PayPal · 20 hours ago
Full Stack Engineer - Cloud / Database
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $173K/yr
2+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. As a Full Stack Engineer, you will design, deliver, and enhance foundational full-stack services that power global payments, collaborating with peers and contributing to code and design reviews.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff
Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures
Understands internal standards & processes and applies them to make technical decisions
Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions
May contribute to code & design reviews
Design and build front/back-end components with, Java, React, Node.js or Python
Execute Agile practices: sprints, backlog grooming, estimations, and delivery
Deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations
Work with product and design teams to develop new ideas and explore new opportunities. Your opinion matters and you’ll have opportunities to have a say in how things are built out
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
Act as a strong advocate for clean and scalable coding principles
Participate in formal and informal code reviews to ensure code quality
Be a champion of high-performance, secure, and reliable software services
Bring fresh ideas for how to continuously improve our software and your team
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience leading enterprise grade feature development from ideation to production rollout and adoption
Front-end proficiency: Expertise in HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript, and deep experience with at least one modern framework (React, Vue, or Angular)
Back-end expertise: Strong programming skills in back-end languages (e.g., Node.js, Java, Python) and experience with database technologies (relational databases like MySQL and NoSQL databases like MongoDB)
Strong applied experience. You've built, broken, and rebuilt software applications. We're looking for creative thinkers who also know how to create real-world products
Strong foundational knowledge in Object-Oriented Design Principles, Data Structures, Algorithms, SQL/NoSQL, Operating Systems, and Software Engineering
Experience with NOSQL Databases, Distributed systems, Cloud-based technologies, Big Data Frameworks
Experience on Big Data Technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Hive, etc
Applied Experience with development of RESTful APIs, Web Services, SOA
A sense of ownership and a passion for delighting customers through innovation and creative solutions to sophisticated problems
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly
Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively connect with both business and technical teams
Should be a strong advocate of code craftsmanship, good coding standards and use of tools that will improve the quality of the delivered code
Authority in writing Unit Test cases, Functional test cases and meeting Non-Functional requirements like application security, availability and performance
Ability to design and integrate RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-based architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP) to support scalable full-stack systems
AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools
Experience delivering in Agile environments
Experience working with engineering teams across multiple geographies, aligning on global technical standards and delivering cross-border solutions
Preferred
Fintech background: payments, risk, and transaction systems
Prior experience integrating agentic AI (e.g., code-generating agents, automated test agents, RAG-powered development assistants) into engineering workflows
Observability tools experience
Risk/credit pipeline familiarity
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
PayPal UK CEO
chaloem khompitoon
President & CEO
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