Staff Cloud & Networking Edge Platform Engineer

PayPal • San Jose, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities. Job Summary: We are looking for a motivated and technically strong Staff Cloud & Edge Platform Engineer to join our Global Edge Engineering Platform Team. In this role, you will lead Edge Engineering initiatives that power the Global Edge Infrastructure supporting our international payments platform. You will resolve complex engineering challenges, drive architectural decisions across on-prem and cloud environments, and develop best practices for Cloud & Edge Engineering. You will collaborate closely with engineering, security, product, and business teams to improve secure cross-border money movement, impacting millions of customers globally. This is a hands-on technical leadership role with strong influence across global teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong foundation in: TCP/IP, DNS, SSL/TLS, HTTP frameworks, application performance optimization.
• Hands-on experience with: Load balancing technologies (e.g., F5)
• CDN platforms (e.g., Fastly, Cloudflare)
• Cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet).
• Experience with monitoring tools (LogicMonitor, Datadog, Splunk, Catchpoint, etc.).
• Experience with scripting languages for automation.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Edge Compute Development Experience developing and deploying serverless applications on CDN edge runtimes, specifically Fastly Compute (JavaScript SDK) and Cloudflare Workers (JavaScript/Service Workers API).
• Familiarity with edge KV stores, request/response manipulation, and deployment tooling for both platforms.
• Oversee and manage load balancers, GSLB platforms, CDN infrastructure, and edge routing systems.
• Lead Edge Engineering design for on-premises and public cloud migration, including hybrid connectivity solutions.
• Support and manage high availability systems, ensuring compliance with Information Security standards.
• Deploy and maintain infrastructure across data centers and cloud environments.
• Manage SSL certificate hosting, renewals, and lifecycle operations.
• Handle proactive and reactive outages; own network incidents, escalations, and root cause analysis.
• Work with vendors to resolve infrastructure issues and optimize platform performance.
• Monitor infrastructure and hosted services; provide on-call support for critical systems.
• Implement and improve operational procedures and network engineering best practices.
• Analyze traffic trends, performance data, and business growth to inform capacity planning.
• Communicate incident impact, risks, and mitigation strategies to leadership and executives.
• Create and maintain network architecture documentation and operational playbooks.
• Identify automation opportunities and improve operational efficiency through scripting and Infrastructure as Code.

Responsibilities

• Lead the configuration, maintenance, and optimization of the organization's network and security infrastructure to ensure high performance and reliability.
• Architect and integrate networks across multiple business units and diverse cloud environments, ensuring seamless connectivity and scalability.
• Champion the use of Infrastructure as Code processes to automate and maintain infrastructure consistency, scalability, and up-to-date configurations.
• Oversee the configuration, deployment, and management of F5 Local Traffic Managers (LTMs) and Advanced Security Modules (ASMs) to ensure seamless application delivery and security.
• Create and implement strategies for integrating cloud Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), interconnects, and direct connects, ensuring efficient and secure data flow between on-premises and cloud environments.
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the network’s scalability and resilience, ensuring it can handle growing business demands and traffic loads.
• Work closely with infrastructure, application, and security teams to ensure network designs meet cross-functional requirements and adhere to best practices.

Benefits

• 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 comprehensive, choice-based programs, to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—delivering meaningful value where it matters most. We strive to create a flexible, balanced work culture with a holistic approach to benefits, including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support your mental health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees