Software 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:

We are seeking a Performance Engineer with a solid background in full-stack development to join our team. In this role, you will leverage your development expertise to design, implement, and optimize performance-focused solutions across our Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). You will play a critical role in driving Shift Left Performance, enhancing the integration of performance engineering practices across CI/CD pipelines, test environments, and monitoring tools. This is a unique opportunity to blend product development and performance engineering, impacting the performance and reliability of our platform from the ground up.

Job Description:

Meet the team

The Performance Engineering Team drives system efficiency, scalability, and
reliability by analyzing and optimizing application and platform performance through
automated performance products and driving a shift-left approach
We focus on developing tools for continuous profiling, latency monitoring, and
automated bottleneck detection, enabling seamless performance insights at scale.
Collaborating across engineering domains, we drive optimization initiatives, improve
resource efficiency, and ensure consistent governance.

Your way to impact

• You will design and maintain backend services and APIs, integrating performance engineering principles to ensure high scalability, reliability, and seamless interoperability with other SDLC tools.

• You will develop and enhance full-stack components that support the Performance Engineering platform, ensuring smooth integration with CI/CD workflows, observability tools, and other system capabilities.

• You will partner closely with cross-functional experts responsible for building a great experience. You will assume centralized ownership of best in breed Performance applications/tools to set vision and build toward a best-in-class future state. 

Your Day to Day

• You will develop and enhance full-stack components that support the Performance Engineering platform, ensuring smooth integration with CI/CD workflows, observability tools, and other system capabilities

• You will implement performance testing, monitoring, and optimization early in the SDLC, embedding these practices into CI/CD pipelines and test environments to proactively improve system performance.

• You will work closely with DevOps, observability, and reliability engineering teams to ensure performance goals align with cross-functional objectives, supporting efficient, performance-aware product releases.

• You will document performance engineering processes, backend service architectures, and integration details, contributing to a knowledge-sharing culture within the team.

What you need to bring

• Strong full-stack development experience, ideally within performance-focused or reliability-driven environments.

• Proficient in backend programming languages (Java, Python, Go, etc.), API design, and database management; knowledge of frontend frameworks (React, Angular) is a plus.

• Proven ability to optimize systems for high throughput, scalability, and minimal latency.

• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Harness) and a strong understanding of test automation and performance metrics within the SDLC.

• Familiar with performance testing and monitoring tools and techniques; capable of identifying, diagnosing, and addressing performance bottlenecks.

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts clearly.

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

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.