Software Development - Lead

Design, and implement complex, multi-tier distributed software applications, document and test systems, modify as appropriate. Lead and mentor team members.

Your day to day

• Design, and implement complex, multi-tier distributed software applications, document and test systems, modify as appropriate.
• Lead projects with other engineers, architects, managers, and Product Management, QA, and Operations teams to design and develop innovative processes and create solutions that meet business requirements.
• Be a technical leader within your team and within PayPal in general.
• Provide technical and project leadership and mentoring.
• Be a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional agile team.
• Build performance sensitive systems that serve tens of millions of requests each day.
• Be an active voice in architectural decisions for PayPal’s core payments system.

What you need to bring

• 10+ years of software development experience and at least a bachelor’s degree in computer science (or equivalent).
• Strong Ruby or strong programming abilities in Java and other languages like Python and C++.
• Strong understanding of algorithmic techniques, design patterns and best practices.
• Curiosity about how things work and the behavior of finding the answers. Flexible and adapting the changing circumstances.
• Knowledge/experience with Unix. Knowledge/experience with relational databases, NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge/experience with GitHub. Knowledge/experience with Service Oriented Architectures.