Staff Software Engineer - Backend Python

The Company, PayPal, is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Backend Python to join their team in San Jose, California. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience with Python and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. The role involves advising management on project-level issues, guiding junior engineers, and applying knowledge of technical best practices. The team works on building high-quality products, scaling payment backend services, and pushing technology forward.

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor’s and/or Masters in computer science, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience
• 5 plus years’ experience with Python or equivalent high-level programming language
• Advanced skills with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, caching solutions (e.g. Redis, ElastiCache, Hazelcast) and messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar
• Competency in comparing the qualities of multiple implementation choices, including nonfunctional characteristics.
• Mentor junior engineers
• Understands runtime environment concepts (e.g Linux OS, Java Virtual Machine, python runtime) and behavior and can incorporate to predict performance characteristics of implementation choices.
• Experience with distributed services and backend systems
• Experience with building services on public cloud – preferably AWS. Alternatives, GCP, Azure
• Experience in managing infrastructure as code using Terraform
• Experience working with fault-tolerant and scalable distributed services and systems.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Healthcare coverage for you and your family
• Resources to create financial security and support your mental health
• Annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation