Sr System & Cloud Engineer

PayPal • Scottsdale, AZ

65d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled Service Mesh Engineer to help contribute to the design, implementation, and maintaining of the service mesh infrastructure across our distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in service mesh technologies, container orchestration, and microservices architecture, with a strong focus on reliability, security, and observability.

Requirements

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Nice To Haves

• Service Mesh Tech: Hands-on experience with Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect, or AWS App Mesh; Envoy Proxy management; strong grasp of service discovery, load balancing, circuit breaking, retries, and fault injection.
• Programming: Proficient in Go or Python for automation/CLI tool development; knowledgeable in concurrent programming, networking libraries, API integrations, and microservices.
• Container Orchestration: Practical knowledge of Kubernetes (CRDs, operators, networking), Docker, Helm, and GitOps.
• Networking & Security: Deep understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP/2, gRPC, TLS/mTLS, network policies, microsegmentation, and zero-trust security.
• Observability: Experience with distributed tracing, metrics (Prometheus/Grafana), log aggregation, SLI/SLO monitoring.
• Command Line: Advanced bash scripting, awk/sed usage, packet analysis (tcpdump/Wireshark), and system troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee load balancers, Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) equipment, Content Delivery Network (CDN) platforms, and troubleshoot client/server issues.
• Handle proactive and reactive outages, work with vendors, and take ownership of network incidents, escalations, and root cause analysis.
• Lead backbone network design and architecture for on-premises and public cloud migration, and build hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Work with business unit leadership, product managers, and customers to develop project objectives, timelines, and feature requirements.
• Support network system availability, manage network capacity, and ensure compliance with Information Security standards.
• Deploy equipment, manage SSL certificate hosting and renewal, and build infrastructure for data centers and cloud environments.
• Implement and continually improve operational procedures, systems, and network engineering best practices.
• Offer on-call support, monitor infrastructure and hosted services, and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Manage and influence global teams, provide guidance and support, and mentor team members in areas of expertise.
• Communicate incident impacts, risks, and mitigation plans to executives, document incident information, and create network engineering documentation and best practices.

Benefits

• We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees