PayPal · 17 hours ago
Sr Software Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$124K/yr - $213K/yr
3+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. The Sr Software Engineer role involves delivering complete solutions across the Software Development Lifecycle while advising management, guiding junior engineers, and making 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
Key voice in team level processes (e.g., code & design review)
Oversees projects, ensuring an accurate, complete, and operable solution is delivered, working with management as needed to fill gaps
Collaborates with product managers to understand & refine requirements
Serves as an expert to resolve technical inquiries of other employees
Follows well established internal conventions and standard procedures
Shares software development processes and standards with junior peers
Leverages awareness of industry peer solutions to inform and validate technical decisions
Anticipates consequences of implementation choices on future development and optimizes accordingly
Contributes to code & design
Own the performance and availability of the services as well as participate in on call rotations and provide support during incidences
Has an appetite to learn and contribute to complex projects alongside your colleagues
Qualification
Required
3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
Bachelor's and/or Masters in computer science, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
5 plus years' experience with Python or equivalent high-level programming language
Advanced skills with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, caching solutions (e.g. Redis, ElastiCache, Hazelcast) and messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar
Competency in comparing the qualities of multiple implementation choices, including nonfunctional characteristics
Mentor junior engineers
Understands runtime environment concepts (e.g Linux OS, Java Virtual Machine, python runtime) and behavior and can incorporate to predict performance characteristics of implementation choices
Experience with distributed services and backend systems
Experience with building services on public cloud – preferably AWS. Alternatives, GCP, Azure
Experience in managing infrastructure as code using Terraform
Experience working with fault-tolerant and scalable distributed services and systems
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Employee shares options
Health and life insurance
Medical, dental, vision, and other benefits
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
Recent News
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