Senior Software Engineer

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PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether online or in person. PayPal provides proprietary payment solutions that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

• As a Software Engineer in the team, you will provide technical leadership for your development team and you will lead the team’s participation in all phases of our software development lifecycle through technical leadership, implementation of technical designs, direct contributions to architectural decisions, influencing the technical direction of our client-side applications and mentoring of junior engineers. You will be responsible for developing industry-leading experiences that bring unquestionable value to both merchants and buyers. You will use your years of technical expertise and a solid understanding of the business domain to help us improve the scale, reliability, and performance of our platforms.
• Demonstrate end-to-end ownership of features, projects, modules, and services that you deliver in all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and overall technical direction, advocating for best practices and innovative solutions.
• Optimize software performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks via monitoring, logging, and metrics to enhance the user experience.
• Act as a strong advocate for clean and scalable principles and practices in all areas, including coding, documentation, automation, etc.
• Be a champion of high-performing, secure, and reliable software services
• Identify critical non-functional requirements for the work your team prioritizes (Availability, Security, Performance, Scalability, and Observability), and implement them with your team.
• Actively contribute improvements to our automated test strategies to enable speedy and reliable continuous integration.
• Guide continuous improvements to our build and deploy processes.
• Conduct formal and informal code reviews, providing constructive feedback to team members to ensure code quality and adherence to clean and scalable coding principles.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their professional growth and promoting a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry standards, tools, and technologies related to client-side development, observability, and DevOps practices, and drive their adoption within the team.
• Collaborate frequently with other developers and teams to design and implement cutting-edge reliable solutions
• Understand and apply our technical architecture to ensure consistent, reliable, and secure deployments.
• Advocate for ways to avoid and remediate technical debt continuously.

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong emphasis on backend development in Java/TypeScript/Python and a willingness to explore new technologies.
• High proficiency and strong skills in Cloud technologies, object-oriented, and functional programming.
• Solid understanding of the possibilities and limitations of building robust backend applications.
• Experience in building high-scale, high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• Experience in writing high-quality code, and automated tests to back up your code.
• Solid understanding of SDKs, Developer experience, APIs and Client libraries.
• Strong problem-solving skills, possessing the ability to work independently or collaboratively to analyze and address complex technical challenges.
• Experience with modern software development practices, version control systems, and agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail, as well as a passion for delivering high-quality software solutions.
• Ability to mentor and up-level team members.
• Proven track record of collaborating with teammates in non-technical roles, such as marketing, finance, and legal.

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. To learn more about recruitment fraud please visit

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits: At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset-you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at

Belonging at PayPal Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.