Sr Software Engineer, Backend - Java

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:

As a Senior Software Engineer in the Payouts Payments Engineering team you will be instrumental in the evolution of the Payouts Payments Platform. You’ll design, build, and optimize scalable backend systems that power the global payouts experience. Your focus areas will include automating and adding redundancies to merchants’ funds-in options, expanding the global network for payouts, and improving the speed, stability, and reliability of core payment processing and post-processing services.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.
• Advises immediate management on project-level issues
• Guides junior engineers
• Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices
• Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions

Expected Qualifications:

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Payouts is a global, high-growth product. This Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) platform enables our customers to pay thousands of their recipients seamlessly every day.  
 
We solve problems at global scale and provide opportunities to match. Our diverse teams recognize each other’s strengths and collaborate to continuously improve. You bring technical expertise and a relentless focus on the customer, and we'll provide the environment and support you need to do the best work of your career 
 

Every day, we strive to build innovative solutions that deliver high customer value at scale. If you are excited about solving challenging problems for our customers, working with a passionate and dedicated engineering team, and are focused on constant improvement as an engineer, we’d love to hear from you! 

What You'll Do 

• Anchor major team work-streams to build and improve large-scale systems, grow the scale of our platform, reduce complexity, increase automation and burn down technical debt 

• Build key components of our platform partnering with cross-functional teams 

• Design and develop highly scalable and available applications for mission-critical systems 

• Design, develop and maintain client-side and server-side software components including Web, REST APIs, GraphQL API, real-time systems and batch 

• Setup practices to ensure the highest levels of operational resiliency 

• Collaborate with leadership, peers and customers to effectively deliver solutions and projects 

• Serve as a mentor, technical leader, and thought leader within a talented team of engineers, challenging others and helping them grow 

• Track business impact of features on a regular basis, and rely on performance data to make informed decisions about possible changes or improvements 

• Contribute to a culture of learning and sharing technology insights across teams 

• Be part of live support rotation 

 

Candidate Requirements 

Java Proficiency:  

• Strong experience with Java, including core concepts (OOP, data structure, algorithms) 

• Experience developing highly scalable clustered JEE systems 

• Proficiency in JEE Design Patterns, designing for enterprise-grade security, concurrency and effective session management 

• Experience working with large volume transaction processing 

​Frameworks:  

• Familiar with popular Java frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate, or Java EE 

• Experience in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) 

Database Management:  

• Experience with SQL and databases (MySQL, Oracle) 

Development Tools:  

• Knowledge of IDEs (IntelliJ, Eclipse) and build tools (Maven, Gradle) 

• Proficiency with version control systems, particularly Git 

Testing Frameworks:  

• Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito 

• Experience with UI test frameworks such as Selenium and Cypress can be advantageous 

• Experience with performance test framework such as Jmeter can be advantageous 

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):  

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, using tools like Harness, Jenkins, Teamcity can be advantageous 

Monitoring Tools:  

• Working knowledge with APM tools (Datadog, Splunk) for production issues debugging can be advantageous 

Messaging Solutions: 

• Working knowledge with at least one messaging framework (e.g. Hazelcast, Apache Kafka) can be advantageous 

Containerization and Orchestration:  

• Experience with Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration can be advantageous 

 

Years of Experience 

• 5+ years of professional experience in Java EE development 

• 5+ years of hands-on experience using SQL databases 

• Degrees or Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent 

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is:

Primary Location | Pay Range:

San Jose, California | ($143,500.00 - $212,850.00 Annually)

Additional Location(s) | Pay Range:

Austin, Texas | ($130,500.00 - $193,600.00 Annually) Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable. This role is also eligible for a range of benefits which may include, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, parental and family leave, 401(k) savings plan, paid time off, and other benefits. For more information visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

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 [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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