Sr Software Engineer

PayPal, Inc. seeks Sr Software Engineer in San Jose, CA, Job Duties: Design, code, and maintain web services and applications that directly provide core capabilities for PayPal. Build and implement platform level features, such as configuration management, service discovery and routing, feature switch, A/B testing, etc. Develop modern web applications using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS and leveraging web frameworks such as React and Node.js. Build scalable, resilient, and high-performance backend services using Java, Python, and related technologies. Create technical improvements to engineering process, quality, and efficiency through automation, proper code abstraction, and monitoring. Collaborate with engineering teams to develop extensible technical solutions for complex tech problems. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or a closely related field plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements:

1. Developing large-scale e-commerce applications Java, Spring Core and Spring Batch, with good hands-on exposure to SQL and NoSQL technologies, relational and free form databases, including strong data architecture and SQL/PL-SQL development skills (3 years)

2. Modern web application development using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3, React.js and Node.js, building dynamic, performant, and accessible user interfaces (3 years)

3. Responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and web performance optimization (3 years)

4. Applying advanced object-oriented design and development principles (3 years)

5. Designing and developing data intensive applications and architecting them for scalability and availability (3 years)

6. Developing high traffic backend micro services, with low latency and designing them for scale (3 years)

7. Applying software design patterns, data structures, algorithms (3 years)

8. Collaborating with business users to define the key business requirements and translate them into process/technical solutions (3 years)

9. Debugging and problem resolution skills (3 years)

10. Focuses test driven development and automation (3 years)

11. Refactoring existing codebase and existing implementations to decide to refactor or rewrite (3 years)

12. Identify Performance bottlenecks and use good coding patterns to avoid them (3 years)

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

EOE, including disability/vets.

The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is

3.83.8 out of 5 stars San Jose, CA Hybrid work $169,576 - $243,500 a year - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance

• Paid time off, San Jose, California

  Salary: $169,576.00-243,500.00 per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Subsidiary: PayPal

Travel Percent: 0

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.

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 comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing-physical, emotional, and financial-delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

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 they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants 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., 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.

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