Senior DevOps Engineer – Kafka Specialist

PayPal

Senior DevOps Engineer operating Kafka, AWS, and database infrastructure for PayPal’s Venmo payments platform. Building scalable streaming solutions, data pipelines, and global-scale services.

Posted 9/2/2026full-timeSan Jose • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $143,500 - $212,850 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing secure, scalable data infrastructure and data pipeline architecture, with hands-on experience in AWS services and message streaming solutions. Proficient in managing relational and NoSQL databases, and skilled in automating infrastructure management using infrastructure as code tools.

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Data Infrastructure DesignAWS SQS and Apache KafkaInfrastructure as CodeSQL and NoSQL DatabasesBig Data Operations

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Hard Skills

Data Pipeline ArchitectureAWS CLIAWS CloudFormationTerraformAnsiblePythonJavaBashAWS S3Apache Spark

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsProblem-Solving Ability

Tools & Technologies

AWSAWS DMSLuigiAWS EKSAWS Glue

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Solutions Architect Certification

Industry Keywords

Distributed SystemsCloud DatabasesMessage Streaming SolutionsData WarehousesSoftware Development Lifecycle

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleApacheAWSCloudDistributed SystemsJavaKafkaNoSQLPuppetPythonSparkSQLTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and operate secure, scalable, reliable, and performant data infrastructure for Venmo product, analytics, and infrastructure teams
Automate provisioning, management, and monitoring of supported data infrastructure
Build and implement scalable, reliable data pipeline architecture
Build tools that turn data into actionable insights
Build and implement message streaming solutions using AWS SQS and Apache Kafka
Collaborate with Executive, Product, Engineering, and Analytics stakeholders on technical issues and infrastructure needs
Collaborate with teammates on planning and execution of initiatives
Process, extract, and manage relational databases and systems using SQL and NoSQL databases
Create large, complex datasets meeting functional and non-functional business requirements
Implement tasks within the software development lifecycle
Follow internal conventions, standards, and procedures
Contribute to code and design reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need

1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience
Bachelor’s and/or master's in computer science or related field of study
3+ years' experience in software development or a related field
3+ years' experience operating on-prem/cloud databases/data-warehouses and/or distributed systems 24x7x365
Experience operating/maintaining message streaming solutions such as AWS SQS and Apache Kafka
Ability to troubleshoot problems
Hands-on experience designing and implementing infrastructure for global-scale services
Hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS or similar cloud provider
Experience with infrastructure as code: AWS CLI, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Puppet
Hands-on programming and scripting: Lambda, API GW, Python, Java, Bash
Hands-on experience with big data operations including AWS S3, AWS DMS, AWS SQS, Luigi, AWS EKS, Apache Spark, AWS Glue
Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences
Understanding of TLS/mTLS protocols is a plus
AWS Solutions Architect certification is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual performance bonus
Equity or other incentive compensation, as applicable
Balanced hybrid work model: 3 days in the office and 2 days at the PayPal office or home workspace
Generous paid time off
Healthcare coverage for you and your family
Resources supporting financial security
Mental health support
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities