PayPal · 1 hour ago
Staff Product Security Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $262K/yr
5+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, empowering consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets. As a Staff Product Security Engineer, you will secure millions of accounts and ensure that security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle by influencing architecture decisions and mentoring teams.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Leverage specialized security expertise to identify and resolve complex security issues, recommending best practices and determining new approaches that have an impact on broader security operations, while aligning security strategies with business priorities
Partner across teams and key stakeholders to drive security initiatives, leading and solutioning complex projects and programs to strengthen overall security posture
Apply advanced analytical skills and sound judgment to solve security challenges, considering diverse perspectives and innovative solutions. Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, understanding their security implications to the company’s context
Directly contribute to improvements within the security domain and occasionally beyond, ensuring decisions lead to meaningful enhancements in security practices
Leverage relationships across teams, both within and outside of security, to influence initiatives and integrate feedback into security processes
Lead and conduct security design, architecture, and code reviews, working directly with developers and product teams to ensure security is embedded throughout the SDLC
Influence product architecture and roadmap decisions to ensure security is treated as a core design element
Drive adoption of security standards and best practices across multiple product lines by mentoring engineers and providing scalable guidance
Guide the secure design and integration of AI and large language models (LLMs) in PayPal products and internal security tooling
Identify systemic sources of security debt and drive initiatives to remediate and prevent recurrence
Provide technical leadership in cross-functional initiatives, shaping architecture, tooling, and processes to raise the overall security bar across PayPal’s ecosystem
Scale security impact by developing automation and self-service tooling that enables teams to efficiently address security needs
Deliver targeted training and coaching that empowers teams to build securely at scale
Stay ahead of emerging threats and technologies, integrating learnings into threat models and product designs
Champion a culture of security by empowering teams to own and improve the security of their code and environments
Conduct security design and code reviews, facilitate penetration testing, and contribute to threat models
Partner with engineers on secure coding, vulnerability remediation, and defensive design patterns
Develop and support in-house tooling (including AI-driven solutions) to scale product security reviews and governance
Implement, manage, and operate application security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, etc.)
Respond to product security incidents, driving root cause analysis and mitigation
Collaborate with developers and platform engineers to identify vulnerabilities and apply mitigating controls
Qualification
Required
5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
Expertise in application security vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and secure coding practices
Track record of partnering with developers to remediate vulnerabilities and implement robust security controls
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences
Experience mentoring and developing engineers
Preferred
Experience with application security tools (SAST, DAST, SCA, WAF, Burp Suite)
Strong programming experience in at least one language such as Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, or Swift
Knowledge of Kubernetes, Terraform, and version control systems such as Git
Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud vendor (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Strong understanding of authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0, SAML)
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
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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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