Senior Software Engineer

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:

What you need to know about the role:

PayPal Core Payment team is looking for talented, creative, and passionate engineers to help design and build instrument payment processing platform.
Engineers should be able to develop quality code to build software based on the requirement. He/ She should have resiliency to provide analysis and solution for any kind of issue happened in production environment. Also he / she should be able to maintain and improve components in the his domain.

Meet our team:

PayPal is a global leader in online payments, providing innovative solutions to consumers and businesses worldwide. With a mission to democratize financial services, PayPal enables people to access financial services, helping them manage and move their money online securely and conveniently. The Core Payments team at PayPal is at the heart of these services, responsible for building and maintaining the core infrastructure that powers secure and seamless payment transactions. Switch components are sitting at the edge of the payment system in Paypal and responsible to communicate with partners for any successful transaction. You will be part of the switch platform team. You will manage and improve availability, latency, maintainability of a pool of switch connectors. You will be engaged in adding new functionality and supporting existing functionalities for switch connectors. You will be responsible to maintain healthy connections with partners via certificate renewal and taking other security measures.

Job Description:

Your way to impact:

As a Software Engineer 3 on the PayPal Core Payments team, candidate will play a crucial role in developing, enhancing, and maintaining the core payment systems that enable secure and reliable financial transactions for millions of users worldwide. Candidate will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies, solve complex engineering challenges, and contribute to the growth and success of PayPal's core payments platform.

Your day to day:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement robust, scalable, and high-performance payment solutions.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in languages such as Java or other relevant technologies.

• Integrate new payment methods, gateways, and technologies into the existing payment infrastructure.

• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues related to payments, ensuring system reliability and stability.

• Identify bottlenecks and implement performance improvements to enhance the speed and efficiency of payment processing.

• Implement and adhere to security best practices to ensure the safety of payment transactions and customer data.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, ensuring that code, configurations, and processes are well-documented.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including product managers, QA engineers, and other software engineers to deliver high-quality solution.

• Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to propose and implement innovative solutions that improve the payment ecosystem.

What you need to bring:

Good in Java: language features, Object Oriented and modular programming, Design Patterns, profiling/tuning, garbage collection.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.

• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, and algorithms.

• Experience in object-oriented programming and concepts

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Knowledge in Distributed System development using Java/J2EE.

• Good understanding of web services and related standards like REST/JSON

• Experience developing data-driven applications using an industry standard RDBMS like Oracle.

• Hit the ground running on Day 1; take ownership of your
  work and can work independently.

• Comfortable using application server frameworks, for example Tomcat.

• Should be able to write Unit tests and Functional Tests.

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:

Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.

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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