Sr Software Engineer

PayPal•San Jose, CA

10d

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

Requirements

3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Proficiency in Python programming, with extensive experience building production systems using frameworks such as Django and Flask.
Leadership in designing and architecting scalable, cloud-native backend systems, leveraging microservices, distributed systems, and serverless architectures.
Expertise in architecting and developing large-scale, fault-tolerant backend systems with a strong focus on high availability, resilience, and disaster recovery.
Strong experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code, designing, deploying, and operating backend services in production cloud environments.
Experience with distributed systems and asynchronous processing, including event-driven architectures and inter-service communication patterns.
Commitment to high engineering quality, including automated testing, maintainable codebases, and modern development and dependency management practices.
Experience with observability and monitoring, using metrics, logging, and distributed tracing to operate and debug systems at scale.
Strong security awareness, including secure coding practices, encryption, access control, and safe handling of sensitive data.
Functional literacy in AI/ML concepts and ML model integration into backend systems.
Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, drive technical roadmaps, and align technical decisions with business objectives.