San Jose, California
7 days ago
Senior Software Engineer

At PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to revolutionize commerce globally to make moving money, selling and shopping, personalized and secure. 

Job Description Summary:

Does it excite you to work on systems that process billions of dollars in payments per year in 195+ countries? How about making an impact on 250+ million PayPal users around the world?
PayPal Core Payment Platform team is looking for a talented, creative, and passionate back end engineer to help design and build a new Transaction Engineering (TE) platform. As a self-motivated and enthusiastic member of our team, you will work with extremely talented peers in a fun environment building performance efficient, highly scalable, configurable and available systems. You will work in an agile environment with a focus on problem solving and engineering excellence.
TE team is at the heart of what PayPal does and handles most payment transactions that involve PayPal. Its mission is to deliver a great payment experience while ensuring high availability and extreme reliability. Consequently, it is a high stakes and high-energy environment employing innovative ideas and cutting-edge technologies. If you enjoy problem solving while being in the spotlight 24x7, this is the place for you!

Job Description:

Primary responsibilities include:Design, develop and test high throughput back-end TE systemsDevelop efficient, elegant, clean code with no unnecessary complication or abstractionPassionate about low latency systemsContinuously look for opportunities for performance tuningCollaborating with other engineers, architects, and DBAsCollaborating with product managers using agile methodologies to deliver high quality solutions on timeCollaborating with operations teams to ensure your applications and services are highly available and reliableBackground we are looking for:You love solving problems and building solutions.You are self-motivated and have a demonstrated track record of self-learning and going above and beyondYou are excited to create high traffic backend distributed services for customersYou want to hit the ground running on Day 1; you take ownership of your work and can work independently.You have designed and clearly understand concepts like Web Services, SOA, REST APIs, SPRING Framework.You know the fundamentals of Object-Oriented Programming using Java, C++; familiarity with additional development tools such as JUnit, Maven & Jenkins is a plus.You love Git and are at home with source control concepts such as merge, rebase and pull.You have used SQL & NoSQL solutions and understand the pros and cons of relational and free form databases, with good hands-on experience in Oracle database.You have comfortable using application server frameworks, for example Tomcat or JBOSS.You believe in Agile development and putting the customer first in anything you design; experience with SCRUM is a plus.You are a strong advocate of good coding standards and like the use of coding tools that will push you to improve the code you deliver like Sonar.You know how to identify performance bottlenecks and use good coding patterns to avoid them in the first place.Requirements:Expert in Java features, Object Oriented and modular programming (Design Patterns are a plus), profiling/tuning, garbage collection.4+ years of experience in software development.Bachelor’s in computer science or related degree required. Masters preferred.Experience in object-oriented programming and conceptsExperience in Distributed System development using Java/J2EE/Web Technologies/C++.Experience in caching softwareExperience in Spring framework and other open-source frameworksExperience in both development and quality assurance activitiesExperience in QA methodologies, test automation and automation frameworksExperience working in payments or financial services industry is a plusProven track record in delivering highly available, scalable systems on timeConversant in design patternsGood understanding of web services and related standards like REST/JSON

Additional Job Description:

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PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$72700 to $176000

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

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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. For more information, visit https://www.paypal.com ,  https://about.pypl.com and  https://investor.pypl.com.

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