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. We are glad you are taking an interest in your career. As a reminder, there are eligibility rules that determine whether or not you can be considered for a job. Job Description Summary: PayPal is a leading technology platform and digital payments company that enables digital and mobile payments on behalf of consumers and merchants worldwide. Our mission is to democratize financial services and empower people and businesses to join and thrive in the global economy. As a Software Engineer in PayPal’s Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team, you will help design and build a robust product to enable PayPal to meet its world-class standards of reliability. You will leverage your expertise and experience to design and build systems that further PayPal’s goal of bringing best-in-class customer experience to provide global payment acceptance solutions to all merchant/partner segments at PayPal.

Meet our Team: 

We are PayPal's Site Reliability Engineering Team (SRE). Our mission is to provide world-class platforms, practices, and services that ensure customers see PayPal as the most reliable commerce platform on the planet. We create solutions that prevent incidents. We enable visibility, insight, and rapid restoration that ranges from the smallest detectable customer impact to the largest events outside our control. Our ethos is continuously improving our processes and automation.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Software Engineering: 

  • Build next-gen applications to enable PayPal to meet higher site reliability standards, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability. 

  • Conduct code reviews to maintain code quality, performance, and security. 

• Collaboration: 

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams, leads, and architects to translate requirements into technical specifications and solutions. 

  • Work across locations and geographies to deliver quality products.

• Continuous Improvement: 

  • Stay current with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in software development. Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the team. 

• Documentation: 

  • Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for code, APIs, and technical processes. 

• Innovation: 

  • Identify and advocate for new technologies and methodologies to improve development processes and product offerings. 

Qualifications: 

• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. 

• Experience: 3-5 years of professional software engineering experience.

• Technical Skills: 

• Proficiency in Java and related frameworks such as SpringBoot and Hibernate. 

• Experienced in Python.

• A deep understanding of data structures, object-oriented design, and algorithms.

• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and development. 

• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems. 

• Proficiency in database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL, and in-memory databases. 

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). 

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. 

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues 

• Knowledge of code versioning tools, such as Git. 

• It is nice to have familiarity with Front End technologies such as React, Express, Node

• Experience working in payments or financial services industry is a plus.