Software Engineer

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 Description Summary:
About the role: As a member of the Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies (BCDC) Transfers team, you will be responsible for the design, development and delivery of PayPal’s cryptocurrency products, including PYUSD and other cutting-edge projects. In this role, you will bring your expertise and experience to build the infrastructure for fast scaling and high reliability utilizing cloud-based technologies. You will collaborate with internal and external partners to design and deliver new technologies to the market. Meet our team: The Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies (BCDC) Transfers team provides the blockchain integration infrastructure for PayPal, Venmo and other products. The team’s mission is to provide an easy, secure and stable interface to various blockchains and technologies. You will work with teams worldwide to provide a strong suite of features for our users at scale and impact design. Our engineers constantly innovate, experiment with new technologies and architectures and collaborate with teams across the industry to bring new ideas to the table.

Job Description:
Your way to impact:

The Transfers team within BCDC provides the gateway to the blockchain for our customers, allowing a seamless interface to the Web3 ecosystem. Within the Transfers team you will lead the design and implementation of various crypto products, for both customers and internal teams in PayPal. Create the rails to manage PayPal’s crypto holdings and work with partners to expand PayPal’s Web3 vision.

Your day to day:

• Design, estimate and implement new and refactored software services on the platform securely, reliably and at scale. Take ownership of quality of design and implementation of software components. 
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate end-to-end ownership of features, projects, modules, and services that you and your team deliver in all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Act as a strong advocate for clean, scalable, high-performing, secure, and reliable software services, in all areas, including coding, documentation, automation, etc.
• Provide deep knowledge into the cryptocurrency space, research and learn new concepts to fit them into our product.
• Have an appetite to learn and contribute to complex projects alongside your colleagues.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Interact with various non-engineering teams such as product, support, finance, risk and compliance. 
  
  

What do you need to bring?

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s in computer science, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience with Python or equivalent high-level programming language.
• Proven expertise with GCP or other public cloud platforms, distributed services and backend systems.
• Expertise with SQL relational databases, caching solutions (e.g Redis) and messaging/queuing systems (e.g PubSub, Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience in managing infrastructure as code using Terraform or similar frameworks.
• Expertise with cloud monitoring such as Datadog/Splunk or equivelant.
• Blockchain and cryptography experience – optional.
  
  

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:

To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx

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 [email protected].

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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We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

REQ ID R0114344