Software Engineer, Full Stack

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:

As a Software Engineer in the BT PwV Engineering team you will be instrumental in the evolution of the BT PwV Platform. You will make key contributions to build & maintain large production grade systems, work with our stakeholders to solve our customers’ day-to-day problems.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff
• Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures
• Understands internal standards & processes an applies them to make technical decisions
• Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions
• May contribute to code & design reviews

Expected Qualifications:

• 1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

Braintree Pay with Venmo (BT PwV) is a high growth product. This product places one of our most well-known, valuable brands on checkout pages everywhere. 
 
We solve world-scale problems and provide opportunities to match. We are building a diverse team that recognizes our strengths and allows us to work on our weaknesses. You bring skills and a relentless focus on the customer, and we'll provide the support you need to do the best work of your life. 

Every day we come to work looking to develop innovative solutions that deliver high customer value at scale. If you are excited about solving hard problems for our customers, working with a passionate and dedicated engineering team, and are focused on constant improvement as an engineer, then please apply!

What You'll Do 

• Contribute to major team work-streams, building and improving large-scale systems, grow the scale of our platform, reduce complexity, increase automation and burn down technical debt 

• Help build key components of our platform partnering with cross-functional teams 

• Participate in design and development of highly scalable and available components for mission-critical systems 

• Design, develop and maintain client-side and server-side software components including Web, REST APIs, GraphQL API, real-time systems and batch 

• Collaborate with leadership, peers and stakeholders to effectively deliver solutions and projects 

• Track business impact of features on a regular basis, and rely on performance data to make informed decisions about possible changes or improvements; 

• Contribute to a culture of learning and sharing technology insights across teams; 

• Be part of live support rotation 

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities 

• Implement changes to large scale production grade systems 

• Hands-on experience in Ruby on Rails, Javascript, SQL 

• Proficiency with at least one scripting language 

• Strong data analytical skills and proficiency with database such as MYSQL 

• Experience with modern messaging platforms (e.g. ActiveMQ, Kafka, SQS / SNS) 

• Experience in writing functional and non-functional tests.  

• Ability to work in a fast paced, agile development environment 

• Ability to partner with business units, product management, program management and cross-functional teams to deliver business results with agility and high quality 

• Excellent time management skills and ability to work on concurrent assignments with different priorities 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills 

• Strong customer focus, ownership, urgency and drive 

Candidate Requirements 

• Ruby on Rails 

• SQL (MYSQL or Oracle preferred) 

• Web Services (RESTful preferred) 

• Experience in developing APIs and integration with 3rd party systems, network and applications 

• Experience working with large volume transaction processing. 

• Experience in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) 

Years of Experience 

• 1+ or Internship experience in developing in Ruby on Rails. 

• 1+ or Internship years of experience in Web Application 

• 1+ or Internship years of hands-on experience using SQL 

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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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:

Chicago, Illinois | ($106,000.00 - $157,300.00 Annually)

Additional Location(s) | Pay Range:

No other locations are assigned to this requisition currently.Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable. This role is also eligible for a range of benefits which may include, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, parental and family leave, 401(k) savings plan, paid time off, and other benefits. For more information visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

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:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

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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