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PayPal · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer - Scala

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$124K/yr - $213K/yr
date5+ years exp

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, empowering consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets. The Senior Software Engineer - Scala will be responsible for designing and developing key parts of PayPal’s next generation advertising platform, utilizing advanced AI and large systems engineering to leverage merchant and transaction data.

E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

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

Qualification

ScalaCloud-native solutionsMicroservicesFault-tolerant systemsAgile/Scrum methodologyAWSGCPAzurePythonCats-EffectZIOHigh-performance systemsAd Tech knowledge

Required

Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred

Proficiency in at least one functional programming language, preferably Scala and its TypeLevel ecosystem
5+ years of experience in designing and architecting scalable backend systems with a focus on cloud-native solutions, microservices, and serverless architectures
Expertise in designing and implementing fault-tolerant systems with a focus on high availability and disaster recovery
Experience with functional Effects libraries such as Cats-Effect or ZIO
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Python development experience specially in a machine learning context
Experience with using Agile/Scrum methodology for software development
Experience with large-scale, high-performance systems
Knowledge of the Ad Tech & payment processing industry and relevant regulations

Benefits

Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits

Company

PayPal

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PayPal is a financial service company that provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
dateFounded in 1998
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.paypal.com/home

H1B Sponsorship

PayPal has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1144)
2024 (917)
2023 (775)
2022 (921)
2021 (1051)
2020 (1049)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$12.17B
Key Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsBlueRun Ventures
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO

Leadership Team

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Simon Bladon
PayPal UK CEO
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chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
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Recent News

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PayPal to deliver payments for Microsoft's Copilot Checkout
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Microsoft introduces Copilot Checkout to help you shop and pay without leaving the chat
2026-01-11
GeekWire
Microsoft debuts Copilot Checkout, joining AI shopping race vs. Amazon, Google and OpenAI
2026-01-11
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