Senior Identity Platform Engineer — Scale & Security

PayPal; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal's Venmo identity infrastructure team seeks a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to own high-stakes identity systems at scale. You will drive authentication, authorization, identity verification, and fraud risk initiatives, collaborating with platform and security groups to align on standards and reusable infrastructure.

Lead architectural reviews, set engineering standards, and mentor senior engineers. Expect on-call involvement and a strong emphasis on reliability, security, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Make technical decisions affecting multiple teams, across org boundaries.
• Set the technical direction for Venmo's identity platform (auth, authorization, verification, fraud risk).
• Mentor and develop senior engineers; define engineering standards and review architectures.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Communication

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Equivalent experience

Job description

PayPal's Venmo identity infrastructure team seeks a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to own high-stakes identity systems at scale. You will drive authentication, authorization, identity verification, and fraud risk initiatives, collaborating with platform and security groups to align on standards and reusable infrastructure.

Lead architectural reviews, set engineering standards, and mentor senior engineers. Expect on-call involvement and a strong emphasis on reliability, security, and