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:

Fueled by a fundamental belief that having access to financial services creates opportunity, PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) is committed to democratizing financial services and empowering people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. Our open digital payments platform gives PayPal's 392 million active account holders the confidence to connect and transact in new and powerful ways, whether they are online, on a mobile device, in an app, or in person. Through a combination of technological innovation and strategic partnerships, PayPal creates better ways to manage and move money and offers choice and flexibility when sending payments, paying, or getting paid. Available in more than 200 markets around the world, the PayPal platform, including Braintree, Venmo, and Xoom enable consumers and merchants to receive money in more than 100 currencies, withdraw funds in 56 currencies, and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in 25 currencies.

Job Description:

Summary

The Payments team in Singapore is looking for an experienced Software Engineer who will be an integral part of the engineering team assisting with various tasks and projects for design, development, testing and maintenance of products or systems.

This position involves full-time hands-on development in a scrum team of 6-8 engineers. The person is expected to be highly competent technically and able to collaborate well with other engineers This is exciting engineering work with a significant impact on delivering business goals.

What you need to know about the role

This role involves:

•   Providing Technical Support to senior engineers in the design, implementation, and maintenance of engineering projects

•   Doing Research and Analysis to collect data, and analyze information to support engineering projects

•   Participation in testing activities, including the development of test cases, execution of tests, and documentation of test results to ensure the quality and reliability of products or systems

•   Collaboration with cross-functional teams, such as product, and other engineering teams, to facilitate effective communication and project coordination

•   Troubleshooting technical issues, investigate problems, and propose resolutions or workarounds in a timely manner

•   Managing the release and monitoring of software components

Meet our Team

We are part of the Core Payments team which is based in many locations like San Jose, Chennai and Bengaluru. We have seasoned engineers, tech-leads and architects who are experts in the Payments domain and who strive to work on innovative technologies to continously optimize payment processing for our customers.

Description

•   This position involves full-time hands-on development in a scrum team of 6-8 engineers

Your way to impact

•   Your coding, testing, documentation and release management will be instrumental in delivering high quality software products to our customers

•   We encourage you to sharpen your technical, functional and soft skills which creates a win-win situation

Your day to Day

•   Coding for project tasks in Java using internal and standard frameworks

•   Participate in Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning etc.)

•   Collaborate with the seniors and the rest of team to complete tasks

•   Provide daily updates on the status and raise a flag for any blocker issues

What you need to bring

•   You have a Bachelor/Master degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or related area

•   You have 1 to 3 years of hands-on development experience

•   You have extensively used Java, Junit, Maven, Git and Sonar in development

•   You have worked in a scrum team for at least a year and practice agile methodologies faithfully

•   You have implemented REST APIs or SOA components

•   You have effectively used OO-design and design patterns in your work

•   You have developed code using SQL

•   You have good analytical and problem-solving skills

•   Strong verbal and written communication skills

•   Must be detail-oriented and able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously with minimal supervision

•   Flexibility and willingness to learn new technologies and adapt quickly

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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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:

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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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