> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/4283646-sr-software-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/4283646-sr-software-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr Software Engineer - **Company:** PayPal - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Performance Tuning, RabbitMQ, Software Engineering, Xoom, Caching, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS) - **Published:** October 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_743EADAF9DB84E02910CEF930B65AE49-NY1680940 ## About the Role Minimum Requirements: Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus two years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus five year ## Description 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. Job Summary: Job Description: PayPal, Inc. seeks Sr Software Engineer in New York, NY Job Duties: Serve as subject matter expert for the Payments Platform Engineering team, leading the design, implementation, and operational excellence of new software, features, and solutions. Drive architecture discussions, produce well-documented design docs, and participate in design and code reviews to ensure code is scalable, maintainable, and follows best practices. Contribute to the technicaI engineering roadmap by completing quality and thorough assessments of implementation alternatives and their associated trade offs and providing recommendations. Estimate engineering efforts and implement new and refactored software services on the platform securely, reliably, and at scale, utilizing knowledge and experience with RDBMS and NoSQLdata stores, caching solutions, and messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar. Own the performance and availability of the services and participate in on-call rotations to provide technical support. Patricipate in project planning, estimation, and tracking to ensure the timely delivery of software components. Optimize system performance and reliability. Develop automated tests and deliver high-quality software code to production within a short development cycle in the continuous integration and delivery environment. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.