Full Stack Engineer - Cloud / Database

PayPal•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures Understands internal standards & processes an applies them to make technical decisions Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions May contribute to code & design reviews Design and build front/back-end components with, Java, React, Node.js or Python. Execute Agile practices: sprints, backlog grooming, estimations, and delivery. Deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations Work with product and design teams to develop new ideas and explore new opportunities. Your opinion matters and you'll have opportunities to have a say in how things are built out Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions Act as a strong advocate for clean and scalable coding principles Participate in formal and informal code reviews to ensure code quality Be a champion of high-performance, secure, and reliable software services Bring fresh ideas for how to continuously improve our software and your team Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Experience leading enterprise grade feature development from ideation to production rollout and adoption. Front-end proficiency: Expertise in HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript, and deep experience with at least one modern framework (React, Vue, or Angular). Back-end expertise: Strong programming skills in back-end languages (e.g., Node.js, Java, Python) and experience with database technologies (relational databases like MySQL and NoSQL databases like MongoDB) Strong applied experience. You've built, broken, and rebuilt software applications. We're looking for creative thinkers who also know how to create real-world products. Strong foundational knowledge in Object-Oriented Design Principles, Data Structures, Algorithms, SQL/NoSQL, Operating Systems, and Software Engineering Experience with NOSQL Databases, Distributed systems, Cloud-based technologies, Big Data Frameworks Experience on Big Data Technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Hive, etc. Applied Experience with development of RESTful APIs ,Web Services, SOA A sense of ownership and a passion for delighting customers through innovation and creative solutions to sophisticated problems Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly. Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively connect with both business and technical teams Should be a strong advocate of code craftsmanship, good coding standards and use of tools that will improve the quality of the delivered code. Authority in writing Unit Test cases, Functional test cases and meeting Non-Functional requirements like application security, availability and performance. Ability to design and integrate RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-based architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP) to support scalable full-stack systems. AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools. Experience delivering in Agile environments. Experience working with engineering teams across multiple geographies, aligning on global technical standards and delivering cross-border solutions. Fintech background: payments, risk, and transaction systems. Prior experience integrating agentic AI (e.g., code-generating agents, automated test agents, RAG-powered development assistants) into engineering workflows. Observability tools experience. Risk/credit pipeline familiarity.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Experience leading enterprise grade feature development from ideation to production rollout and adoption.
Front-end proficiency: Expertise in HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript, and deep experience with at least one modern framework (React, Vue, or Angular).
Back-end expertise: Strong programming skills in back-end languages (e.g., Node.js, Java, Python) and experience with database technologies (relational databases like MySQL and NoSQL databases like MongoDB)
Strong applied experience. You've built, broken, and rebuilt software applications. We're looking for creative thinkers who also know how to create real-world products.
Strong foundational knowledge in Object-Oriented Design Principles, Data Structures, Algorithms, SQL/NoSQL, Operating Systems, and Software Engineering
Experience with NOSQL Databases, Distributed systems, Cloud-based technologies, Big Data Frameworks
Experience on Big Data Technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Hive, etc.
Applied Experience with development of RESTful APIs ,Web Services, SOA
A sense of ownership and a passion for delighting customers through innovation and creative solutions to sophisticated problems
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly.
Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively connect with both business and technical teams
Should be a strong advocate of code craftsmanship, good coding standards and use of tools that will improve the quality of the delivered code.
AWS/GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools.
Experience delivering in Agile environments.
Experience working with engineering teams across multiple geographies, aligning on global technical standards and delivering cross-border solutions.

Nice To Haves

Fintech background: payments, risk, and transaction systems.
Prior experience integrating agentic AI (e.g., code-generating agents, automated test agents, RAG-powered development assistants) into engineering workflows.
Observability tools experience.
Risk/credit pipeline familiarity.

Responsibilities

Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Follows well-established internal conventions and standard procedures
Understands internal standards & processes an applies them to make technical decisions
Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions
May contribute to code & design reviews
Design and build front/back-end components with, Java, React, Node.js or Python
Execute Agile practices: sprints, backlog grooming, estimations, and delivery
Deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations
Work with product and design teams to develop new ideas and explore new opportunities
Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices
Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions
Act as a strong advocate for clean and scalable coding principles
Participate in formal and informal code reviews to ensure code quality
Be a champion of high-performance, secure, and reliable software services
Bring fresh ideas for how to continuously improve our software and your team
Authority in writing Unit Test cases, Functional test cases and meeting Non-Functional requirements like application security, availability and performance
Ability to design and integrate RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-based architectures (e.g., AWS, GCP) to support scalable full-stack systems