Software Engineer - job 1 of 3

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:

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for managing and improving cloud-based systems and solutions. This role involves optimizing cloud resources, ensuring data security, and supporting applications that utilize cloud infrastructure.

Implement next generation cloud platform with cluster managers (Kubernetes) and containers (containerd) in Multi-Cloud to support PayPal business teams to scale their applications that serve millions of customers world wide and process billions of dollars in payments.

The engineer would drive solutions and implementation leveraging different open source distributed systems, drive its adoption and deliver a complete product.

This job implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), follows internal conventions and procedures, makes technical decisions, collaborates with peers and project leads, and contributes to code and design reviews.

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

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualification:

Your role is crucial in pushing our technology forward to optimize functionality, performance, reliability, and scalability. You will gain an in-depth understanding of our products and services to drive next-generation cloud platform development. This involves estimating engineering efforts, prioritizing projects, planning implementations, and triaging production issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Development with Best-in-Class Technologies: You will build and refine our cloud platform using cutting-edge tools like Kubernetes for container orchestration, Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure management, and distributed systems that ensure scalability and resilience. With a focus on Container-as-a-Service (CaaS), you will help empower IT-secured, developer-friendly environments that streamline application building, deployment, and management, both on-premises and in cloud settings.

• Technical Leadership in Design and Decision-Making: Your role involves analyzing diverse use cases and guiding the team in making informed design and technical choices that align with business objectives. You'll work closely with teams, ensuring all implementations support functionality, scalability, and security.

• Design and deploy scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

• Implement and manage cloud services, including storage, compute, and security services.

• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure performance.

• Collaborate with development teams to integrate cloud solutions into existing workflows.

• Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices.

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and services.

What do you need to bring-

• Proficiency in cloud services (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

• Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).

• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash).

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Understanding of networking concepts and security best practices.

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

• Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator Associate) are a plus.

• 4+ years of experience in cloud engineering or a related field.

• 2+ Years of experience with programming (Go,Python,Java)

Pay Transparency Statement

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.  

Actual compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.  

The total compensation for this position may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits.  

For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com. The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is $100,500 to $173,250. 

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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