Hybrid Staff Software Engineer – Backend, Python

at PayPal

• Job title: Staff Software Engineer – Backend, Python
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $176,500 - $262,350 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Django, Flask, Microservices, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Jose, United States

About the role

• Project leader coordinating engineering activities and improving structures at PayPal. Leading technical tasks and collaborating with management to set standards.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system
• Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow
• Actions result in the achievement of customer, operational, program or service objectives
• Proactively improves existing structures & processes
• Exercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems
• Notices patterns and condenses repetition into densely meaningful generalized solutions
• Collaborates with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor
• Trusted to represent PayPal, Inc to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in Python programming language.
• Leadership in designing and architecting scalable backend systems with a focus on cloud-native solutions, microservices, and serverless architectures.
• Expertise in architecting and developing large-scale backend systems using Python, with extensive experience in Django, or Flask.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive technical roadmaps, and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Expertise in designing and implementing fault-tolerant systems with a focus on high availability and disaster recovery.
• Experience with advanced security practices, including secure coding, encryption, and access control.
• Proven ability to influence and mentor engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Deep expertise in backend technologies and architecture.

Benefits

• flexible work environment
• employee shares options
• health and life insurance
• annual performance bonus
• equity
• other incentive compensation