Staff Software Engineer, BE Python

PayPal

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose, CAAustin, TX
Salary: $176,500–$262,350 / yr
Posted: 46 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Mar 10, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, BE Python

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JOB TITLE: Staff Software Engineer - BE Python As a Staff Software Engineer on the Venmo Identity Engineering team, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader designing and scaling high-performance, fault-tolerant identity solutions. You will architect large-scale backend systems, define technical roadmaps, and mentor engineers to ensure operational rigor and design excellence. Your daily work involves building scalable, cloud-native microservices and serverless frameworks while managing complex engineering efforts to improve existing structures. You will utilize Python, specifically Django or Flask, alongside technologies such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Redis, and messaging protocols like SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Pulsar. This role addresses critical security and trust challenges within the payments industry, requiring expertise in secure coding, encryption, access control, and disaster recovery to protect global financial transactions.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

Python Django Flask AWS GCP Azure Terraform CDK Redis Kafka SQS RabbitMQ Pulsar Microservices Serverless Agile Scrum Event-driven architecture Infrastructure as Code

What you'll do

Architect and develop scalable, cloud-native backend systems using Python, Django, or Flask.
Lead the design of high-performance, fault-tolerant identity solutions for Venmo.
Coordinate engineering activities and define technical tasks for other team members.
Define and drive the technical roadmap to align engineering initiatives with business goals.
Establish and uphold engineering standards for code quality, design excellence, and operational rigor.
Implement advanced security practices including secure coding, encryption, and access control.
Mentor engineers to foster a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
Represent the company externally in interactions with partners, customers, and industry organizations.

What we're looking for

5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Architect and develop large-scale backend systems using Python with Django or Flask.
Lead the design and architecture of scalable, cloud-native backend systems using microservices and serverless frameworks.
Act as a project or system leader to coordinate engineering activities and set technical direction.
Design and implement fault-tolerant, high-availability systems with strong disaster recovery capabilities.
Apply advanced security practices including secure coding, encryption, and access control.
Experience applying Agile/Scrum methodologies to software development (preferred).
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), in-memory databases (Redis), and messaging systems like Kafka or SQS (preferred).

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