Senior 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 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.

Job Description:

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

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a strong foundation in software design, architecture, and hands‑on coding, along with practical experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to build smarter, more efficient systems. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams to design scalable solutions, mentor junior engineers, and drive engineering best practices.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Understand the technical design of the system and actively participate in design reviews.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high‑performance software systems and applications.
• Write clean and well‑tested code across the stack with a focus on quality and maintainability.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and drive improvements in system reliability, scalability, and security.
• Use AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor) to improve engineering velocity and code quality.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, especially in AI/ML, and evaluate their applicability to business problems.
• Plan and coordinate software releases, working with domain teams to ensure smooth deployments.

Skill Sets:

• Bachelor/Master degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or related area.
• 6-8 years of hands‑on in Java, OO‑based design and development.
• Strong skills in Server Side Java, Spring, Hibernate, REST, Maven, GitHub and distributed
• Database design, programming, tuning and query optimization.
• Test methodologies and testing tools, e.g., TestNG, JUnit.
• Full‑SDLC cycle, with large‑scale live roll‑out participation as a developer.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with remote teams across time zones is essential.
• Strong verbal and writing skills; ability to thoroughly understand product specifications and produce clear, concise documentation.
• Knowledge of QA automation processes and tools is preferred.
• Ability and willingness to be a full‑stack developer