Staff Software Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps

Description

Essential Responsibilities :

• Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system
• Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow
• Actions result in the achievement of customer, operational, program or service objectives
• Proactively improves existing structures & processes
• Exercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems
• Notices patterns and condenses repetition into densely meaningful generalized solutions
• Collaborates with management to set / improve standards for engineering rigor
• Trusted to represent PayPal, Inc to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations

Expected Qualifications :

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications :

Our technical stack :

AWS, EKS, Landing Zone, GitHub Actions, AWS CDK(TypeScript),Terraform, Datadog, Bash, Python, Go

As a Staff Engineer, you will :

Contribute and help drive the strategic direction to one or more of our domains, leading initiatives in your area of expertise.

Act as a hands-on contributor writing and reviewing code, while leading by example

Mentor senior and junior engineers

Enjoy a high degree of independence in decision-making while being accountable for results of yourself and your team

Be part of a team dedicated to driving the scalability and reliability of Venmo’s AWS cloud infrastructure

Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to application teams to build and strengthen their cloud competencies

What You’ll Do

Lead major initiatives end-to-end : internal teams rarely have dedicated project managers You will define the design, identify stakeholders, navigate risks and changes, coordinate colleagues' work, implement solutions, and be accountable for timely and quality project delivery.

Continually raise the bar throughassisting fellow engineers in developing and delivering their code more efficiently and securely.

Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures.

Coach and mentor engineers on design principles and best practices.

Recognize, validate, and evangelize emerging technologies and architectures that align with business objectives.

Strategically and tactically leading by example, makingmeaningful contributions to the improvement of engineering teams’ production operations.

Develop and improve tools and automation to manage infrastructure and application configuration as code.

Enhance the quality, reliability, and stability of our infrastructure and operations.

What We’re Looking For

Bachelors and / or master's in computer science or related field of study

10+ years' experience in software development or a related field

5+ years' experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365, as part of a Cloud Engineering, DevOps,and / or SRE team.

2+ years technical leadership experience

Extensive hands-on experience with designing, implementingand supporting infrastructure (AWS experience preferred) to support global-scale services

Deep hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS (or similar cloud provider) :

Hands-on programming and scripting (Python, TypeScript, Bash, Go)

Hands-on experience with containers & container orchestration : Docker, Kubernetes

Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience

Subsidiary : PayPal

Travel Percent :

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 .

The US national annual pay range for this role is $152,500 to $262,350

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit .

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 .

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.