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 New York, NY

Job Duties: Develop high-level designs and technical architecture for complex systems, writing, reviewing, and optimizing code to ensure it is scalable and maintainable while adhering to best practices. Define and manage the technology roadmap, prioritize technical debt and feature development, and implement security best practices to protect data and systems. Lead projects and mentor all levels of engineering staff, along with managing relationships with Product, Engineering Operations, and non-technical business and support teams. Identify technical challenges and propose innovative solutions, staying updated with emerging technologies and industry trends. Build new product services and features on public cloud -AWS, GCP, Azure. Manage software infrastructure as code using Terraform. Conduct security reviews and address vulnerabilities. Lead technical discussions, advocate for best practices, and analyze application performance to improve scalability and quality standards. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus three years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements:

1. Python or equivalence Data Application Software Development – (3 years);

2. Java Application Software Development – (3 years);  

3. Monitoring and logging production workloads at scale using AWS and custom scripting – (3 years);  

4. AWS Cloud Infrastructure Provisioning using Terraform and Infra-as-code tools – (18 months);  

5. Architecting AWS Cloud Solutions for Scale and Availability – (18 months);  

6. Technical lead for project execution for multi-year phased project – (18 months);  

7. Track record of leading at least 3 experienced engineers on project execution – (18 months);  

8. Evolve existing systems to meet new business and product requirements – (2 years);  

9. Proven experience collaborating with product, TPM, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver end-to-end solutions – (3 years);

10. Establish/evolve coding standards and enforce best practices in SDLC – (3 years);

EOE, including disability/vets.

The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relev