Lead Python Backend Engineer (Hybrid) – Equity & Bonus

JobCubby; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Financial security resources

Mental health support

Equity

Performance bonus

Job summary

PayPal is seeking an experienced software engineer to deliver complete solutions across the SDLC, advise management on project issues, and guide junior engineers with minimal supervision. You will apply best practices to ensure operational resilience and maintain high-quality software in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 3+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with strong Python and backend framework skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and backend frameworks.
• Foundational programming concepts and data structures.

Responsibilities

• Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the SDLC (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations).
• Advises management on project-level issues.
• Guides junior engineers.
• Operates with minimal supervision and makes technical decisions using internal conventions and industry best practices.

Skills

Python

Backend frameworks

Data structures

Git

CI/CD

Distributed systems

AWS

Redis

Kafka

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Redis

Kafka

Terraform

AWS

Job description

PayPal is seeking an experienced software engineer to deliver complete solutions across the SDLC, advise management on project issues, and guide junior engineers with minimal supervision. You will apply best practices to ensure operational resilience and maintain high-quality software in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 3+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, with strong Python and backend framework skills.