Staff Software Engineer - Back End Java

The Company

Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

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. 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.

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.

Job Description Summary :

PayPal Marketing Technology team is dedicated to creating a best-in-class platform. We are looking for highly talented, enthusiastic, and motivated engineers to join our team.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Marketing Technology Platform, you’ll engage in all facets of application development, including requirements, design, coding, ensuring security measures, testing, and overseeing production releases.

In your day-to-day role you will :

• Design, develop, test, and deploy multi-tier distributive software applications using Java in a Linux / Unix environment, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.
• Create and maintain guides and best practices for REST API schema design, implementation, and consumption.
• Independently work on multiple product features, utilizing your technical expertise to propose innovative solutions for both new and existing functionalities.
• Impeccable analytical and problem-solving skills to solve hard complex problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Manage your own project deliverables, timelines, and priorities, effectively balancing multiple tasks to meet project deadlines.
• Perform design and code reviews, provide constructive feedback to peers and incorporate feedback into your own work to maintain high standards of code quality and functionality.
• Be able to work closely with the users of the system to understand their problems and exercise empathy and maturity while working with them to solve the problems.
• Collaborate with other engineers for internal infrastructure improvements and process enhancements.
• Ensure minimal operational overhead by automating maintenance tasks with easily manageable configurations.
• Enhance code quality across multiple projects and / or business units.
• Project planning and estimating effort for the different phases.
• Transform our teams and technologies across the enterprise to encourage adoption.
• Share your knowledge and experience with new members to help onboard them onto the team quickly and efficiently.
• Be part of the interview team to hire and build a world-class engineering team.

What do you need to bring :

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or an equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.
• 8+ years of experience developing large scale applications in Java, Spring Core, and Spring Batch, with good hands-on exposure to SQL technologies.
• A deep understanding of software design patterns, data structures, object-oriented design, and algorithms.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful web services.
• Experience on Web Technologies : HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node JS.
• Excellent debugging skills to troubleshoot issues in a timely manner.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience developing automated unit, integration, and functional tests.
• Experience working on SaaS platforms is a plus.
• An understanding of Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) concepts.
• Experience using Atlassian tools.
• Experience in delivering projects using Agile Methodology.

Work Permit and Relocation Prerequisites : Must already possess valid authorization to work in the country where the position is advertised / located.

Relocation support will not be provided for this role.

Our Benefits :

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. We offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life.

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 law.

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