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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.\nWe 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.\nWe 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.\nOur 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.\nJob Summary:\nThis job delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). It involves advising management on project-level issues, guiding junior engineers, operating with little supervision, and applying knowledge of technical best practices.Job Description:\nEssential Responsibilities:\nDelivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.\nAdvises immediate management on project-level issues\nGuides junior engineers\nOperates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices\nApplies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions\nMinimum Qualifications:\n3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.\nAdditional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:\nThe base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:\nPrimary Location | Pay Range:\nSan Jose, California | ($143,500 - $210,160 Salary)\nAdditional Location(s) | Pay Range:\nAustin, Texas | ($130,500 - $191,161Salary)\nDetails about the commission structure will be provided during the hiring process, consistent with applicable laws.\nAdditional compensation for this role may include equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.\nYou will have the opportunity to work on one of the biggest payments platforms that caters to 65million active users andprocesses transactions worth billions of dollars.Given all the fun challenges, we are a fast-paced organization going through rapid growth that is solving technical challenges at exponential scale. As an organization, we have a strong culture of committing to goals and delivering on timelines.\nYour day to day\nKey voice in team level processes (e.g., code & design review)\n\nOversees projects, ensuringan accurate, complete, and operable solution is delivered, working with management as needed to fill gaps\n\nCollaborates with product managers to understand & refine requirements\n\nServes as an expert to resolve technical inquiries of other employees\n\nFollows wellestablished internal conventions and standard procedures\n\nShares software development processes and standards with junior peers\n\nLeverages awareness of industry peer solutions to inform andvalidatetechnical decisions\n\nAnticipates consequences of implementation choices on future development andoptimizesaccordingly\n\nContributes to code & design\n\nOwn the performance and availability of the services as well asparticipatein on call rotations and provide support during incidences.\n\nHas anappetite to learn and contribute to complex projects alongside your colleagues.\n\nWhat do you need to bring-\nBachelor’s and/orMasters in computer science, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience\n\n5 plusyears’ experience with Python or equivalent high-level programming language\n\nAdvanced skills with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, caching solutions (e.g. Redis,ElastiCache,Hazelcast) and messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar\n\n+ years' experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365 Deep hands-on experience with designing and implementing infrastructure to support global-scale services Hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS (or similar cloud provider): Infrastructure as code (AWS CLI, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, GHA, Puppet) Hands-on programming and scripting (Lambda, API GW, Python, Java, Bash) Hands-on experience with database operations: AWS DynamoDB, AWS DocumentDB, Cassandra, MySQL, AWS Aurora, Redis, ElasticSearch Experience mentoring and developing engineers Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues AWS Solutions Architect preferred\n\nCompetency in comparing the qualities of multiple implementation choices, including nonfunctional characteristics.\n\nUnderstands runtime environment concepts (e.gLinux OS, Java Virtual Machine, python runtime) andbehaviorand can incorporate to predict performance characteristics of implementation choices.\n\nExperience withdistributed services and backend systems\n\nExperience withbuilding services on public cloud -preferablyAWS. Alternatives, GCP, Azure\n\nExperience inmanaging infrastructure as code using Terraform\n\nExperience working with fault-tolerant and scalable distributed services and systems.\n\nSubsidiary:\nPayPalTravel Percent:\n0-\nThe base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:\nPrimary Location | Pay Range:\nSan Jose, California: ($143,500.00 - $212,850.00 Annually)\nAdditional Location(s) | Pay Range:\nAustin, Texas: ($130,500.00 - $193,600.00 Annually)\n\nAdditional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.\nFor 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.\nOur Benefits:\nAt 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 comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing-physical, emotional, and financial-delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.\nWho We Are:\nClick Here to learn more about our culture and community.\nCommitment to Diversity and Inclusion\nPayPal 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 .\nBelonging at PayPal:\nOur 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.\nAny general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.\nWe know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. 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