Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps

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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer strengthening Venmo’s payment infrastructure through AWS, DevOps, chaos engineering, and disaster recovery. Building resilient systems that withstand and recover from failures.

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

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in designing, implementing, and supporting infrastructure for global-scale services, with a strong focus on AWS cloud solutions and chaos engineering practices. Capable of leading teams, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of distributed applications.

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AWS Cloud InfrastructureChaos EngineeringDisaster Recovery SolutionsInfrastructure as CodeSoftware Development

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Hard Skills

PythonJavaBashGoDockerKubernetesDistributed ApplicationsBackup and Restore StrategiesResilience MetricsSLOs

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsMentoring

Tools & Technologies

IaaSPaaSChaos Engineering ToolsAutomation Tools

Industry Keywords

SDLCCloud EngineeringDevOpsSREIncident Simulations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoJavaKubernetesPythonSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the SDLC
Make technical decisions affecting multiple teams and organizational boundaries
Establish conventions and processes for other employees
Advise management on project-level issues
Guide and mentor junior engineers
Partner with product management to develop solutions to business problems and goals
Lead scalability and reliability initiatives for Venmo’s AWS cloud infrastructure
Define designs, identify stakeholders, navigate risks and changes, coordinate colleagues’ work, implement solutions, and ensure timely, quality delivery
Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures
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

8+ 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 with ability to explain technical issues to non-technical audiences
Experience with chaos engineering tools and frameworks
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 either the PayPal office or home workspace
Generous paid time off
Healthcare coverage for you and your family
Resources to support financial security and mental health
Annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities