Software Engineer 2

PayPal
San Jose, CA, United States
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Testing (Software) Java (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Automation of Tests Cloud Computing Software Quality Code Review Database Design Web Development Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Junit
+16 more
PostgreSQL Load Testing MySQL OAuth Oracle (Applications) Performance Tuning Selenium Software Engineering Software Systems TypeScript Web Applications Backend Containerization Information Technology Apache Kafka Docker

Job description

Experteer Overview In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy distributed software systems that power PayPal’s global payments platform. You’ll lead and contribute to the full software lifecycle, building back-end components with a focus on scalability and reliability. You’ll implement automated testing and performance improvements while collaborating with product and tech leads to meet high-load requirements. You’ll also mentor peers through code reviews in an Agile setting, with a hybrid work model and opportunities for performance-based incentives. Compensation / Benefits * Design and develop distributed software systems and ensure quality of components * Lead and contribute to full software lifecycle and back-end development * Automate software testing and simulations, contribute to performance tuning and load testing * Collaborate with product team and technical leads to define requirements and design high-load solutions * Provide feedback and lead code quality through formal and informal reviews Tasks * Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field + two years of relevant experience * Proficiency in Java/J2EE and related frameworks * Web applications development using REST * Experience with JUnit and Selenium for test planning/execution * Distributed web applications development using Kafka * Web applications development using cloud technologies such as AWS * Database design and modeling with Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL * Security aspects using OAuth2 * Containerization and monitoring with Docker and Kubernetes * Web development with TypeScript Key requirements * balanced hybrid work model * generous paid time off * healthcare coverage * financial security resources * mental health resources

Requirements

using and informal reviews Tasks * Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field + two years of relevant experience * Proficiency in Java/J2EE and related frameworks * Web applications development using REST * Experience with JUnit and Selenium for test planning/execution * Distributed web applications development using Kafka * Web applications development using cloud technologies such as AWS * Database design and modeling with Oracle, MySQL, and PostgreSQL * Security aspects using OAuth2 * Containerization and monitoring with Docker and Kubernetes * Web development with TypeScript Key requirements * balanced hybrid work model * generous paid time off * healthcare coverage * financial security resources * mental health resources

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