Staff Software Engineer

PayPal

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TXSan Jose, CA
Salary: $160,500–$238,700 / yr
Posted: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $221k

This role $200k

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This role pays less than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $192,132–$250,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $200k versus about $221k for comparable roles.

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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 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

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Staff Software Engineer As a Staff Software Engineer within the Venmo Payments Engineering team, you will serve as a subject matter expert and project leader overseeing complex systems at scale. You will coordinate engineering activities, define technical tasks for other engineers, and provide high-level guidance on system strategy and architecture to senior leadership. Your daily responsibilities include designing, implementing, and refactoring secure software services while ensuring operational excellence through proactive process improvements. The role requires expertise in Python or equivalent high-level languages, advanced skills with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, caching solutions like Redis or ElastiCache, and messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ. You will also manage infrastructure as code using Terraform on public clouds like AWS or GCP to solve technical challenges inherent in processing large volumes of transactions across a distributed backend environment.

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Skills

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

What you'll do

Coordinate and lead the activities of other engineers to achieve project and service objectives.
Define technical tasks, requirements, and implementation strategies for engineering teams.
Proactively improve existing systems, structures, and internal processes to increase efficiency.
Evaluate technical trade-offs and provide recommendations for the engineering roadmap.
Design, implement, and refactor secure, scalable software services on the payments platform.
Ensure the performance, availability, and operational excellence of all managed software components.
Represent the company to external partners, customers, and industry organizations.
Mentor staff and manage relationships with product, operations, and non-technical business teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
8+ years of experience with Python or an equivalent high-level programming language.
Advanced skills with RDBMS, NoSQL data stores, caching solutions, and messaging/queuing protocols like SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Pulsar.
Expertise in building services on public clouds, preferably AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Experience managing infrastructure as code using Terraform.
Expert knowledge of distributed services, backend systems, and fault-tolerant scalable systems.
Ability to lead projects, mentor engineering staff, and manage relationships with cross-functional teams.

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