Senior Software Engineer position available at PayPal in San Jose, CA, focusing on building and maintaining scalable platform services for Venmo. This role involves designing new services with cutting-edge technologies like gRPC, Finagle, and Thrift to support business growth, ensuring security through collaboration with the Information Security team, and reducing technical debt across various codebases. Key responsibilities include developing automated tests, triaging defects, deploying containerized applications, and creating highly available, scalable features in a continuous integration and delivery environment. Candidates must have at least two years of experience in designing large-scale software applications using Python and Object-Oriented Design, along with expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, data processing, RESTful APIs, and continuous delivery practices such as AWS CDK and GitHub Actions.
Design and implement new services using cutting-edge technologies to support Venmo's business goals.
Develop robust, portable solutions for complex problems in a growing organization.
Work with Information Security team to protect Venmo and its customers from security threats.
Reduce technical debt by improving various code bases within PayPal.
Create highly available, scalable, and fault-tolerant products and features.
What we're looking for
- Experience designing and developing large-scale software applications using Object-Oriented Design and Python.
- Proficient in distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Expertise in large-scale data processing, caching strategies, and performance optimization.
- Strong background in building and maintaining complex RESTful APIs and microservices.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
- Knowledge of database technologies including DynamoDB and PostgreSQL.
Market check
Salary context
This
$169,262–$243,500
range sits above
80%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$135,650–$208,850
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$142,400–$193,125
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.