Sr. Manager, Data Engineering

The Company

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. 

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.  Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. 

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day.  We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Summary:

What you need to know about the role:

At the heart of our fintech innovation lies the Data Engineering & Analytics Team — a tight-knit group of engineers, data scientists, and analysts building the real-time intelligence layer that powers everything from fraud detection to personalized financial recommendations.

You’ll work alongside team members who bring experience from top-tier tech, finance, and environments, and who value clean architecture, reproducible data science, and high-velocity experimentation.

We don’t just crunch numbers — we build the data backbone that makes real-time decisioning possible across millions of user interactions.

Whether it’s building low-latency pipelines, optimizing streaming systems, or unlocking insights from noisy data, we’re driven by impact — and we’re looking for someone who’s excited to build with us.

Job Description:

Your way to impact :

• Lead and inspire a high-performing engineering team to build and scale a highly secure, reliable and performant platform to enable a standardized end-to-end data solutions development and production lifecycle with delightful user experience  
• Drive a results-oriented culture with a strong focus on engineering excellence, execution, and craftsmanship as a Customer Champion 
• Develop trusted partnership with business, product, data scientists and architecture leaders to drive optimized platform product delivery; Manage stakeholder planning and communications ensuring key outcomes 
• Recruit, coach, and mentor the best engineering and management talent 

Your day to day:

• Ability to lead complex technical and data science discussions and engagements that involve multiple personas including data scientists, data engineers, analysts and developers  
• Anticipate and aggressively remove obstacles that slow down or prevent products and programs from delivering on product and program objectives. Balance urgent and effective action, commitment to excellence, and taking initiative to resolve problems; holds internal stakeholders accountable where appropriate 
• Strong communication, listening, interpersonal, influencing, and negotiation skills; able to convey important messages in a clear and compelling manner 
• Develops loyalty and commitment in others by communicating clear expectations, developing and mentoring direct reports, and setting an example in one’s own behaviour

What you need to bring:

• Bachelor’s degree with 15+ years of experience with 5+ experience of people management. Strong experience in data engineering using Java EE technologies. 
• Strong Object-Oriented Programming skills, with ability to analyze requirements and transform into scalable software designs. 
• Experience with HTTP, REST API's and competent designing and building web services/microservices in a commercial setting. 
• Experience with Design Patterns, MVC and frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot). 
• Working experience in Big Data technologies like Spark, Flink, Big Query, Data Proc, Pub Sub and Kafka.
• Experience with Service Oriented Architectures. 
• Experience with development of scalable and distributed Java services. 
• Strong understanding of database design, including SQL and NoSQL databases, and experience with ORM tools. 
• Competent in design/implementation for reliability, availability, scalability and performance. 
• Competent in software engineering tools (e.g. Java build tools) and best practices (e.g. unit testing, test automation, continuous integration, etc.).

Preferred Qualification:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

Travel Percent:

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For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentaccommodations@paypal.com.  

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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