Sr Software Engineer

PayPal • San Jose, CA

5d

About The Position

Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles. Advises immediate management on project-level issues Guides junior engineers 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 Design, build, test, release, monitor and provide live support for complex multi-tiered software technical features based on user requirements. Work with scrum teams and product managers using agile methodologies to deliver high quality software solutions in a timely manner. Collaborate effectively with peer application teams and architecture team to solve complex technical problems spanning their respective areas. Write detailed technical documentation to provide detailed technical requirements to the software developers and quality analysts. Provide technical expertise to the cross-functional team in resolving technical software issues. Work constantly on improvising the existing functionalities of the software systems and solutions.

Requirements

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Backend Engineering JAVA, Springboot, Spring Webflux
• Frontend development : NodeJs, JavaScript and TypeScript, React.js, Cypress, Playwright.
• Software Architecture - Experience with cloud-native architectures, microservices, distributed systems, and CI/CD pipelines, design patterns, and best practices.
• Python programming.
• Machine Learning / Natural Language Processing Experience with open-source frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, LangFlow
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, chaining, memory, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), MCP and observability in LLM-based applications

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, release, monitor and provide live support for complex multi-tiered software technical features based on user requirements.
• Work with scrum teams and product managers using agile methodologies to deliver high quality software solutions in a timely manner.
• Collaborate effectively with peer application teams and architecture team to solve complex technical problems spanning their respective areas.
• Write detailed technical documentation to provide detailed technical requirements to the software developers and quality analysts.
• Provide technical expertise to the cross-functional team in resolving technical software issues.
• Work constantly on improvising the existing functionalities of the software systems and solutions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level