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About the Role

As a Backend Python Engineer on the Venmo Identity Engineering team, you will architect and deliver high-performance, fault-tolerant identity solutions that directly impact customer trust and security. You will define technical direction, lead complex engineering efforts, and mentor teams to achieve excellence in design, development, and delivery.

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 the design and architecture of scalable, cloud-native backend systems leveraging microservices and serverless frameworks.
Define and drive the technical roadmap, ensuring engineering initiatives align with strategic business goals.
Act as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers and setting clear technical direction.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
Architect and develop large-scale backend systems using Python (Django or Flask) with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
Establish and uphold engineering standards, promoting code quality, design excellence, and operational rigor.
Design and implement fault-tolerant, high-availability systems with strong disaster recovery capabilities.
Apply advanced security practices, including secure coding, encryption, and access control, to ensure compliance and data protection.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Infrastructure, Operations) to deliver impactful business outcomes.
Continuously improve existing technical frameworks, development processes, and system performance.
Exercise sound judgment in balancing time, quality, complexity, and risk to deliver optimal solutions.
Represent PayPal externally in interactions with partners, customers, and industry organizations to promote technical excellence.

Requirements

5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience applying Agile/Scrum methodologies to software development.
Proven background in large-scale, high-performance system design and optimization.
Familiarity with the payments industry, financial systems, or relevant regulatory environments.
Hands-on experience with low-latency in-memory databases such as Redis.
Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture and messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar.
Demonstrated contributions to open-source projects or developer communities.

Skills

Python (Django or Flask)
Microservices
Serverless frameworks
Cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK)
Low-latency in-memory databases such as Redis
Event-driven architecture
Messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar

Location

San Jose, California
Austin, Texas

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Staff
5+ years relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

San Jose, California: ($176,500.00 - $262,350.00 Annually)
Austin, Texas: ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually)

Benefits

Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial
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.
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.
Click Here to learn more about our culture and community.
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.

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.