Cloud Platform Engineer

The Company

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.

Job Description Summary:

What you need to know about the role

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based systems and solutions. This role involves optimizing cloud resources, ensuring data security, and supporting applications that utilize cloud infrastructure. Need a strong background in cloud architecture, automation, and infrastructure management, specialize in designing and deploying scalable, resilient cloud solutions. Have experience in both public and private cloud environments optimizing system reliability, performance and promoting best practices

Meet our team

By joining this team, you’ll shape a versatile, container-based virtualization ecosystem, ensuring that applications can be built, shipped, and run seamlessly. Your contributions will empower developers with self-service capabilities, enabling quick, secure deployments within a well-managed, IT-supported infrastructure. This role offers the unique chance to lead platform evolution at the intersection of cloud engineering and DevOps.

Why Join Us?
• Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that values creativity and encourages continuous learning.
• Career Growth: We offer professional development opportunities and support your pursuit of relevant certifications.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy competitive salaries, health benefits, retirement plans, and flexible working arrangements.
• Diverse Culture: Join a dynamic team committed to fostering an inclusive work environment.

Job Description:

Your way to impact

Your role is crucial in pushing our technology forward to optimize functionality, performance, reliability, and scalability. You will gain an in-depth understanding of our products and services to drive next-generation cloud platform development. This involves estimating engineering efforts, prioritizing projects, planning implementations, and triaging production issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Development with Best-in-Class Technologies: You will build and refine our cloud platform using cutting-edge tools like Kubernetes for container orchestration, Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure management, and distributed systems that ensure scalability and resilience. With a focus on Container-as-a-Service (CaaS), you will help empower IT-secured, developer-friendly environments that streamline application building, deployment, and management, both on-premises and in cloud settings.

• Technical Leadership in Design and Decision-Making: Your role involves analyzing diverse use cases and guiding the team in making informed design and technical choices that align with business objectives. You'll work closely with teams, ensuring all implementations support functionality, scalability, and security.

• Design and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

• Implement and manage cloud services, including storage, compute, and security services.

• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure performance.

• Collaborate with development teams to integrate cloud solutions into existing workflows.

• Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and services.

Your day to day

• Cluster Migration & Automation: Migration of legacy systems from Mesos to Kubernetes, onboarding multiple availability zones in both public and private clouds. Developed automated reporting and monitoring solutions, enhancing cluster hygiene and reducing maintenance overhead.

• Improved System Reliability: Develop and implemented SLAs for high-availability environments, meeting "dark green day" goals through consistent monitoring and proactive issue resolution.

• Optimized Infrastructure: Build scalable and cost-effective cloud environments that meet business needs, reducing platform-related incidents and optimizing resource utilization through IaC and performance tuning.

• Collaboration & Communication: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA, and product owners, to align infrastructure requirements with business objectives and accelerate delivery timelines.

What do you need to bring-

• Proficiency in cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash).

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Knowledge of IP networking, VPN's, DNS, load balancing, and firewall is required.

• Knowledge of Linux fundamentals like system administration, process management, text processing, and file handling is essential

• Hands on experience with Ansible and Puppet

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator Associate) are a plus.

• 4+ years of experience in cloud engineering or a related field

**We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don't hesitate to apply.

Additional Job Description:

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 benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

PayPal has remained at the forefront of the digital payment revolution for more than 20 years. By leveraging technology to make financial services and commerce more convenient, affordable, and secure, the PayPal platform is empowering more than 400 million consumers and merchants in more than 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. For more information, visit paypal.com.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.

As part of PayPal’s commitment to employees’ health and safety, we have established in-office Covid-19 protocols and requirements, based on expert guidance. Depending on location, this might include a Covid-19 vaccination requirement for any employee whose role requires them to work onsite. Employees may request reasonable accommodation based on a medical condition or religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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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 benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentaccommodations@paypal.com.  

Belonging at PayPal: 

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.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.