Staff Software Engineer

PayPal

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Austin, TX · San Jose, CA
Salary: $160,500–$235,826 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago

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This role $198k

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This role pays more than 50% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $190k 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 84 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $160,500–$235,826 across 84 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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As a Staff Software Engineer on the Venmo Payments Engineering team in San Jose, California, you will serve as a senior engineer and subject matter expert, leading engineering efforts and refining processes for a small team. Your day-to-day responsibilities include end-to-end ownership of software components, technical leadership, and contributing to the engineering roadmap by assessing implementation alternatives. You will design and implement new and refactored services securely and at scale, ensuring high-quality code delivery while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The role requires expertise in Python or a similar language, experience with distributed systems and public cloud platforms like AWS or GCP, and a strong understanding of fault-tolerant and scalable architectures to support Venmo’s 65 million active users and billions in transactions annually.

Skills

Python AWS GCP Azure Docker Kubernetes CI/CD PostgreSQL Redis MongoDB GraphQL RESTful APIs OAuth JWT Scalability Fault-tolerance

What you'll do

Lead engineering efforts and refine team processes to enhance system outcomes.
Design and implement secure, reliable software services on the platform at scale.
Provide technical advice and recommendations for strategic decisions to senior leaders.
Ensure operational excellence by proactively improving existing structures and processes.
Mentor engineering staff and manage relationships with cross-functional teams.

What we're looking for

8+ years of experience with Python or equivalent high-level programming language.
Expertise in designing and implementing distributed services and backend systems.
Strong leadership skills to mentor engineering staff and manage cross-functional relationships.
Experience working on public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
Ability to lead engineering efforts and provide technical advice to senior leaders.

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