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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 acts as a project leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers, determining technical tasks, and improving existing structures and processes. It involves making technical decisions, collaborating with management to set standards, and representing the company to external partners.Job Description:\nEssential Responsibilities:\nActs as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system\nDetermines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow\nActions result in the achievement of customer, operational, program or service objectives\nProactively improves existing structures & processes\nExercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems\nNotices patterns and condenses repetition into densely meaningful generalized solutions\nCollaborates with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor\nTrusted to represent PayPal, Inc to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations\nExpected Qualifications:\n5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.\nAdditional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:\nEngineering at Venmo\nEngineering in Cloud Platform & Infrastructure\nOur Cloud Platform & Infrastructure organization builds and operates the foundational services that power Venmo's platform: compute, networking, routing, observability, and developer platform capabilities used by every product team at Venmo. We believe great infrastructure should be invisible to the teams who rely on it; fast, secure, and reliable by default. We partner closely with SRE, security, and product engineering teams to build automated, self-service systems at scale, and we hold ourselves to a high bar for engineering rigor and operational excellence.\nJob Description: Cloud Network & Routing Engineer\nOur Cloud Network & Routing team owns the network & routing layers that connect Venmo's applications to the internet and to each other: CDN, proxy, web application firewall and security, ingress and routing, and internal traffic management across our AWS environment. We work hand-in-hand with the rest of the Cloud Platform & Infrastructure org, including compute, storage, SRE, and security teams, to make sure traffic is fast, secure, and reliable at every hop.\nAs a Staff Software Engineer, you will support this critical domain, leading major initiatives across networking, routing, CDN, and infra security. You will be part of what defines the future of the company's networking and routing strategy. You are a hands-on contributor who teaches by example and mentors other engineers and product teams, driving best practices across the broader Cloud Platform & Infrastructure org. We have a lot of independence in our decisions, but we are kept accountable for the results.\nOur technical stack: AWS, AWS CloudFront, CDN, WAF, Envoy, Contour, NGINX, EKS, Docker, CDK, Terraform, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, Datadog, Bash, Python, Go.\nAs a Staff Engineer, you will:\nContribute to and help drive the strategic direction of our cloud network, and routing, leading initiatives across CDN, WAF, proxy, and ingress\nAct as a hands-on contributor, while leading by example\nMentor senior and junior engineers\nEnjoy a high degree of independence in decision-making while being accountable for results of yourself and your team\nBe part of a team dedicated to driving the scalability, security, and reliability of Venmo's cloud network and edge infrastructure\nProvide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to teams across the Cloud Platform & Infrastructure org to build and strengthen their networking and edge competencies\nWhat You'll Do\nLead major initiatives end-to-end across cloud networking, routing, CDN, and infra security: define the design, identify stakeholders, navigate risks and changes, coordinate colleagues' work, implement solutions, and be accountable for timely, quality delivery\nArchitect and evolve our CDN and edge delivery strategy (AWS CloudFront) for performance, availability, and cost efficiency at scale\nSet direction for WAF and edge security controls, protecting Venmo's services from DDoS, bot, and application-layer threats\nOwn the architecture of our Envoy- and Contour-based ingress, and our nginx-based reverse proxy and load-balancing services\nContinually raise the bar by helping fellow engineers develop and deliver networking and edge solutions more efficiently and securely\nTroubleshoot complex network incidents, identify root causes, and implement preventive measures\nCoach and mentor engineers across the Cloud Platform & Infrastructure org on networking design principles and best practices\nRecognize, validate, and evangelize emerging networking and edge technologies and architectures that align with business objectives\nDevelop and improve infrastructure-as-code and automation to manage networking and routing configuration\nEnhance the quality, reliability, and security of our network and edge infrastructure and operations\nWhat We're Looking For\nBachelor's and/or master's in computer science or related field of study\n7+ years' experience in software development or a related field\n5+ years' experience operating distributed cloud network, routing, or edge infrastructure 24x7x365, as part of a Cloud Engineering, Network Engineering, DevOps, and/or SRE team\n2+ years technical leadership experience\nDeep hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting cloud networking and edge infrastructure (AWS preferred) at global scale\nDeep expertise with CDN and edge delivery (AWS CloudFront or similar), WAF, and edge security\nDeep hands-on experience with Envoy, Contour, or similar service mesh / ingress controller technologies\nDeep hands-on experience with nginx or similar reverse proxy and load-balancing technologies\nExpert understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, BGP/routing protocols, and load balancing algorithms\nHands-on programming and scripting (Python, Go, Bash)\nHands-on experience with containers and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)\nStrong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience\nSubsidiary:\nVenmoTravel 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: ($176,500.00 - $262,350.00 Annually)\nAdditional Location(s) | Pay Range:\nAustin, Texas: ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)\nScottsdale, Arizona: ($152,500.00 - $226,600.00 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. 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