Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps

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Senior engineer strengthening Venmo’s AWS infrastructure through chaos engineering and disaster recovery. Building automation, backup systems, and resilience practices for critical payment services.

Posted 9/2/2026full-timeAustin • Arizona, California, Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $123,500 - $212,850 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting scalable cloud infrastructure solutions, with a strong focus on disaster recovery, chaos engineering, and operational excellence. Proficient in programming and scripting, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to diverse audiences.

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Cloud EngineeringChaos EngineeringDisaster Recovery SolutionsAWS InfrastructureProgramming with Python, Java, Bash, and Go

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Hard Skills

Cloud EngineeringChaos EngineeringDisaster Recovery SolutionsInfrastructure as CodeProgramming with PythonProgramming with JavaScripting with BashScripting with GoDockerKubernetes

Soft Skills

Strong Communication Skills

Tools & Technologies

AWS Fault Injection SimulatorGremlinChaos MonkeyLitmus

Industry Keywords

SDLCDistributed ApplicationsIaaSPaaSRTORPO

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoJavaKubernetesPythonSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver complete solutions across all phases of the SDLC: design, implementation, testing, delivery, and operations
Advise immediate management on project-level issues
Guide and mentor junior engineers
Operate with substantial independence in technical decision-making while remaining accountable for results
Drive scalability and reliability of Venmo’s AWS cloud infrastructure
Define project designs, identify stakeholders, navigate risks and changes, coordinate colleagues’ work, implement solutions, and deliver projects on time and with quality
Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures
Improve engineering teams’ production operations
Develop and improve infrastructure and application configuration-as-code tools and automation
Enhance infrastructure and operations quality, reliability, and stability
Design, implement, and operate chaos engineering experiments
Build and maintain disaster recovery automation, runbooks, and infrastructure
Plan and execute chaos and incident game day exercises
Develop and maintain backup and restore tooling and processes
Define and track resilience metrics, SLOs, and recovery time objectives

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience
Bachelor’s in computer science or related field of study
5+ years’ experience in software development or a related field
3+ years’ experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365 as part of a Cloud Engineering, DevOps, and/or SRE team
Extensive hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting infrastructure for global-scale services
Deep hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS or similar cloud provider
Hands-on programming and scripting with Python, Java, Bash, and Go
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences
Experience with chaos engineering tools and frameworks such as AWS Fault Injection Simulator, Gremlin, Chaos Monkey, or Litmus
Hands-on experience designing and implementing disaster recovery solutions for distributed systems
Experience developing and maintaining backup and restore tooling and strategies
Experience planning and executing game day exercises or incident simulations
Understanding of RTO/RPO requirements and designing systems to meet them
Visa sponsorship through PayPal is not available for this position now or any time in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks

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 resources
Annual performance bonus may apply
Equity or other incentive compensation may apply
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities