PayPal · 6 hours ago
Sr Software Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$124K/yr - $213K/yr
5+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, providing innovative payment solutions that empower consumers and businesses. The Sr Software Engineer will deliver complete solutions across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle, guide junior engineers, and make technical decisions with minimal supervision.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles
Advises immediate management on project-level issues
Guides junior engineers
Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices
Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions
Work with business partner to enable the world class Compliance Insights Platforms in PayPal
Work with the top engineering talents to solve the tech challenges including high scalability, low latency and high availability using the cutting-edge micro-service and big data technology
Empower intelligent detection and automation by leveraging state-of-the-art Generative AI technology
Code is well-commented, easy to maintain, and can be reused across a sub-system or feature. Code may persist for the lifetime of a software version
Code is thoroughly tested with very few bugs and is supported by unit tests
Recognized as the go-to developer for a product or major sub-system and is seen as a leader in their specialized field
Leads feature or component design reviews and code reviews and is fully recognized as the go-to developer for that component
Participates in architecture discussions, proposes and discusses solutions to system and product changes that are directly related to their area of focus
Responsible for managing multiple Applications, providing necessary support and maintenance activities
Should be comfortable working in an agile environment and with cross-functional teams, should have appetite to learn and be flexible to pick up new technology
Qualification
Required
3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
EE/CS or related majors. Bachelor and above
5+ years working in software engineering
Advanced proficiency in Java, with demonstrated success in designing and implementing RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and other enterprise frameworks
Expertise in microservice design, high-concurrency service optimization, and operational excellence for large-scale production systems
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases like MySQL, HBase, DynamoDB or equivalent
Knowledge of OLAP databases like BigQuery, Druid, Starrocks or equivalent
Deep understanding of database principles, SQL optimization, and data modeling, beyond basic CRUD operations, to support high-performance transactional and analytical systems
Proven experience in event-driven service development and integrating event streaming platforms into business-critical solutions
Practical experience with message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and asynchronous programming paradigms for building decoupled, event-driven architectures
Proven ability to design and write reliable, available, scalable, maintainable, secure, and performant code
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence architectural decisions and mentor cross-functional engineering teams
Familiarity with AI developer tools and Generative AI technologies
Familiarity with Python for AI workflows
Familiarity with front-end development
Preferred
Extensive experience with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Flink) for large-scale data processing and analytics
Deep expertise with cloud vendor platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure, including designing and deploying production-grade services leveraging managed services and cloud-native architectures
Practical experience using agentic AI developer tools to accelerate AI/ML solution development and deployment
Strong understanding of emerging AI design patterns, including integration of generative AI and intelligent agents into enterprise workflows
In-depth knowledge of payment processing, regulatory compliance, and financial industry standards, with experience architecting compliant and secure systems
Strong background in large-scale service architecture design, including trade-off analysis, fault tolerance, observability, and cost optimization
Expertise in big data technology architectures is highly desirable
Demonstrated experience leading AI initiatives, including integration of AI technologies into production systems to deliver tangible business value
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Company
PayPal
PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$12.17BKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBlueRun Ventures
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Simon Bladon
CEO, UK
chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
Recent News
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