Senior Python Backend Engineer - Identity & Security

PayPal Inc.; Austin (TX); Híbrido; USD 131.000 - 194.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Balanced hybrid work model

Healthcare coverage for you and your

Descripción de la vacante

PayPal is seeking a Backend Engineer on the Venmo Identity Engineering team to develop secure, scalable backend solutions enabling authentication and authorization for millions of users. You will write clean, efficient code, collaborate with experienced engineers, and contribute to high-performance systems that boost customer trust and experience.

This role suits engineers eager to grow technical expertise while working on mission-critical identity services within PayPal's hybrid work

Formación

• Strong foundation in programming concepts and data structures.
• Experience with backend development using Python and frameworks such as Django or Flask.
• Understanding of web services and SOA principles.
• Exposure to version control systems such as Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Interest in large-scale, high-performance distributed systems.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure and Terraform.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with Redis for low-latency operations.
• Hands-on experience with event-driven messaging systems (SQS/SNS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar).
• Experience implementing CI/CD, automated testing, and observability to improve delivery quality.
• Contributions to open-source projects or developer communities.
• Awareness of the payment processing industry and related standards.

Responsabilidades

• Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Advises immediate management on project-level issues.
• Guides junior engineers.
• Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions.
• Applies knowledge of technical best practices in decision making.

Conocimientos

Programming concepts

Data structures

Backend development

Python

SOA & web services

Git & collaboration

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Terraform

SQL/NoSQL

Redis

Event-driven messaging

CI/CD & testing

Open source

Payments domain awareness

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Herramientas

Django

Flask

Git

Terraform

Redis

Kafka

SQS

SNS

Pulsar

RabbitMQ

AWS

GCP

Azure

Descripción del empleo

PayPal is seeking a Backend Engineer on the Venmo Identity Engineering team to develop secure, scalable backend solutions enabling authentication and authorization for millions of users. You will write clean, efficient code, collaborate with experienced engineers, and contribute to high-performance systems that boost customer trust and experience.

This role suits engineers eager to grow technical expertise while working on mission-critical identity services within PayPal's hybrid work