Staff Data Engineer at PayPal designing and implementing data systems to support business needs. Leading data engineering projects and mentoring junior engineers while ensuring data quality and integrity.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage data engineering projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business goals.
Develop and maintain data architectures and pipelines to support data analysis and decision-making.
Analyze complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and insights that drive strategic initiatives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and provide actionable insights.
Ensure data quality and integrity through regular audits and validation processes.
Mentor and guide junior data engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Architect and hands-on develop enterprise-class data platforms capable of processing billions of records with high reliability and performance.
Write and optimize advanced complex SQL for data transformation, analysis, and performance tuning at petabyte scale.
Drive innovation through Agentic AI - conceptualize and design data solutions that leverage Agentic AI capabilities.
Requirements
5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence across teams through technical credibility
Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills for complex distributed data systems
Demonstrated deep hands-on mastery building enterprise-class data platforms and pipelines at massive scale
Expert-level SQL skills - proven ability to write, optimize, and troubleshoot complex queries across billions of records
Extensive experience with both batch processing (Spark, Dataproc) and real-time/streaming systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Dataflow)
Strong Python programming skills with focus on performance and scalability
Experience with workflow orchestration at scale (Airflow, UC4, or similar)
Strong understanding of data modeling, schema design, data warehouse architecture, and data lake patterns
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and DevOps practices
Experience with Agentic AI and conceptualize innovative data solutions with outside-the-box thinking
Experience building Customer Data Platforms (CDP) and Customer Segmentation and Activation across owned and paid channels
Experience with real-time integration with third-party AdTech platforms and Attribution and Analytics systems
Experience with AI/ML pipelines or AI-enhanced data systems.
Benefits
Generous paid time off
Healthcare coverage for you and your family
Resources to create financial security and support your mental health
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