Senior Software Engineer - Cloud, Microservices & Frontend

PayPal; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 186,000 - 271,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Healthcare coverage for you and your家庭

Generous paid time off

Job summary

PayPal is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in San Jose, CA. You will design, develop, test, and release cloud-based software, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build web, mobile, or data-driven components.

You’ll own code quality, write unit/integration tests, and support on-call rotations while advancing architecture and modern tech stacks. You will mentor teammates, drive design discussions, and migrate legacy systems to modern architectures, with a strong emphasis on CI/CD and

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with years of experience.
• Strong programming experience in Node.js, Golang, Python, and React.
• Experience with cloud platforms and building enterprise-grade software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and release software across cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on web, mobile, or data-driven components.
• Maintain high coding standards, write tests, and participate in CI/CD pipelines.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to architecture discussions.
• Migrate legacy code to modern tech stacks and architectures.

Skills

Node.js

Golang

Python

React

Cloud computing

Algorithms

Data structures

Unit testing

Integration testing

CI/CD

Microservices

API design

GraphQL

REST

Distributed caching

Agile/Scrum

Browser extension development

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CircleCI

Git

Job description

PayPal is hiring a Senior Software Engineer in San Jose, CA. You will design, develop, test, and release cloud-based software, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build web, mobile, or data-driven components.

You’ll own code quality, write unit/integration tests, and support on-call rotations while advancing architecture and modern tech stacks. You will mentor teammates, drive design discussions, and migrate legacy systems to modern architectures, with a strong emphasis on CI/CD and