Staff Software Engineer, Backend Python

PayPal

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose, CANew York, NYAustin, TX
Salary: $176,500–$262,350 / yr
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: May 2, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $219k

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This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $171,000–$227,725 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $219k versus about $199k for comparable roles.

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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 96 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Backend Python

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The Staff Software Engineer, Backend Python serves as a project leader within the engineering organization, coordinating activities for other engineers and determining specific technical tasks. This role involves making critical technical decisions, improving existing structures and processes, and representing the company to external partners. You will design, estimate, and implement new and refactored software services on the platform securely and at scale. Key responsibilities include owning the performance and availability of services while providing technical leadership for a small team. Required expertise includes distributed services, backend systems, and public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure. You must possess advanced skills with RDBMS, NoSQL data stores, caching solutions like Redis, and messaging protocols such as SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Pulsar, alongside experience managing infrastructure as code using Terraform.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1116 postings across 75 companies.

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Skills

RDBMS NoSQL Redis ElastiCache Hazelcast SQS Kafka RabbitMQ Pulsar AWS GCP Azure Terraform SDLC Caching

What you'll do

Coordinate the activities of other engineers and determine specific technical tasks for the project.
Design, estimate, and implement new and refactored software services that are secure and scalable.
Proactively improve existing structures, processes, and engineering standards.
Provide technical leadership and advice to senior leaders on systems, solutions, and strategy.
Own the performance and availability of services, including participating in on-call rotations.
Deliver high-quality code on time while following the standard software development life cycle.
Represent the company to external partners, customers, and industry organizations.
Conduct thorough assessments of implementation alternatives and provide recommendations for the technical roadmap.

What we're looking for

5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Expert with distributed services and backend systems.
Expertise with building services on public cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Advanced skills with RDBMS, NoSQL data stores, caching solutions, and messaging/queuing protocols.
Experience in managing infrastructure as code using Terraform.
Experience working with fault-tolerant and scalable distributed services and systems.
Ability to lead projects, mentor engineering staff, and manage relationships with non-technical business teams.
Ability to lead engineering efforts by defining outcomes, refining processes, and providing technical advice to senior leaders.

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