PayPal

Staff Solution Engineer

PayPal

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Chennai • 🇮🇳 India

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLRabbitMQSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQL

About the role

  • 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.
  • Serves as primary technical advisor during pre-sales, translating client requirements into scalable architectural designs
  • Act as trusted technical advisor to Leadership and technical stakeholders throughout engagement lifecycle
  • Facilitates multi-stakeholder workshops; maintains clear communication on scope, technical decisions, and risk management.

Requirements

  • 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 7+ years professional experience in software development, solution architecture, or technical consulting
  • 5+ years specializing in payment systems, fintech solutions, or financial services platforms
  • 3+ years in client-facing pre-sales or solution engineering roles within fintech/financial services
  • Proven track record leading enterprise engagements with measurable business outcomes
  • Expert Java proficiency (Spring Boot/Cloud, microservices patterns, distributed systems, performance optimization)
  • Advanced payment systems knowledge: payment gateways, digital wallets, tokenization, PCI-DSS compliance, payment APIs
  • Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP): containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), databases (SQL/NoSQL), CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code
  • RESTful API design, event-driven architectures (Kafka/RabbitMQ), caching strategies, distributed tracing/observability tools
  • High-throughput system design, load testing, database optimization, and performance tuning
  • Exceptional executive communication; ability to translate complex technical concepts for C-suite audiences
  • Expert requirements analysis, stakeholder management, and strategic problem-solving
  • Deep understanding of financial services business models, payment economics, and regulatory landscapes
  • Strong project leadership and ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
Benefits
  • flexible work environment
  • employee shares options
  • health and life insurance
  • resources to help you care for the whole you

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
JavaSpring BootCloudmicroservicesperformance optimizationpayment gatewaysdigital walletstokenizationPCI-DSS complianceRESTful API design
Soft skills
executive communicationrequirements analysisstakeholder managementstrategic problem-solvingproject leadershipinfluencecollaborationjudgementpattern recognitionprocess improvement