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# Sr. Software Engineer- Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps

- **Company:** PayPal
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Generation, DevOps, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Cloud Services, Runbook, Software Engineering, Application Enhancement Tool, Chatbots, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Build Management, Containerization, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Docker, Golang
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/sr-software-engineer-cloud-infrastructure-and-devops-austin-tx-usa-58818376

## About the Role

* Troubleshoot incidents, root-cause analysis, and preventive measures * Develop and enhance automation to manage infrastructure as code * Design and build AI-powered tools (LLM runbooks, intelligent alerting, AI-assisted code generation) * Integrate AI into developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, and observability platforms * Build internal AI platforms and APIs for cross-team tooling * Evaluate emerging AI tools and models for cloud/DevOps use cases * Establish responsible AI practices, safety, and observability of AI outputs Tasks * Bachelor's in computer science or related field * 5+ years of software development or related experience * 3+ years operating distributed applications in Cloud Engineering/DevOps/SRE * Extensive AWS cloud infrastructure design and support experience * Deep hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS in AWS or similar * Proficiency in Python, Java, Bash, Go * Hands-on containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) * Strong communication to explain aaaaav
_ issues to non-technical audiences * Hands-on experience building AI-enabled apps (LLMs, generative AI) * Experience with prompt engineering, RAG, and LLM evaluation techniques * Experience integrating AI/ML into developer tools, CLIs, chatbots, or internal platforms * Familiarity with AI observability, safety, and production AI practices * Nice-to-have: ML model serving, vector databases, embedding pipelines Key requirements * flexible hybrid work model * comprehensive health coverage * paid time off * equity and incentive compensation * wellness and mental health resources * financial security programs

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you will design and build AI-powered tooling to boost Venmo's Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps teams. You'll lead by example, mentor engineers, and advance an AI-driven platform that improves productivity, reliability, and deployment velocity. You'll work on integrating AI into cloud workflows, runbooks, incident response, and automation, contributing to scalable, secure global services. This is a hands-on, high-impact position within Venmo's fast-evolving tech environment. Compensation / Benefits * Act as project or system lead, coordinating engineers to meet objectives * Define technical tasks and guide teammates on implementation * Improve existing structures and processes to optimize outcomes * Balance priorities to identify optimal engineering solutions * Identify patterns and generalize solutions to reduce repetition * Collaborate with management to raise engineering standards * Represent PayPal in external interactions with partners or customers * Troubleshoot incidents, root-cause analysis, and preventive measures * Develop and enhance automation to manage infrastructure as code * Design and build AI-powered tools (LLM runbooks, intelligent alerting, AI-assisted code generation) * Integrate AI into developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, and observability platforms * Build internal AI platforms and APIs for cross-team tooling * Evaluate emerging AI tools and models for cloud/DevOps use cases * Establish responsible AI practices, safety, and observability of AI outputs Tasks * Bachelor's in computer science or related field * 5+ years of software development or related experience * 3+ years operating distributed applications in Cloud Engineering/DevOps/SRE * Extensive AWS cloud infrastructure design and support experience * Deep hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS in AWS or similar * Proficiency in Python, Java, Bash, Go * Hands-on containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) * Strong communication to explain complex issues to non-technical audiences * Hands-on experience building AI-enabled apps (LLMs, generative AI) * Experience with prompt engineering, RAG, and LLM evaluation techniques * Experience integrating AI/ML into developer tools, CLIs, chatbots, or internal platforms * Familiarity with AI observability, safety, and production AI practices * Nice-to-have: ML model serving, vector databases, embedding pipelines Key requirements * flexible hybrid work model * comprehensive health coverage * paid time off * equity and incentive compensation * wellness and mental health resources * financial security programs


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