount was about 12,300 at December 31, 2023, about 11,500 at December 31, 2024 and about 12,300 at December 31, 2025. The business is primarily non-unionized, with works councils outside the United States. On February 26, 2026 eBay confirmed about 800 job cuts, about 6% of full-time employees, with a California WARN notice dated February 25, 2026 listing 243 positions in San Jose. On October 20, 2026 the CEO announced a cut of about 9% of the global workforce, confirmed in an 8-K filed October 22, 2026 that estimates $130 million to $150 million in charges, mostly severance, and completion by the end of March 2027. The company gave no job count. Reuters put it at around 1,100 jobs, other outlets at about 1,000. A California WARN notice received October 21, 2026 covers 229 permanent layoffs at 2025 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose. A May 22, 2025 notice listed 215 in Syracuse, New York. LCA filings under eBay Inc ran 817 in calendar 2023, 558 in 2024 and 638 in 2025.

Good to know before you apply

• The careers site lays out Apply, Interview, Decision, Offer. Interviews are mostly on Zoom, engineering roles may include a coding assessment, and BrightHire recording is optional.
• AI is allowed for preparation, not for generating interview answers or completing assessments. Cameras stay on.
• The 401(k) matched dollar for dollar up to 4% of eligible pay in 2025, capped at $14,000. A 4-week paid sabbatical comes every 5 years.
• Most employees are hybrid, with no office-day count published.
• Ask San Jose, Austin and Bengaluru engineers here how the October 2026 cuts landed on their teams.