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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AWS Solutions Architect - **Company:** PayPal - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Salary:** $143,500.0 - $212,850.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, Bash Shell, Big Data, Cloud Database, Computer Programming, Data Files, Data Infrastructure, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Message Queuing, NoSQL, Systems Development Life Cycle, Aws Command Line Interface (CLI), Ansible, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Apache Spark, Cloudformation, Deployment Automation, Luigi, AWS Glue, Apache Kafka, Build Tools, Puppet, Terraform, Data Pipelines, AWS EKS - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-devops-engineer-kafka-specialist-paypal-9864123 ## About the Role * 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience., * Bachelors and/or master's in computer science or related field of study * 3+ years' experience in software development or a related field * 3+ years' experience operating on-prem/cloud databases/data-warehouses and/or distributed systems 24x7x365 * Experience with operating/maintaining message streaming solutions like AWS SQS, Apache Kafka etc. * Ability to troubleshoot problems * Hands-on experience with designing and implementing infrastructure to support global-scale services * Hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS (or similar cloud provider): * Infrastructure as code (AWS CLI, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet) * Hands-on programming and scripting (Lambda, API GW, Python, Java, Bash) * Hands-on experience with big data operations including, but not limited-to- AWS S3, AWS DMS, AWS SQS, Luigi, AWS EKS, Apache Spark, AWS Glue. * Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience * Understanding of TLS/mTLS protocols from the application's perspective (server certificates, client authentication etc) is a plus * AWS Solutions Architect is a plus * Primary Location | Pay Range :San Jose, California | ($143,500 - $212,850 Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable ## Description Design, implement and operate data infrastructure's initiatives to provide secure, scalable, reliable and performant platform to Venmo product, analytics and the other infrastructure teams - Automate provisioning, management and monitoring solutions for the supported data infrastructure - Build and implement scalable and reliable data pipeline architecture to optimize overall performance. - Build tools that help users leverage our data into actionable insights to improve our customers' experiences, operational efficiency, and business performance. - Collaborate with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Engineering and Analytics teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure need. - Collaborate with teammates on planning and execution of initiatives. - Build and implement message streaming solutions for Venmo applications with AWS SQS, Apache Kafka etc - Demonstrable ability to learn new technologies and process practices., * Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff * Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures * Understands internal standards & processes an applies them to make technical decisions * Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions * May contribute to code & design reviews, The Venmo Data Infrastructure team supports Venmo's internal and customer impacting data movements and message streaming infrastructure. Venmo Data Infrastructure team is actively engaged in partnering with development groups, platform and infrastructure teams, providing deep subject matter expertise to feature design as well as an advocate for analyzing and resolving customer and performance issues at scale., What you'll do - * Design, implement and operate data infrastructure's initiatives to provide secure, scalable, reliable and performant platform to Venmo product, analytics and the other infrastructure teams * Automate provisioning, management and monitoring solutions for the supported data infrastructure * Build and implement scalable and reliable data pipeline architecture to optimize overall performance. * Build tools that help users leverage our data into actionable insights to improve our customers' experiences, operational efficiency, and business performance. * Build and implement message streaming solutions for Venmo applications with AWS SQS, Apache Kafka etc * Collaborate with stakeholders including the Executive, Product, Engineering and Analytics teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure need. * Collaborate with teammates on planning and execution of initiatives. * Process, extract and manage relational databases and systems such as query authoring (SQL) and NoSQL databases. * Create large, complex data sets that meet functional and non-functional business requirements. * Demonstrable ability to learn new technologies and process practices., 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, Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable. 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. 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