Senior Software Engineer

What you need to know about the role- You will be responsible for working with a team of engineers in design, development, test, and deployment of a range of products on web and mobile platforms. A successful candidate will have an established background in developing customer-facing experiences, a strong technical ability, excellent project execution skills, great communication skills, and a motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment. Meet our team- Identity Engineering team is responsible for providing the Identity Access Management capabilities for PayPal Inc users and partners (Includes Venmo, Xoom & other products). We design, develop, enhance services that get called across every interaction between PayPal and its users and partners. Our solutions need to scale across billions of such interactions, working with petabyte plus data, integrating with various other APIs in real time and yet providing high availability and configurability to the business. To achieve this, we are always looking at advances in technology and science and tying those back to business needs.

Your way to impact

We are looking for a lead engineer to work on our Identity Platform. As a senior-level member of the team, you will design and implement robust solutions to complex problems. Our team is fast and innovative, following agile methodologies. If you are self-driven, passionate, a team player, and have effective communication skills, this role will fascinate you.

Your day to day

• Work within a team of highly talented engineers, product, and architects to design and develop a highly scalable and configurable Identity Platform
• Being involved in design meetings to propose, discuss and refine new features and functionality.
• You must have significant business knowledge and technical expertise in application design and architecture, as well as knowledge of related domains of technical architectures (network, security, and infrastructure engineering), information architectures, and data architectures.
• Maintain and enhance the existing architectural documentation and create the new ones as needed
• You will be involved in all aspects of the project life cycle, from the initial kickoff through the requirements analysis, design and implementation.
• Must be a self-starter, work independently or as a team member, and have strong communication skills in interfacing with business partners and the Technology, will also be responsible for communicating to stakeholders on technical standards, principles, methodology and trends.
• Highly analytical, innovative, and able to think strategically and to develop comprehensive detailed specifications.
• Highly effective at working in cross-functional groups and getting results in matrix organizations.
• Experience in engineering support of a product through a PDLC. Working knowledge of finance industry standards and practices is preferred.

What do you need to bring-

• Bachler’s degree with 5+ years of experience including technical leadership. Expert in Backend development using Java EE technologies (e.g. Java language, application servers, servlet containers, JMS, JPA, Spring MVC, Hibernate)
• Knowledge of Identity standards and domain knowledge is a plus.
• Strong OOP skills, with the ability to analyze requirements and transform them into scalable software designs.
• Experience with HTTP, REST APIs and competent designing and building web services/microservices in a commercial setting.
• Knowledge of SQL and other/NoSQL/modern database and storage technologies. Desired understanding of Oracle, JDBC and ORM frameworks (e.g. Hibernate).
• Experience with Design Patterns, MVC and frameworks (e.g. Spring).
• Competent in design/implementation for reliability, availability, scalability, and performance.
• Competent in software engineering tools (e.g. Java build tools) and best practices (e.g. unit testing, test automation, continuous integration, etc.).
• Should be a strong advocate of code craftsmanship, good coding standards and use of tools that will improve the quality of the delivered code
• Demonstrate a high level of curiosity, passion for technology, pride of ownership and strive for excellence
• Experience with using Agile/Scrum methodology for software development
• Good understanding of web services and SOA-related standards like REST/OAuth/JSON and SOAP/WSDL.
• Extra credit: Provide your GitHub account or code samples with your resume!

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

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

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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.