PayPal · 11 hours ago
Sr Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps
Scottsdale, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $292K/yr
8+ years expPayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years, empowering consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets. The Sr. Staff Software Engineer will make technical decisions affecting multiple teams, mentor others, and partner with product management to drive technical excellence in cloud infrastructure and DevOps initiatives.
E-Commerce PlatformsFinTechMobile PaymentsTransaction Processing
Responsibilities
Makes technical decisions affecting multiple teams, crossing organizational boundaries
Establishes conventions & processes to be followed by other employees
Actions determine the utilization of company resources (people, money, assets) and affect the effectiveness of the company
Handles multiple, multi-team initiatives simultaneously, using judgement to prioritize among more issues than can be handled individually
Understands evolving industry capabilities & practices and can judiciously apply up--to-date information for optimal results
Competent at communicating technical issues with non-technical audiences
Spreads their behavior, principles, and knowledge as a means of improving technical results of other employees (via many means – modeling behavior, 1:1s, working sessions, quality documentation)
Partners with product management, to ideate solutions to business problems & goals
Contribute, refine, and drive the strategic direction of multiple technical domains, leading the highest-impact initiatives critical to Venmo's infrastructure roadmap
Act as the key visionary and hands-on contributor to ensure the team's delivery and scalability goals align with engineering excellence standards
Teach by example—mentoring senior and junior engineers—and act as a technical authority for critical decisions across our systems
Enable cross-team collaboration to achieve seamless delivery of cloud-native applications powered by AWS services, Kubernetes (EKS), and container-based solutions
Provide expert-level guidance on optimizing infrastructure for high growth and robust reliability while also handling cost efficiency
Evangelize and implement Cloud Engineering DevOps practices, ensuring CI/CD pipelines, microservice testing frameworks, and secret management systems operate securely and efficiently
Advance the team’s capabilities in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), enabling automation, secure releases, and vulnerability prevention
Partner with engineering and product teams, supporting strategic delivery plans while implementing scalable and sustainable solutions
Drive efforts to recognize and adopt emerging technologies and architectures that unlock technical potential and align with Venmo’s long-term objectives
Collaborate with leadership and peers to define exciting, high-impact engineering initiatives that align with Venmo’s vision and roadmap
Define designs and strategies, identify stakeholders, mitigate risks, communicate changes, and implement solutions at scale
Troubleshoot complex incidents, uncover patterns and root causes, and design preventive tools and processes
Coach engineers across multiple teams, instilling principles of scalable system design, optimization, and continuous improvement
Develop tools, frameworks, and automation that push Venmo's infrastructure to set benchmarks for speed, efficiency, and reliability
Conduct reviews and audits to ensure quality systems delivery while maintaining a culture of continuous feedback and accountability
Lead efforts to integrate modern cloud technologies—accelerating Venmo's position as an industry leader in payments infrastructure
Qualification
Required
8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
10+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, software development or a related field
7+ years operating distributed applications at scale (24x7x365) within Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or SRE frameworks
3+ years of technical leadership experience, with a proven track record of leading teams through high-impact technical initiatives
Deep expertise with designing, implementing, optimizing, and supporting complex, large-scale infrastructure systems
Extensive, hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS offerings (AWS or similar cloud providers)
Advanced proficiency in programming/scripting languages like Python, Java, Bash, and Go
In-depth experience with containers (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes/EKS)
Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and elevate engineers' technical and operational capabilities
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain highly technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
Recognized as a thought leader, with contributions to engineering teams that shape culture, drive innovation, and deliver measurable results
Experience with synthetic testing and vulnerability scanning to ensure secure systems delivery
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Medical, dental, vision, and other 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 RobertsMadison Dearborn Partners,VertexClearstone Venture Partners,Goldman Sachs
2025-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $6.95B
2023-06-07Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2015-07-20IPO
Leadership Team
Alex Chriss
President & CEO
Simon Bladon
PayPal UK CEO
Recent News
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