Principal Software Engineer - Developer Experience Architect

PayPal-posted 2 months ago
$188,000 - $323,950/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Hybrid • Chicago, IL
5,001-10,000 employees
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PayPal is looking for a Principal Engineer to serve as the technical architect for our Developer Experience (DevEx) organization. Lead technical architecture for PayPal's DevEx organization serving 50+ engineers. Defining next-gen developer experience through AI/LLM documentation, agentic interfaces, API architecture, and no-code tooling. Shape how developers globally discover, integrate with, and build on PayPal's platform.

  • Define and evolve the technical architecture for PayPal's Developer Experience platforms, APIs, SDKs, and tools.
  • Set architectural standards and best practices for developer-facing systems with a focus on scalability, performance, and usability.
  • Lead the design of intelligent developer workflows powered by LLMs and agentic AI systems.
  • Shape the long-term technology roadmap for AI-enabled documentation, contextual onboarding, and smart sandboxing.
  • Evaluate and drive adoption of modern developer tooling, frameworks, and low-code/no-code platforms.
  • Innovate in how developers interact with PayPal-through embedded assistants, automated guides, and adaptive interfaces.
  • Partner with engineering, product, infrastructure, security, and design teams to drive large-scale technical initiatives.
  • Influence architectural decisions across teams and ensure alignment with broader PayPal platform goals.
  • Serve as a key technical voice in initiatives that span 200+ engineers across platform and product teams.
  • Provide technical mentorship to senior and staff engineers across the DevEx organization.
  • Contribute to design reviews, architecture forums, and engineering-wide technical strategy discussions.
  • Promote engineering excellence, security-by-design, and developer empathy across the organization.
  • Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
  • Proven ability to architect and deliver scalable developer platforms and tools in a large-scale enterprise.
  • Deep experience in API design, developer portal architectures, SDK lifecycle management, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of LLMs, AI-assisted developer experiences, and agentic workflow design.
  • Familiarity with no-code/low-code platforms, plug-in frameworks, and developer onboarding patterns.
  • Exceptional technical communication, design thinking, and cross-functional influence.
  • Experience with open-source developer platforms, standards, or contribution to API ecosystems.
  • Hands-on experience with integrating AI/ML into product features-especially those that serve developers.
  • Knowledge of GraphQL, RESTful APIs, webhooks, SDK generation, and OpenAPI/AsyncAPI specs.
  • Experience in developer advocacy, product-minded engineering, or working directly with API consumers.
  • Flexible work environment
  • Employee shares options
  • Health and life insurance
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