Sr. Software Engineer

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

Job Description:

PayPal, Inc. seeks Sr. Software Engineer in San Jose, CA 

Job Duties: Architect scalable and efficient systems that meet complex business requirements. Develop new software modules within the existing and new platforms that meet design requirements for proper user accessibility. Own the end-to-end quality of deliverables during all phases of the software development lifecycle, functioning effectively in a fast-paced environment, and managing continuously changing business needs. Collaborate with engineering and product teams in the process of analyzing technical requirements, identifying performance issues and bottlenecks, and designing solutions. Create and maintain technical documentation and ensure adherence to coding standards and methodologies. Design and implement scalable and fault-tolerant software components. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field plus eight years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field plus twelve years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements:

1.              Experience designing, developing, and deploying scalable Python-based backend systems using Flask and Django. (5 years)

2.              Integrating RESTful APIs with AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and serverless architectures for real-time data processing. (5 years)

3.              Experience developing enterprise-level applications using Java frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring Reactive, Hibernate ORM) and Java IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse) (8 years)

4.              Designing, developing, and deploying scalable microservices and serverless solutions using AWS services, including Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and EC2 (5 years)

5.              Utilizing AWS data and storage services such as Redshift, S3, DynamoDB, and building pipelines for real-time and batch processing.

(5 years)

6.              Troubleshooting and optimizing distributed system performance using Kafka, Redis, and Spring Reactive programming for low-latency applications (4 years)

7.              Monitoring and tuning performance of SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB