Senior Database Engineer position available in San Jose, CA for a role within PayPal’s infrastructure team. This senior-level engineer will lead database platform initiatives to ensure exceptional availability and petabyte-scale performance across multi-cloud environments. Responsibilities include designing cloud-native data solutions, automating database operations through infrastructure-as-code frameworks, establishing enterprise-grade security protocols, and providing technical consultation on application resiliency design. The ideal candidate has extensive experience managing large-scale Oracle databases in high-availability settings, optimizing SQL queries, ensuring zero data loss in backups, and implementing robust security mechanisms such as TDE and mTLS. Additionally, proficiency with MySQL and MSSQL management, shell scripting, Python, and Oracle APEX is required to develop automation scripts and custom applications for monitoring database health. This role demands expertise in Oracle Cloud and Exadata migrations, ensuring continuous availability and compliance across mission-critical systems.
Skills
Oracle
SQL
Partitioning
TDE
mTLS
Wallet setup
Oracle Cloud
Exadata
MSSQL
Always On
Failover Clustering
Log Shipping
MySQL
Shell scripting
Python
Oracle APEX
High Availability
Disaster Recovery
PSU patches
GoldenGate
Data Guard
What you'll do
Lead database platform initiatives for exceptional availability and petabyte-scale performance.
Architect cloud-native data solutions across multi-cloud environments.
Design infrastructure-as-code frameworks for automated database operations.
Establish enterprise-grade security protocols and access controls for databases.
Execute advanced performance optimization for high-throughput Oracle, MySQL, and MSSQL environments.
What we're looking for
- Six years of experience managing large-scale Oracle databases in high-availability environments.
- Six years of experience optimizing SQL and designing indexes for Oracle databases to enhance performance.
- Six years of experience ensuring data security, compliance, and zero data loss in Oracle backups and disaster recovery.
- Four years of experience with Oracle Cloud and Exadata migrations and management.
- Three years of experience managing MySQL and MSSQL databases for reliability and peak performance.
Market check
Salary context
This
$194,187–$300,500
range sits above
94%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$130,650–$195,050
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$130,795–$202,325
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
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
86 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$160,500–$237,600
across 86 roles with salary data.