Software Engineer

PayPal

full-time

Posted on: 9/17/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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💰 $100,500 - $173,250 per year

JuniorMid-Level

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerJavaKafkaKubernetesPythonSDLCSpark

About the role

Implement tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) with oversight from more experienced staff
Follow well-established internal conventions and standard procedures
Understand internal standards & processes and apply them to make technical decisions
Collaborate with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions
Contribute to code & design reviews
Build and enhance experimentation platform features
Own features end-to-end from requirements analysis to testing, deployment, and monitoring
Collaborate with Product, Data Science, ML, and Business Tech partners to deliver experimentation capabilities
Participate in system design discussions balancing scalability, maintainability, and performance
Troubleshoot platform issues and improve resiliency and developer experience
Engage in code and design reviews upholding engineering rigor
Continuously learn and apply new technologies to improve experimentation velocity and reliability

Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
2+ years of professional software development experience (preferred)
Proficiency in one or more backend programming languages (Java, Python, or similar)
Strong debugging and performance optimization skills
Familiarity with experimentation platforms, measurement systems, or A/B testing frameworks
Experience with data pipelines, streaming/messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, Flink, Spark), or real-time analytics
Understanding of cloud-native systems, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines
Strong problem-solving skills
Effective communicator and collaborative in fast-paced environment
Passion for experimentation and data-driven decision-making