Staff Database Engineer

PayPal

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, CAAustin, TX
Salary
$176,500–$262,350 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
Closes
Aug 31, 2026
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $177k
This role $219k
$126k most similar roles pay here $277k

This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $141,725–$212,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $219k versus about $177k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 $159,500–$221,500 across 74 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Database Engineer

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The Venmo Data Platforms team seeks a Staff Database Engineer to lead and mentor engineers in designing, implementing, automating, and operating next-generation cloud-native database systems. This hands-on technical leader will focus on improving service availability, reliability, and scalability through best practices while collaborating with infrastructure and product teams to support data-driven innovation and platform resilience. The role requires expertise in AWS services such as DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Aurora MySQL, Cassandra, Redis, and Elasticsearch, along with experience in programming languages like Python, Java, and Bash, and infrastructure-as-code tools including Terraform and Ansible. Additionally, the candidate must have strong communication skills to effectively convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

AWS Terraform Python Java Bash DynamoDB DocumentDB Cassandra MySQL Aurora Redis Elasticsearch Lambda API GW CI/CD

What you'll do

  • Design and implement next-generation cloud-native database systems.
  • Automate and optimize database operations using AI-driven tools.
  • Mentor engineers to enhance service availability and reliability.
  • Collaborate with product teams to support data-driven innovation.
  • Drive operational excellence by setting best practices for databases.

What we're looking for

  • Expertise in database design and operations for relational and non-relational data stores.
  • Proficiency with AWS services including DynamoDB, DocumentDB, Aurora, and Elasticsearch.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and developing technical leads.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, and Bash.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools (AWS CLI, CloudFormation, Terraform).
  • Ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

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