Senior Software Engineer

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

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About the position

The Senior Software Engineer at PayPal is a customer-focused, hands-on Java engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and delivering innovative payment solutions. This role requires collaboration across various cross-functional teams to build new and emerging payment platforms that redefine customer payment experiences. The ideal candidate will engage in the full software lifecycle, ensuring high-quality deliverables and adherence to defined specifications.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a customer centric mindset as part of day-to-day work.
• Ensure that the design and implementation adheres to defined specs and processes.
• Own end-to-end quality of deliverables during all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Understand technical designs by working within PayPal's cross-functional technology team.
• Collaborate with core platform and infrastructure teams to satisfy the infrastructure needs for payments solutions.
• Collaborate between business, product and technology in the process of understanding the requirement and coming up with implementation options.
• Ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage continuously changing business needs.

Requirements

• Strong programming skills and expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring and Hibernate.
• Exposure to one or more server-side scripting technologies.
• Experience with REST APIs, Web Services, Unit Testing and build tools.
• Good understanding and hands-on experience with databases such as MySQL/Oracle.
• Strong understanding of web-based programming languages.
• Rich object-oriented design and analysis skills.
• Experience in refactoring existing code base and in understanding existing implementations to decide to refactor or rewrite.
• BSCS or equivalent + 6 years of experience / MSCS + 4 years of experience in software development.

Nice-to-haves

• Be a quick learner undaunted by complex systems.
• Take risks and thrive in an environment of constant change.
• Contributed to building the complete life cycle of transaction processing preferably in payments domain.
• Exposure and participation in tech events, hackathons, contributions to open source, authoring of blogs and active participation in online tech forums is a plus.

Benefits

• Annual performance bonus or other incentive compensation
• Equity
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance