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# Staff Software Engineer, Backend Python

- **Company:** PayPal Holdings, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Databases, Relational Databases, Hazelcast, Python (Programming Language), Enterprise Messaging Systems, NoSQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Amazon ElastiCache, Caching, Backend, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_b6248a786b2909be61acfc7de957b24c

## About the Role

Requires at least five years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Candidates should bring expertise in distributed backend systems, cloud platforms, infrastructure as code, databases, caching, and messaging, along with the ability to lead projects and mentor engineers., Python, Backend Systems, Distributed Services, Technical Leadership, Project Leadership, Mentoring, Relational Databases, NoSQL Databases, Redis, ElastiCache, Hazelcast, Messaging Systems, SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar

## Description

Lead engineering projects and provide technical direction, coordinating engineers and advising senior leaders on systems, solutions, and strategy. Design, implement, and operate secure, reliable, scalable backend services while owning quality, performance, availability, and continuous process improvement.