Software Engineer 2

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

Job Description:

PayPal, Inc. seeks Software Engineer 2 in San Jose, CA

Job Duties: Partner alongside software engineers and various cross-functional team members to build, manage, perform, and support various aspects of real-time software projects. Develop software applications to support various functions across Identity platform. Leverage existing skills while learning and implementing new software technologies. Identify additional areas of opportunity and means for knowledge-sharing practices across teams. Build performance efficient, highly scalable, configurable, and available software applications and systems. Define, design, and implement complex, multi-tier distributed software applications. Design, develop, and test high throughput back-end software systems. Develop object-oriented software and design, code, and test complex software features. Develop software code and help lead code review sessions. Segment and design technical system layers to support componentized and layered software application development, including business logic functionality and database/component repository access. Identify and fix performance, scalability, and other software live issues in a time critical environment. Identify and make recommendations to reduce software project risks. Work with other engineers, managers, product management, quality analysts, and operations teams to develop innovative technical solutions that meet market needs with respect to functionality, performance, availability, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to software development goals and principles. Develop a high-level view of the functions, usages, and needs of all external APIs (Application Programming Interface) and use this to drive architecture decisions. Trace bugs and errors through multiple software systems, including ones not owned by the team, sometimes on behalf of customer-facing teammates. Drive team discussions on technical strategy, system architecture, and component design. Participate in all stages of the software development cycle, including the design and development of significant new architectural systems and improvements and new architectural systems and improvements. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field, plus one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will also accept a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field, plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements:

1. Hands-on software development and system architecture experience, with a focus on large-scale, distributed systems.

2. Object-Oriented Analysis, Design, and Development (OOAD), employing industry-standard design patterns and best practices.

3. Account Lifecycle Management systems, focusing on onboarding, product provisioning, and event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka, ActiveMQ (AMQ), and event publishing for identity services.

4. Enterprise Architecture principles and building and deploying Microservices-based architectures for large-scale, cloud-native applications.

5. Database design, performance tuning, and optimization for relational (Oracle) and NoSQL databases.

6. Crafting efficient queries, managing data scalability, and ensuring high availability.

7. Server-Side Java Development, Spring Framework (Core, Boot, Security, Data, and Reactive), Hibernate, and RESTful API development.

8. Utilizing Spring Boot for rapid application development and deploying microservices in a cloud environment.

9. Developing and integrating event-driven systems using Apache Kafka, ActiveMQ, and JunoCache for stream processing, message brokering, real-time data processing pipelines, and efficient caching solutions.

10. CI/CD pipelines, utilizing Maven, GitHub, and Docker for containerization, along with Jenkins or other automation tools for continuous delivery.

11. Splunk, Datadog, Sherlock and other observability tools for monitoring, logging, and debugging distributed applications in production.

12. Unit and integration testing using JUnit, TestNG, and automated testing frameworks for continuous testing and validation of software quality.

13. Determining impact of architectural solutions and recommendations. Must have experience in justification of technology solutions to business leaders.

14. Working effectively with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA, and infrastructure) to deliver high-quality software solutions

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

EOE, including disability/vets.

The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is: 

Primary Location | Pay Range: 

San Jose, California | Salary: $149,365.00-198,500.00 per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The total compensation for this position includes standard company benefits and is based on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills and experience.  Your recruiter can share more information about our total compensation package during the hiring process.

Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable. 

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

0

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us.

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.  

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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