Senior Information Security Engineer

PayPal; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Senior Information Security Engineer, where you will design and maintain innovative security solutions. Collaborate across teams to enhance application security and ensure vulnerabilities are identified and remediated efficiently. This role offers a chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to a secure environment for millions of users.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Employee shares options

Health and life insurance

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in application security or software development.
• Programming experience in languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go.

Responsibilities

• Identify vulnerabilities in PayPal’s code.
• Define and improve application security in the SDLC.
• Collaborate with Security Architects and other teams.

Skills

Application Security

Software Development

Cyber Security Engineering

Collaboration

Education

Industry certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM)

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Application Security Scanners

DataDog

RESTful APIs

Job description

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The Company
PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Job Description Summary:
What you need to know about the role: As a Senior Engineer in the Product Security team, will design, develop, deliver and maintain innovative core products and services that enable PayPal to serve its customers with revolutionary security. This role will give the opportunity to develop skills, collaborate across teams, and continue learning in a rapidly changing environment.

Job Description:
Meet our team:

• PayPal Product Security team is a part of PayPal Cyber & Information Security, dedicated to ensuring the products we provide our customers are secure. We work across application and infrastructure, ensuring security is built into development, deployment, and production, while covering multiple tech stacks.
• The Product Security Engineering group is a dedicated to providing quality engineering solutions to support our goals. We provide solutions to other teams within Product Security, enabling faster and more comprehensive work. We also work to integrate security solutions into developers’ native workflows, leading to better security with less friction. As such, we partner with many security, development, and DevOps teams. Our vision is to show how quality engineering and better security support each other.
  
  
  

Your way to impact:

• You will be responsible for identifying vulnerabilities in PayPal’s code, to ensure that they can be remediated before causing damage
• You will ensure that vulnerabilities are identified natively and efficiently within existing developer workflows, enabling faster, simpler remediation work
• This role is best served with prior experience in cyber security engineering with capability to dive deep into various technologies, have a thirst for being on the cutting edge, and have a passion for security
  
  
  

Your day to day:

• In your day to day role you will define and improve application security in the SDLC, ensuring security is prioritized from inception to deployment.
• Implement and Test Next Gen AppSec products as part of SDLC.
• Gain expertise and deep understanding of PayPal’s development cycles, platforms and technology.
• Collaborate with Security Architects, Product Manager, Program Manager and other teams to deliver high quality products.
• Apply your technical expertise to guide the team in making intelligent and pragmatic design decisions.
• Help identify and develop ways to improve our team's efficiency by expanding on our existing tools and processes.
  
  
  

What do you need to bring:

• At least 5 years of experience in application security or software development
• Programming experience in at least one language such as Java, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go
• A strong familiarity with application security scanners such as SAST, SCA, DAST
• Experience in identifying and remediating common application security vulnerabilities such asOWASP Top 10and a deep understanding of web application and mobile app vulnerabilities.
• Working knowledge Git, common CI/CD pipelines, and other standard developer tools
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with data structures, software design, RESTful APIs, containers, SQL & NoSQL – an advantage
• Working knowledge of major cloud platforms such asGoogle Cloud, AWS, Azure – an advantage.
• Industry certifications (e.g.,CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent) – an advantage.
• Familiarity withiOS, Android and browser SDK development – an advantage.
• Experience with observability tools such as DataDog, including the ability to collect, analyse, and visualize large datasets – an advantage.
  
  
  

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

The U.S. national annual pay range for this role is $72700 to $176000

For the majority of employees, 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, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com

Who We Are:

To learn more about our culture and community visit https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/default.aspx

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) 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. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

Belonging at PayPal:

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please Join our Talent Community.

We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.

REQ ID R0125541

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Software Development, Financial Services, and Technology, Information and Internet

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