Staff Software Engineer - Java Backend

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 :

Additional Qualifications

Lead thedesign and architectureof scalable, cloud-native backendsystemsleveraging microservices and serverless frameworks.

Define and drive the technical roadmap, ensuring engineering initiatives align with strategic business goals.

Act as aproject or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers and setting clear technical direction.

Providetechnical leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.

Architect and develop large-scale backend systemsusing Python (Django or Flask) with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Establish and uphold engineering standards, promoting code quality, design excellence, and operational rigor.

Design and implementfault-tolerant, high-availability systemswith strong disaster recovery capabilities.

Applyadvanced security practices, including secure coding, encryption, and access control, to ensure compliance and data protection.

Collaborate withcross-functional teams(Product, Infrastructure, Operations) to deliver impactful business outcomes.

Continuously improveexisting technical frameworks, development processes, and system performance.

Exercise sound judgment in balancingtime, quality, complexity, and riskto deliveroptimalsolutions.​

RepresentPayPal externallyin interactions with partners, customers, and industry organizations to promote technical excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience applyingAgile / Scrum methodologiesto software development.

Proven background inlarge-scale, high-performance system design and optimization.

Familiarity with thepayments industry, financial systems, or relevant regulatory environments.

Hands-on experience withcloud platformssuch as AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Demonstrated contributions toopen-source projectsor developer communities.

About the Team

The Consumer Engineering team powers the experiences that millions of PayPal customers use every day to send, spend, and manage their money safely and effortlessly. We design and build reliable, high-performance systems that drive trust and simplicity across PayPal’s global ecosystem.

Our team partners closely with product, design, and data science to deliver innovative, customer-first solutions that advance PayPal’s mission to make financial services more accessible, inclusive, and empowering for people everywhere.

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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