Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

PayPal•San Jose, CA

32d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Quantum team, driving the development of an event-driven platform for automation and data analysis. This role involves designing and maintaining backend and frontend systems, leveraging AWS services like SQS, Lambda, and DocumentDB, and infrastructure-as-code tools like AWS CDK. You'll work on backend services using Node.js and GraphQL and build frontend interfaces with React, TypeScript, and Chakra UI. As a senior engineer, you will lead architectural decisions, mentor team members, and ensure best practices across the stack. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience, deep AWS expertise, and a proven ability to build scalable, reliable systems. This is an opportunity to shape a high-impact platform while collaborating with a talented and supportive team. As a Staff Full Stack Engineer on the Quantum team, you will design, develop, and maintain both backend and frontend systems, leveraging AWS for cloud infrastructure and modern tools for seamless user experiences. You will lead architectural discussions, mentor team members, and contribute to both technical strategy and execution. On the backend, you'll work with Node.js and GraphQL, integrating AWS services like SQS, Lambda, and DocumentDB. You'll build user-friendly interfaces on the frontend using React, TypeScript, and Chakra UI. Your work will focus on ensuring system scalability, optimizing CI/CD workflows using AWS CDK, and driving best practices across the team.

Requirements

Experience: 8+ years of software engineering experience, with expertise in full-stack development.
Frontend Expertise: Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks (React preferred).
Backend Skills: Proficiency in server-side development with Node.js and GraphQL.
AWS Knowledge: Extensive experience with AWS services such as SQS, Lambda, and DocumentDB, and proficiency with AWS CDK or similar tools.
Cloud-Native Design: Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and scalable cloud systems.
Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead projects and mentor engineers effectively.
Problem Solving: Excellent analytical and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

Backend Development: Design and implement robust APIs and services with Node.js and GraphQL, integrating AWS tools (e.g., SQS, Lambda, DocumentDB).
Frontend Engineering: Build intuitive and performant user interfaces using React, TypeScript, and Chakra UI.
Cloud Infrastructure: Architect and deploy scalable, event-driven systems leveraging AWS services and infrastructure-as-code tools like AWS CDK.
Full Stack Leadership: Lead the technical design of features across the stack, ensuring best practices in architecture, code quality, and system reliability.
Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment.
Automation and CI/CD: Maintain and enhance automation workflows to support efficient and reliable deployments.
Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to align technical solutions with business goals.

Benefits

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.
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.

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