Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps

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Senior Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps Engineer scaling Venmo’s AWS payment infrastructure. Building automation, improving reliability, and mentoring engineers.

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 expertise in delivering complete solutions across all phases of the SDLC, with a strong focus on AWS cloud infrastructure, automation, and mentoring junior engineers. Proven ability to troubleshoot incidents and enhance operational quality and reliability.

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AWS Cloud InfrastructureInfrastructure As CodePython ProgrammingDocker ContainerizationKubernetes Orchestration

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentCloud EngineeringDevOps PracticesDistributed ApplicationsIncident TroubleshootingConfiguration ManagementAutomation ToolsProject DesignRoot Cause AnalysisQuality Delivery

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsMentoringTechnical Decision-Making

Tools & Technologies

AWSIaaS SolutionsPaaS SolutionsBash ScriptingJava ProgrammingGo Programming

Industry Keywords

SDLCGlobal-Scale Services24x7x365 OperationsEngineering TeamsProduction Operations

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerGoJavaKubernetesPythonSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver complete solutions across all phases of the SDLC: design, implementation, testing, delivery, and operations
Advise management on project-level issues
Guide and mentor junior engineers
Make technical decisions with little day-to-day supervision
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 ensure timely, quality delivery
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

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 a 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

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 and mental health
Annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities