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About the Role

As a leader of the fastest growing segment at Venmo, CFS (Consumer Financial Services), this position will take primary accountability for the domain's backend platform features, capabilities and quality. This role makes technical decisions affecting multiple teams, establishes conventions and processes, handles multi-team initiatives, applies industry best practices, communicates technical issues, mentors others, and partners with product management.

Responsibilities

Makes technical decisions affecting multiple teams, crossing organizational boundaries
Establishes conventions & processes to be followed by other employees
Actions determine the utilization of company resources (people, money, assets) and affect the company's effectiveness
Handles multiple, multi-team initiatives simultaneously, using judgement to prioritize
Understands evolving industry capabilities & practices and applies up-to-date information for optimal results
Competent at communicating technical issues with non-technical audiences
Spreads behavior, principles, and knowledge to improve technical results of other employees
Partners with product management to ideate solutions to business problems & goals
Set the technical direction for Venmo's CFS platform, including authentication, authorization, CFS verification, and fraud risk systems
Own the most complex, cross-cutting problems and drive them to resolution
Partner with PayPal's platform and security teams to align on shared Venmo standards, reusable infrastructure, and cross-org initiatives
Lead architectural reviews and define engineering standards for how the CFS team builds, scales, and secures its systems
Mentor and develop senior engineers
Collaborate with Product, Legal, Compliance, and Security to translate regulatory and risk requirements into sound technical solutions
Identify and proactively address risks before they become incidents
Own the performance and availability of the services
Participate in on-call rotations and provide support during incidents
Contribute to complex projects alongside colleagues

Requirements

8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience
12+ years of software engineering experience, with significant time spent on backend platforms, authentication, or security-critical systems at scale
Proven track record of defining and shipping large-scale distributed systems, with experience leading technical strategy across multiple teams or organizations
Strong communication skills. You can write a crisp design doc, hold your own in an executive review, and explain a hard technical tradeoff to a non-technical stakeholder without losing precision.

Skills

Deep expertise in Python and API management — including protocols like OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, FIDO2/WebAuthn
Hands-on comfort with backend systems at scale (Python, Java, Go, or similar)
Hands-on comfort with Cloud (AWS)
Security engineering fundamentals to reason carefully about threat models, data handling, and attack surfaces
Experience working with or designing systems that meet regulatory requirements — KYC, AML, GDPR, or similar
Expert with distributed services and backend systems
Expertise with building services on public cloud – preferably AWS
Experience in managing infrastructure as code using Terraform

Location

San Jose, California
Austin, Texas

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

8+ years relevant experience
12+ years of software engineering experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor's and/or Master's in computer science, or a related field of study, or equivalent experience

Salary/Compensations

San Jose, California | ($196,500.00 - $291,500.00 Annually)
Austin, Texas | ($178,500.00 - $265,100.00 Annually)

Benefits

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.
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.
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.