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About the Role

This role leads an engineering team, driving technical strategy, organizational health, and delivery outcomes. The Engineering Manager combines technical depth with people leadership to build high-performing teams, develop engineers’ careers, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver impactful products and systems.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system
• Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow
• Actions result in the achievement of customer, operational, program or service objectives
• Proactively improves existing structures & processes
• Exercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems
• Notices patterns and condenses repetition into densely meaningful generalized solutions
• Collaborates with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor
• Trusted to represent PayPal, Inc to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations
• Lead and grow a team of Cloud/DevOps engineers, providing mentorship, coaching, and career development
• Define and communicate team goals, OKRs, and roadmaps in alignment with organizational priorities
• Partner with staff engineers and architects to set technical direction and drive strategic infrastructure initiatives
• Own hiring and team composition, including interviewing, leveling, and onboarding
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and remove blockers to keep the team productive and focused
• Drive operational excellence by championing best practices in reliability, security, and delivery
• Manage relationships with cross-functional stakeholders, translating business needs into engineering workstreams
• Monitor team health, developer experience, and delivery metrics, adjusting plans as needed

Requirements

• 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years of engineering management experience, leading teams of 4 or more engineers
• Strong technical background in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar technologies
• Proven ability to hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience managing distributed teams and complex cross-functional programs
• Track record of delivering high-quality systems at scale

Skills

• Cloud Engineering
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• DevOps
• CI/CD infrastructure
• Secret management systems
• Development environments
• Microservices scaffolding
• Testing frameworks
• Disaster recovery
• Chaos engineering
• Failover game days
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Terraform

Location

• San Jose, California
• Chicago, Illinois
• Austin, Texas
• Scottsdale, Arizona

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• 5+ years relevant experience
• 7+ years of software engineering experience
• 2+ years of engineering management experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s in computer science or related field
• Advanced degree a plus

Salary/Compensations

• San Jose, California | ($176,500.00 - $262,350.00 Annually)
• Chicago, Illinois | ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)
• Austin, Texas | ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)
• Scottsdale, Arizona | ($152,500.00 - $226,600.00 Annually)

Benefits

• Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• Generous paid time off
• Healthcare coverage for you and your family
• Resources to create financial security
• Support your mental health

About 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.
• 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.
• At Venmo, we are creating a product that people love. We strive to create a delightful user experience while connecting the world and empowering people through payments.
• We are looking for intellectually curious people who want to be inspired and inspire others to change the world.
• Engineering is a craft, and at Venmo we want the internals of our software to be as elegant as the end user experience we are designing.
• We spend our days scaling our infrastructure and building new features to meet and exceed our users’ needs and wants.
• We work with a product team that is data-driven and human-centered in its design principles.
• We teach and learn from one another and push each other to be at our creative and analytical best.
• Our team is dedicated to ensuring the seamless operation of all user-facing services, as well as production and development systems.
• We manage Venmo’s infrastructure comprehensively, encompassing operations, automation, security, compliance, and release engineering.
• While we are focused on Cloud Engineering, our work integrates elements of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps projects as well.
• On the DevOps front, we oversee CI/CD infrastructure, develop smart and secure pipelines, implement self-service secret management systems, create development environments, and establish microservices scaffolding and testing frameworks.
• The quality of the systems we build is paramount to the company, and we prioritize it highly.
• Our infrastructure must be delivered automatically, thoroughly tested, and scanned for vulnerabilities through synthetic tests.
• PayPal is on a mission to revolutionize commerce globally.
• We’re driving our company, industry, and society forward with vision and velocity.
• With our commitment to excellence, innovation, and talent, the possibilities are limitless.

Equal Opportunity

• PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
• In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at paypalglobaltalentacquisition@paypal.com.
• Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging.
• Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued.
• We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.