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Life at eBay

eBay’s Most Interesting Jobs: Structured Data Expert

A look into Era Johal’s career as a senior product manager at eBay, where she uses structured data to organize eBay’s 1.3 billion listings.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Diversity & Inclusion

eBay Celebrates LGBTQ+ Equality Across the Globe

Employees across the company celebrated Pride Months in support of the LGBTQ+ community.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Life at eBay

eBay and the San Francisco Giants Invite Families Out to the Ball Game

Giants fans can enjoy exclusive merchandise, discounted concessions and more on eBay Family Days at Oracle Park.

By: eBay News Team
Innovation

eBay Hack Week 2019: Inventors Across the Company Rethink Ecommerce

The annual event empowers employees to invest more time in projects that have the potential to transform ecommerce.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Life at eBay

Sabbatical Stories: Paying It Forward

A Software Engineer from Bellevue spent his sabbatical helping to rebuild hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Retail Revival

Baton Rouge and eBay Announce Economic Development Initiatives

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is now the sixth city globally to join eBay’s Retail Revival program and brings 40 full-time customer-service jobs to eBay@Home.

By: eBay News Team
Diversity & Inclusion

Our 2018 Diversity & Inclusion Report

Today, we published our annual Diversity & Inclusion report and website. Read more from our Chief Diversity Officer Damien Hooper-Campbell.

By: Damien Hooper-Campbell, Chief Diversity Officer
Life at eBay

Sabbatical Stories: All That Jazz

A Shipping Product Manager from Bellevue spent his sabbatical honing his musical talent and sharing his passion with others.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Life at eBay

eBay Employees Share the Advice They Would Give to their Younger Selves

On International Women’s Day, our employees share their best pieces of advice to help empower the next generation.

By: eBay News Team
Life at eBay

eBay's Most Interesting Jobs: Sneaker Guru

A behind the scenes look into sneakerhead Jeff Chan’s career as Senior Category Manager of Shoes, where he delivers the best product and pricing that meet our customers needs.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Life at eBay

Sabbatical Stories: Off-the-Grid

A Product Manager from eBay Korea enjoys the trip of a lifetime—completely unplugged.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Innovation

Nova Award Gives eBay Developers $10,000 and 10 Hours of Mentorship

The new Star Developer Award recognizes the most innovative ideas from the eBay Developers Program.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Diversity & Inclusion

eBay Celebrates Pride Month Around the World

See how our employee community demonstrated their support for the LGBT community globally.

By: Kristen Natividad, eBay News Team
Innovation

eBay Hack Week: Inventors from Across the Globe Accelerate New Ideas

Employees put their main job responsibilities on pause to focus on innovations that could disrupt ecommerce.

By: Kendall Fields, eBay News Team
eBay for Charity

eBay for Charity Partners with GLAAD to Celebrate Pride Month & the LGBTQ Community

The cast of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, NBC’s Will & Grace and celebrities including Halsey, Iggy Azalea and More Unite for Pride Month.

By: eBay News Team
Diversity & Inclusion

eBay Releases its 2017 Diversity and Inclusion Report

Report provides a look at what eBay has done and the lessons it has learned with D&I across its workforce, workplace and marketplace.

By: eBay News Team
eBay for Charity

eBay Stands with Women for International Women’s Day

eBay collaborates with Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, Girls Who Code and Women for Women International to celebrate women and promote gender parity.

By: Francesca Hellebrandt, eBay News Team
Retail Revival

eBay Launches ‘Retail Revival’ Program to Boost Small Businesses

Partnering with the City of Akron, Ohio, eBay will empower local entrepreneurs to harness the power of technology and ecommerce.

By: Kendall Fields, eBay News Team
Retail Revival

Millions of American Small Business Owners Feel Left Behind, and This Is How Tech Can Help

We have a structural advantage in tech, so let’s make the most of it.

By: Devin Wenig, President and CEO, eBay

Empowering Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship

eBay leads discussion on the rewards and challenges of starting an ecommerce business at Blavity’s recent AfroTech conference.

By: Lauren Mobertz, eBay News Team

How Grace Hopper Fueled My Passion for Women in Technology

How attending the Grace Hopper Celebration inspired me to build a LEGO village.

By: Kelly Vincent, VP Product and Engineering for Consumer Selling, eBay

eBay Intern Turns Passion into Real-Life Products

eBay’s University Recruitment Program allows interns to pursue their passions and contribute to important projects that impact the business.

By: Kristen Natividad, eBay News Team

The Future Looks Bright for eBay Interns

From day one, our interns are fully immersed in the dynamic energy and vibrant culture of eBay. Learn more about our intern program and hear from some of this year’s interns on how their internship changed their career outlook.

By: Kendall Fields, eBay News Team

When It Comes to Trading Card Selling, PWCC Is Changing the Game

Let PWCC, part of eBay Consignment Center, secure the best price for your trading card collection.

By: eBay News Team

A Note from eBay's Founder on Our 22nd Anniversary

eBay founder Pierre Omidyar launched the Feedback Forum when eBay was just six months old. Read the letter he wrote to the eBay Community. 

By: eBay News Team

Technology Conference Inspires Innovation Across eBay’s Platforms

The first-ever eBay Amplify conference brought together over 800 technologists in three locations to foster collaboration and encourage innovation to drive the future of ecommerce forward.

By: Kendall Fields, eBay News Team

Elvis Presley’s Historic Baby Grand Piano to Be Sold on eBay

To honor Elvis’ legacy, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Starkey Hearing Foundation through eBay for Charity.

By: eBay News Team

Celebrating eBay’s Shining Small Businesses

Announcing the 2017 SHINE Awards for Small Business Winners

By: Hal Lawton, SVP, North America

eBay Employees Celebrate Diversity at Pride Events Around the World

From Salt Lake City to Dublin to the Bay Area, here’s how employees celebrated Pride Month.

By: Kristen Natividad, eBay News Team

eBay City Events Create Community Connections and Opportunity

A recently piloted Diversity & Inclusion initiative is focused on empowering local communities and small businesses through eBay’s global online marketplace.

By: Sebastian Rupley, eBay News Team