Description
:Meet our team:
We’re a lean, self-motivated team of engineers and product managers united by a shared mission to enable seamless commerce around the world.
We move with speed, believe in extreme ownership, and are driven by the impact our work has on the businesses and people who use our products every day.
Your way to impact:
As a Software Engineerat PayPal, you will participate in all phases of our software development lifecyclethrough technical leadership, implementation of technical designs, direct contributions to architectural decisions, influencing the technical direction of our client-side applications and mentoring junior engineers.
You will be responsible for developing industry-leading experiences that bring unquestionable value to both merchants and buyers.
You will use your years of technical expertise and a solid understanding of the business domain to help us improve the scale, reliability, and performance of our platforms.
Your day-to-day:
Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Demonstrate end-to-end ownership of features, projects, modules, and services that you and your team deliver in all phases of the software development lifecycle.
Lead your team’s design and implementation of end-to-end solutions towards new payment experiences using various technologies.
Lead architectural discussions and contribute to overall technical direction, advocating for best practices and innovative solutions.
Optimize software performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks via monitoring, logging, and metrics to enhance the user experience.
Act as a strong advocate for clean and scalable principles and practices in all areas, including coding, documentation, automation, etc.
Be a champion of high-performing, secure, and reliable software services
Identify critical non-functional requirements for the work your team prioritizes (Availability, Security, Performance, Scalability, and Observability), and implement them with your team.
Actively contribute improvements to our automated test strategies to enable speedy and reliable continuous integration.
Guide continuous improvements to our build and deploy processes.
Collaborate with other development teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of client-side applications, automating and enhancing build, test, and deployment processes.
Collaborate and communicate effectively with all technical and non-technical partners and stakeholders (Architecture, Developer Experience, Product, Design, Analytics, Legal, Marketing, etc.)
Communicate frequently with your team to ensure shared understanding around the new products and features under consideration.
Conduct formal and informal code reviews, providing constructive feedback to team members to ensure code quality and adherence to clean and scalable coding principles.
Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their professional growth and promoting a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment.
Stay up-to-date with the latest industry standards, tools, and technologies related to client-side development, observability, and DevOps practices, and drive their adoption within the team.
Collaborate frequently with other developers and teams to design and implement cutting-edge reliable solutions
Understand and apply our technical architecture to ensure consistent, reliable, and secure deployments.
Enhance and maintain existing product capabilities as required.
Bring fresh ideas for continuously improving our software and your team.
Advocate for ways to avoid and remediate technical debt continuously.
Participate in program planning, influencing the product and technology roadmap, and driving outcomes.
What you need to bring:
8+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong emphasis on backend development in Java/JavaScript/TypeScript/Python and a willingness to explore new technologies.
High proficiency and strong skills in Cloud technologies, object-oriented, and functional programming.
Solid understanding of the possibilities and limitations of building robust backend applications.
Experience in building high-scale, high-throughput, low-latency systems.
Experience in writinghigh-quality code, and automated tests to back up your code.
Strong problem-solving skills, possessing the ability to work independently or collaboratively to analyze and address complex technical challenges.
Experience with modern software development practices, version control systems, and agile methodologies.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Strong attention to detail, as well as a passion for delivering high-quality software solutions.
Ability to mentor and up-level team members.
Proven track record of collaborating with teammates in non-technical roles, such as marketing, finance, and legal.
Subsidiary:
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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.
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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 .
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.