PayPal

Senior Software Engineer

San Jose, CA US
USD 72k - 176k
Swift Java Spring SQL GCP Python
Description

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
This role offers the unique chance to be part of a specialized engineering operations team that plays a pivotal role in the heart of the payments engineering organization. If you are someone who thrives in a dynamic, high-impact environment, this position gives the opportunity to tackle complex, mission-critical issues daily. The engineer will be working on cutting-edge challenges in the payment’s ecosystem, ensuring that both internal teams and customers experience smooth, uninterrupted service.

The engineer will be responsible for quickly and accurately triaging reported production issues. The engineer will also partner with other engineering teams and PayPal external partners to bring rapid resolution to production issues and restore customer functionality. A success profile will have a strong sense of ownership of the application stack, great analytical and problem-solving skills, in depth knowledge on latest technologies, ability to self-learn and attention to details. Candidate should be able to work independently and drive the initiative.

The candidate will also own and drive platform or system automation initiates including but not limited system design, architecture, development and delivery. This role includes a weekend/Holiday on-call shift once per month to ensure 24x7 support.

This position is based in San Jose, California and may require travel of up to 15% to other PayPal locations (other locations within North America and rarely/infrequently to international offices).

Meet our team
We are Payments Engineering Foundation, a dedicated engineering operations team focused on providing robust engineering support for the entire payments engineering organization. We specialize in addressing critical and complex issues daily, ensuring swift and effective resolutions. Our proactive approach enables us to resolve customer challenges before they even notice them. As a 24/7 live support team, we are committed to maintaining the seamless functioning of over 1 billion transactions per month across PayPal, Braintree, Venmo and over 70+ external ecosystem partner, safeguarding the stability and reliability of our payment systems. We are responsible for ensuring on-time processing and settlement of ~4B TPV per day for our customers and merchants across the globe.

Job Description:

Your way to impact

  • Quickly Master Systems and Processes 
  • Have proactive mindset: Proactively identify and prevent issues
  • Drive Operational Efficiency 
  • Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Bring Fresh Ideas and Innovation
  • Take Ownership of Key Projects

Your day-to-day

In your day-to-day role you will

  • Responsible for driving key initiatives and KPIs, providing a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the payment’s domain daily. 
  • Manage critical incidents in collaboration with domain owners, external partners, and vendors. 
  • Conducting in-depth analysis of bugs and delivering swift resolutions to address customer issues effectively. 
  • Expected to challenge the status quo and introduce innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Develop efficient, clean, reusable and high-quality code without unnecessary complications or abstraction.
  • Manage workload and other assignments efficiently while being able to resolve time-critical situations reliably and professionally; Be independent and take ownership of the component assigned.
  • Present issues and solutions to audiences of varying sizes.

What do you need to bring

  • 4+ years of relevant industry experience in software product development with Java, Spring Boot & SQL.
  • Industry experience in GCP, Python, DataProc, Scripting (any) is a plus
  • Ability to drive communication with external partners, processors, and vendors.
  • Strong time management skills and ability to work on concurrent assignments with different priorities.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • Experience in developing, troubleshooting/debugging complex multi-tier applications.
  • Triage and Resolve issues with very little help or direction and show command and expertise in various PayPal products.
  • Experience in operational detection/monitoring activities and exposure to P0/P1 incident management activities
  • Demonstrate business acumen while providing technical solutions and communicating clearly while liaising with our customers and stake holders.
  • Communicate effectively and demonstrate resourcefulness and ability in accessing impacts and facilitating faster resolution to delight customers.
  • Provide valuable Issue Intelligence for the major issues: By Identifying applications, monitoring, process, and product gaps and propose [short-term] implement solutions to address them. Drive long term solutions with technology/product teams when appropriate.

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$72700 to $176000

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.

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

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