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# Sr Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** PayPal
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Spring Framework, Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Software Development, Recommender Systems, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_da4d57eefd12554d244364ceb7f22960

## About the Role

Lead the architecture and development of scalable, AI-driven personalization and recommendation capabilities, using real-time data and customer context to improve engagement, retention, and conversion. Set technical strategy across teams, deliver reliable production software, and partner with product management to develop customer-focused solutions.

Requirements: Requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and at least 12 years of progressively responsible experience. Candidates must have extensive experience with Java and Spring, distributed cloud-native systems, APIs, event-driven architectures, personalization and machine learning, production AI/LLM systems, observability, and cross-team technical leadership.

Key Skills: Java, Spring, Object-Oriented Design, Distributed Systems, Microservices, REST, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Apache Kafka, Behavioral Analytics, Personalization Systems, Recommendation Systems, Machine Learning, Large Language Models