Staff Software Engineer - BE Python

Job Summary This job acts as a project leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers, determining technical tasks, and improving existing structures and processes. It involves making technical decisions, collaborating with management to set standards, and representing the company to external partners. Essential 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 Expected Qualifications 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience Additional Qualifications Lead the design and architecture of scalable, cloud‑native backend systems leveraging microservices and serverless frameworks. Define and drive the technical roadmap, ensuring engineering initiatives align with strategic business goals. Act as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers and setting clear technical direction. Provide technical leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. Architect and develop large‑scale backend systems using Python (Django or Flask) with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability. Establish and uphold engineering standards, promoting code quality, design excellence, and operational rigor. Design and implement fault‑tolerant, high‑availability systems with strong disaster recovery capabilities. Apply advanced security practices, including secure coding, encryption, and access control, to ensure compliance and data protection. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (Product, Infrastructure, Operations) to deliver impactful business outcomes. Continuously improve existing technical frameworks, development processes, and system performance. Exercise sound judgment in balancing time, quality, complexity, and risk to deliver optimal solutions. Represent PayPal externally in interactions with partners, customers, and industry organizations to promote technical excellence. Preferred Qualifications Experience applying Agile/Scrum methodologies to software development. Proven background in large-scale, high-performance system design and optimization. Familiarity with the payments industry, financial systems, or relevant regulatory environments. Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK). Hands‑on experience with low-latency in-memory databases such as Redis. Hands‑on experience with event-driven architecture and messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar. Demonstrated contributions to open-source projects or developer communities. Pay Range San Jose, California: $176,500.00 – $262,350.00 annually Austin, Texas: $160,500.00 – $238,700.00 annually Benefits PayPal offers comprehensive, choice-based programs to support physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Benefits include generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources for financial security and mental health. Equal Employment Opportunity PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, disability, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, and other characteristics protected by law. PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr Venmo