Data Architect

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 Description Summary:

PayPal Data Architecture team seeks a highly skilled Senior Data Architect to lead the modernization of our applications towards a Kappa or Lambda architecture. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of data modeling, domain-driven design, and CQRS, as well as experience with real-time data processing, analytics and distributed systems.

Job Description:

Meet our team : PayPal Data Architecture team is on a mission to build a robust and scalable data platform that empowers our customers. We're looking for a passionate Data Architect to join us in designing and implementing secure, high-performing data solutions that leverage a variety of technologies.

What you need to know about the role :- In this role, you'll be a trusted advisor to various PayPal business units, partnering with their product engineering teams to architect data solutions that fuel high-priority initiatives. You'll be embedded with these teams, playing a key role throughout the entire data lifecycle.

Your day to day :

• Develop and implement a long-term data strategy aligned with business objectives, focusing on event-driven architectures and real-time analytics.

• Demonstrate deep expertise in Kappa and Lambda architectures, data modeling, domain-driven design, CQRS, and stream processing frameworks.

• Address complex data challenges, such as large-scale data integration, real-time analytics, and data governance.

• Design and model data structures, schemas, and relationships to optimize performance and scalability.

• Lead the transition of existing applications to event-driven architectures, leveraging event modeling, domain-driven design, and CQRS.

• Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration of data models and architectures.

• Mentor and guide junior data professionals, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.

• Stay updated on emerging technologies and evaluate their suitability for our organization.

Your way to impact:-

Hybrid Data Architecture Expertise. Craft solutions that seamlessly integrate on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid data storage options, ensuring optimal data management across the organization.

Compliance & Governance. Ensure your data architectures and designs adhere to PayPal's specific enterprise data architecture standards for each data store type.

Data Access Pattern & Structure Design. Design data structures and access patterns that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

• Functional. Align with the specific business needs of the project.

• Non-Functional. Prioritize security, availability, performance, scalability to create a robust and user-friendly data platform.

As a Customer Champion, you'll collaborate with domain architects to identify opportunities for data platform improvements.

• Data Security. Enhance data security posture by minimizing risks and vulnerabilities.

• Fault Tolerance. Design data solutions to be highly available and resilient to failures.

• Scalability. Ensure solutions can accommodate future growth.

• Query Performance. Optimize data structures and access patterns for faster queries, ultimately improving the customer experience.

• Drive Improvement Implementation. Not only identify improvement opportunities but also actively work towards their implementation.

What do you need to bring-

• 10+ years of experience as a Data Architect or a similar role.

• Proven track record of leading successful data modernization projects.

• Deep understanding of data modeling techniques.

• Expertise in domain-driven design principles and their application to data modeling.

• Proficiency in Kappa and Lambda architectures, including their benefits, challenges, and best practices.

• Strong experience with stream processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Flink, Apache Spark Streaming).

• Knowledge of data lake and data warehouse concepts.

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their data services.

• Certifications related to data architecture, cloud platforms, or data analytics.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Additional Job Description:

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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