Staff Software Engineer - Java

At PayPal (NASDAQ : PYPL), we believe that every person has the right to participate fully in the global economy. Our mission is to democratize financial services to ensure that everyone, regardless of background or economic standing, has access to affordable, convenient, and secure products and services to take control of their financial lives.

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Job Description Summary :

As a member of the Checkout Engineering team, you will be responsible for the development and delivery of the applications and services that power PayPal’s Checkout user experiences.

You will work closely with product, design, and analytics teams to understand what the buyers and merchants using our software desire from us.

We're looking for talented, motivated and detail-oriented technologists with a passion for building robust systems at scale.

Your Way to Impact :

As a Staff Software Engineer for PayPal Checkout, you will provide technical leadership for your development team and you will lead the team’s participation in all phases of our software development lifecycle.

You will be responsible for shaping the future of PayPal's customer facing checkout products through technical leadership, implementation of technical designs, direct contributions to architectural decisions, influencing the technical direction of our server-side applications, and mentoring of junior engineers.

Your Day-to-Day :

Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Demonstrate end-to-end ownership of features, projects, modules, and services that you and your team deliver in all phases of the software development lifecycle.

Lead your team’s design and implementation of end-to-end solutions towards new payment experiences using various technologies.

Lead architectural discussions and contribute to overall technical direction, advocating for best practices and innovative solutions.

Optimize software performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks via monitoring, logging, and metrics to enhance the user experience.

Act as a strong advocate for clean, scalable, high-performing, secure, and reliable software services.

Identify and implement critical non-functional requirements (Availability, Security, Performance, Scalability, and Observability), and improve automated test strategies, build and deploy processes.

Collaborate with other development teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of server-side applications.

Communicate effectively with all technical and non-technical partners and stakeholders.

Conduct formal and informal code reviews, providing constructive feedback to team members.

Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their professional growth.

Stay up-to-date with the latest industry standards, tools, and technologies.

Participate in program planning, influencing the product and technology roadmap.

What do you need to bring :

6+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong emphasis on backend development in Java.

High proficiency in Java, J2EE Technologies, and familiarity with related technologies.

Solid understanding of building robust backend applications.

Experience in building high-scale, high-throughput, low-latency systems.

Experience in writing high-quality code and automated tests.

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or collaboratively.

Experience with modern software development practices and agile methodologies.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively.

Strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering high-quality software solutions.

Ability to mentor and up-level team members.

Proven track record of collaborating with teammates in non-technical roles.

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