Director, Core Banking Platform & APIs (Hybrid)

PayPal; Utah; Hybrid; USD 188,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Healthcare coverage for you and your/␀

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a Director, Head of Core Banking Technology Platforms to lead strategy, architecture, and operation of platforms supporting deposits, lending, and payment gateway services. The role drives API-driven, event-based, scalable solutions across PayPal’s banking ecosystem.

Based in Utah/remote, you will unify capabilities with identity, fraud, payments, and data platforms, ensuring secure, compliant, and high-availability services at scale.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering or technology platforms with leadership roles.
• 7+ years leading engineering teams in banking or payments environments.
• Experience delivering core banking platforms with deposits, lending, or payments.

Responsibilities

• Directs delivery of programs and operational activities within a domain with strong leadership.
• Defines engineering health objectives and drives best practices.
• Drives cross-functional product and technical strategy to achieve domain goals.

Skills

Banking/payments leadership

API platforms

Event-driven architecture

Team leadership

Vendor management

Cloud-native platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

FedACH / FedNow knowledge

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Regulatory/compliance tooling

Job description

PayPal is seeking a Director, Head of Core Banking Technology Platforms to lead strategy, architecture, and operation of platforms supporting deposits, lending, and payment gateway services. The role drives API-driven, event-based, scalable solutions across PayPal’s banking ecosystem.

Based in Utah/remote, you will unify capabilities with identity, fraud, payments, and data platforms, ensuring secure, compliant, and high-availability services at scale.