Senior Software Engineer

PayPal

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Austin, TX
Salary
$167,149–$221,500 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 10, 2027

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $169k
This role $194k
$107k most similar roles pay here $241k

This role pays more than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$188,962 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $194k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About PayPal

PayPal is a leading global digital wallet and online payment system, founded in 1998, that allows individuals and businesses to send, receive, and manage funds securely in over 200 markets.

PayPal currently has 74 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$235,826 across 74 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join the team to design, develop, and deploy software data products and platforms for PayPal. You will own key software data pipeline components, services, and offerings from ideation through production deployment while identifying business requirements to design large-scale solution architectures. Your daily responsibilities include performing software experimentation, automation, simulation, performance tuning, and load testing within the software development lifecycle. To succeed in this role, you must possess proficiency in Java, Scala, Python, and SQL with query optimizations. You will work with Apache Spark, Hadoop components like HDFS and Hive, and orchestration tools like Apache Airflow. Additionally, you will utilize AWS and GCP data services, Snowflake for cloud warehousing, and CI/CD pipelines including Jenkins or GitHub Actions to manage complex data engineering tasks within the payment processing domain.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Texas?

Median $189710 from 210 postings across 40 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and deploy software data products and platforms for PayPal.
  • Own key software data pipeline components from initial ideation through production deployment.
  • Identify business requirements and design large-scale software solution architectures.
  • Execute tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) following internal standards.
  • Perform software experimentation, automation, simulation, and performance tuning.
  • Conduct software code and design reviews to ensure quality and adherence to procedures.

What we're looking for

  • A Master's degree plus two years of experience or a Bachelor's degree plus five years of experience in a related field is required.
  • Experience with Java programming, SQL and query optimizations, and Scala programming are required (2 years each).
  • Experience with Apache Spark for distributed data processing and Hadoop ecosystem components is required (2 years).
  • Hands-on experience with Python for data engineering and scripting is required (2 years).
  • Experience in AWS cloud environments, GCP data services, and Snowflake for cloud data warehousing is required (2 years).
  • Experience using Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration is required (2 years).
  • Familiarity with CI/CD deployment pipelines such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions is required (2 years).

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