Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Java Microservices

PayPal; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 193,000 - 301,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Balanced hybrid work model

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Equity or incentive compensation

Job summary

PayPal in New York, NY seeks a Staff Software Engineer to analyze requirements, design and develop robust, scalable backend systems and RESTful APIs. You will guide engineering teams through complex technical decisions, monitor performance, and deliver high-quality code in a fast CI/CD environment.

The role emphasizes Java/Spring, AWS, and containerized deployments with a balanced hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related field.
• 8+ years of experience in designing and building large-scale software systems.
• Proficient in Java, Spring/SpringBoot, RESTful services, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements, design, and develop robust, scalable software applications and features.
• Architect and develop large-scale backend systems and RESTful APIs/microservices.
• Lead engineering teams through complex technical challenges and decisions.
• Monitor, test, and ensure reliability, security, and performance of applications.
• Develop automated tests and deliver production-ready code in CI/CD pipelines.
• Build, test, and deploy containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker.

Skills

Java (8+ years)

RESTful API

Spring/SpringBoot

OAuth authentication

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

AWS services

React/JS frontend

Kubernetes/Docker

CI/CD (Jenkins)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

PayPal in New York, NY seeks a Staff Software Engineer to analyze requirements, design and develop robust, scalable backend systems and RESTful APIs. You will guide engineering teams through complex technical decisions, monitor performance, and deliver high-quality code in a fast CI/CD environment.

The role emphasizes Java/Spring, AWS, and containerized deployments with a balanced hybrid work model.