Staff Software Engineer, Backend Python

PayPal

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $176,500–$262,350 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes: Mar 1, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $219k

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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 49 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$235,826 across 49 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Backend Python

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Staff Software Engineer - Backend Python will join the Venmo engineering team to build high-quality, robust, and resilient payment backend services. This role involves leading projects, coordinating engineer activities, and determining technical tasks while mentoring junior peers through the full software development lifecycle. The successful candidate will manage service performance and availability, participate in on-call rotations, and collaborate with product managers to refine requirements. Key technical requirements include over five years of experience with Python, advanced skills in RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, and proficiency with caching solutions like Redis or ElastiCache. Additionally, the role requires expertise in messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ, infrastructure as code using Terraform, and building scalable distributed services on public clouds like AWS to solve complex technical challenges at scale within the payments domain.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

Python RDBMS NoSQL Redis ElastiCache Hazelcast SQS Kafka RabbitMQ Pulsar Linux AWS GCP Azure Terraform SDLC Scrum

What you'll do

Lead project activities by coordinating other engineers and determining technical tasks to meet service objectives.
Proactively improve existing engineering structures, processes, and standards for development rigor.
Resolve complex technical inquiries and serve as a subject matter expert for other employees.
Mentor junior engineers by sharing software development processes and standard practices.
Collaborate with product managers to understand and refine requirements for high-quality products.
Own the performance and availability of services while participating in on-call rotations and incident support.
Evaluate multiple implementation choices based on nonfunctional characteristics like scalability, reliability, and performance.
Design and develop robust backend systems using Python and distributed service architectures.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of relevant experience.
5 plus years of experience with Python or an equivalent high-level programming language.
Advanced skills with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, caching solutions, and messaging/queuing protocols.
Experience with distributed services, backend systems, and building services on public clouds like AWS.
Experience managing infrastructure as code using Terraform.
Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical projects.
Knowledge of runtime environment concepts including Linux OS and various language runtimes.

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