PayPal · 7 hours ago
Staff Network Engineer Backbone & Cloud
Scottsdale, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. This role oversees PayPal's Global Backbone, hybrid Multi-cloud networking infrastructure and load balancers, managing outages, leading network design, and supporting system availability.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Lead the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of the organization's network and security infrastructure to ensure high performance and reliability
Architect and integrate networks across multiple business units and diverse cloud environments, ensuring seamless connectivity and scalability
Champion the use of Infrastructure as Code processes to automate and maintain infrastructure consistency, scalability, and up-to-date configurations
Oversee the configuration, deployment, and management of F5 Local Traffic Managers (LTMs) and Advanced Security Modules (ASMs) to ensure seamless application delivery and security
Create and implement strategies for integrating cloud Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), interconnects, and direct connects, ensuring efficient and secure data flow between on-premises and cloud environments
Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the network’s scalability and resilience, ensuring it can handle growing business demands and traffic loads
Work closely with infrastructure, application, and security teams to ensure network designs meet cross-functional requirements and adhere to best practices
Qualification
Required
5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred
Proven experience managing large-scale, global backbone networks, preferably within financial services, payments, or highly regulated environments
Strong hands-on experience configuring, managing, and troubleshooting Juniper routing and switching platforms, including Juniper MX and QFX series
Deep working knowledge of networking technologies, including Layer-2 and Layer-3 protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF/IS-IS, MPLS) operating global backbone
Hands-on experience managing Backbone traffic engineering (MPLS, RSVP-TE, Segment Routing), public peering with ISPs, CDNs and partners (BGP Traffic engineering)
Experience in interfacing with carriers for peering, circuit delivery, troubleshooting and migration
Strong background in network architecture, design, operations, and structured troubleshooting methodologies
Juniper Service Provider certifications (JNCIS / JNCIP) are highly desirable
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and business unit partners in developing project objectives and timelines for various partner onboarding and network connectivity solutions
Participate and own the delivery from the Network team for PayPal's infrastructure organic growth and business requirements
Work with vendors, clients, carriers and technical staff on network implementation, optimization, migration and ongoing network management
Create and define network engineering best practices, documentation, and building MOP & SOP
Review network capacity and develop plans to meet current and future demand for global backbone working with external circuit providers and vendors
Provide high-level support and technical expertise in networking technology, and be available to work with global teams in the event of critical outages
Provide high-level technical expertise and escalation support for backbone and Cloud networking
Proficiency with leading public cloud providers network services -AWS and GCP is a must, and experience with Azure is desirable
Strong experience with cloud native load balancers, API Gateway, Private Service Connect (PSC), and PrivateLink for secure and scalable service exposure
Strong experience with open-source load balancers, especially HAProxy, including configuration, tuning, observability, and deployment automation
PrivateLink and Private Service Connect (PSC) for secure and scalable service exposure
Deep hands-on experience with Terraform for network automation, infrastructure provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud resource lifecycle management
Strong experience with open-source load balancers, especially HAProxy, including configuration, tuning, observability, and deployment automation
Deep hands-on expertise in cloud networking: VPC Network, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect Gateway, Interconnect, Cloud Router, VPN, and firewall rules (Security Groups, GCP Firewall)
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
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)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1144)
2024 (917)
2023 (775)
2022 (921)
2021 (1051)
2020 (1049)
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
PayPal UK CEO
chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
Recent News
2026-01-14
2026-01-13
The Real Deal
2026-01-13
Company data provided by crunchbase