Manager, Software Development 2

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to revolutionize commerce globally to make moving money, selling and shopping, personalized and secure. 

Job Description Summary:

Manager, Software Development 2

Job Description:

What you need to know about the role:

As a Manager of the Pricing team at PayPal, you will have the opportunity to work on high throughput, low latency services that power pricing and FX for PayPal's payments processing.

Meet our team:

The Pricing team is responsible for the systems that support fees and foreign exchange (FX) for PayPal’s payments system. Other systems that are developed and supported by the team provide an ability to set up experiments in price sensitivity as well as suggest optimal pricing strategies based on historical data. This team is responsible for the design, development, and support of Fee and FX calculations for all PayPal Products and Flows. Our solutions need to scale across millions of such transactions, working with petabyte-plus data, integrating with various other APIs in real-time, and yet providing high availability and configurable capabilities to the business. At PayPal, we develop massively scalable, distributed software systems that require high availability to our business. To achieve this we are always looking at advances in technology and science and tying those back to business needs. We are always looking for strong technologists who are passionate to solve large scale highly complex computer engineering problems, in a repeatable and maintainable way. You will build strong competencies in data structures and algorithms, along with a technical fascination for how everything ties together.

Your way to impact:

• Leading a team; Design, development, and testing of features/functions delivered.

• Collaborating with peers both within their team and across the organization.

• Working with product managers using agile methodologies to deliver high-quality solutions on time.

• Working with operations teams to ensure your applications and services are highly available and reliable.

• Supporting your applications and/or services as and when required.

Your day to day:

• Be driven to get results and not let anything get in your way.

• Be proactive and anticipate/handle most issues before they blow up.

• Exhibit a strong backbone and challenge the status quo when needed.

• Demonstrate a high level of curiosity and keep abreast of the latest technologies.

• Show pride in ownership and strive for excellence in everything we do.

• Own business delivery and pipelines as well as drive the development of infrastructure solutions.

• Demonstrate technical thought leadership and be able to influence technical decisions/approaches within and outside GDS.

• Be open-minded and demonstrate one team behavior across teams, orgs, and locations.

What do you need to bring:

• 12+ years of experience in building scalable applications/products

• Experience in the Financial Services/Banking domain is a plus.

• Experience in building enterprise applications using programming languages like Java.

• 4+ years of managing a team of Software Engineers

• Bachelor’s degree and/or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience

• Ability to lead, organize, and manage projects from beginning to end that require coordinated efforts across multiple functions 

• Ability to operate and thrive in a fluid, ever-changing environment.  Proactive in approach with a focus on driving results and outcomes with multiple priorities and multiple stakeholders.

• Drive innovation and customer advocacy.  Be a positive change agent with a “can-do” attitude.

• Prior success in hiring, mentoring and developing highly effective Software Engineers and building high-performing teams

• An intellectually curious, quick study who will learn the business quickly.

• A conscientious, curious, hard-working individual who craves accountability and loves to solve complex problems.

• Skilled in providing technical leadership and architectural guidance

• Expertise in software development best practices

• Understanding of software development processes such as Agile

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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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:
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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. For more information, visit https://www.paypal.com ,  https://about.pypl.com and  https://investor.pypl.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.

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