Senior Software Engineer - Python

Job Description

Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer at Venmo, you will be a key player in the Payments and Disputes Engineering team. This role involves working on one of the largest payments platforms, serving 60 million active users with a transaction volume of 37 billion dollars in Q2 2020 alone. You will be part of a fast-paced organization experiencing rapid growth and tackling technical challenges at an exponential scale.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-level designs and architecture for complex systems.
• Write, review, and optimize code to ensure scalability and maintainability.
• Identify technical challenges and propose innovative solutions.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other engineers.
• Participate in project planning, estimation, and tracking to ensure timely delivery of software components.
• Lead technical discussions and decision-making processes.
• Advocate for best practices, coding standards, and continuous improvement.
• Analyze and improve application performance and scalability.
• Ensure the software meets quality standards and user requirements.
• Help define and manage the technology roadmap, prioritizing technical debt and feature development.
• Implement security best practices to protect data and systems.
• Conduct security reviews and address vulnerabilities.
• Mentor junior engineers on the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Python or equivalent high-level programming language.
• Experience in working and developing distributed systems.
• Advanced skills with RDBMS and NoSQL data stores, caching solutions (e.g., Redis, ElastiCache, Hazelcast), and messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar.
• Ability to lead projects and mentor engineering staff.
• Experience with building services on public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Experience in managing infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Experience working with fault-tolerant and scalable distributed services and systems.

Benefits

At PayPal, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your financial, physical, and mental health. This includes a flexible work environment, employee share options, health and life insurance, and more.

Work Environment

PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal is committed to providing equal employment opportunities 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.

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