Sr Database Engineer

PayPal; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 194,419 - 219,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Generous paid time off

Equity or incentive compensation

Job summary

PayPal, Inc. seeks a Sr. Database Engineer in San Jose, CA. This role focuses on building scalable, highly available database platforms and cloud-native data solutions across multi-cloud environments. You will design automation, security controls, and observability for mission-critical systems.

The position emphasizes lead responsibilities in SQL Server and MySQL, advanced performance tuning, and DevOps automation, with partial telecommuting allowed from within a commutable distance.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 6+ years’ experience, or a Bachelor’s with 9+ years’ experience.
• Expertise in MS SQL Server end‑to‑end administration and advanced T‑SQL.
• Experience in MySQL administration, clustering, and SSL rotation.
• Strong HA/DR design and data modeling for scalable systems.
• Automation, scripting, and DevOps experience with modern tooling.

Responsibilities

• Execute infrastructure transformations to meet availability targets and petabyte-scale performance.
• Lead database platform initiatives for high availability and scale.
• Architect cloud-native data solutions across multi-cloud environments.
• Design infrastructure-as-code for automated database operations.
• Establish enterprise security controls and access management.
• Develop monitoring and observability for critical systems.
• Optimize performance for high-throughput workloads.
• Provide technical consultation to product teams on resiliency.
• Architect tooling and automation with AI-powered capabilities.
• Partial telecommuting allowed within a commutable distance.

Skills

MS SQL Server

MySQL

High Availability

Automation & DevOps

Cloud Platforms

BI Stack

Education

Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Bachelor's degree acceptable

Tools

VLDB administration

TDE/TLS security

SQL performance tuning

Job description

Job Summary

PayPal, Inc. seeks a Sr. Database Engineer in San Jose, CA.

Responsibilities

• Execute strategic infrastructure transformation initiatives to establish industry-leading availability standards and architect solutions for petabyte-scale operational excellence.
• Lead database platform initiatives for exceptional availability and petabyte-scale performance.
• Architect cloud-native data solutions across multi‑cloud environments.
• Design infrastructure‑as‑code frameworks for automated database operations.
• Establish enterprise‑grade security protocols and access controls.
• Design comprehensive monitoring and observability solutions for mission‑critical systems.
• Execute advanced performance optimization for high‑throughput environments.
• Drive incident response leadership to maintain system reliability.
• Provide technical consultation to product engineering teams on application resiliency design.
• Architect and code database tooling and automation frameworks using AI‑powered solutions.
• Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus six years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in the same fields plus nine years of experience may be accepted.

• MS SQL Server Expert (6 years): End‑to‑end administration (v2008–2025) of VLDBs, including TDE/TLS security, performance tuning, and advanced T‑SQL development for high‑concurrency environments.
• MySQL Administration (6 years): Full lifecycle management (v5.6–8.4) on Linux, featuring XtraDB Cluster, Oracle GoldenGate, and automated SSL rotation.
• High Availability & DR (6 years): Architecting failover clusters, Always‑On Availability Groups, mirroring, and replication to meet strict RTO/RPO targets.
• Database Designing (6 years): Logical/physical data modeling, normalization/denormalization, and architectural refactoring for scalability and integrity.
• Automation & DevOps (6 years): Streamlining operations via PowerShell, Python, Bash, and Ansible; agentless monitoring and automated patching.
• Cloud & Infrastructure (5 years): Data center migrations and managing Azure SQL (DB/MI) and GCP Cloud SQL environments.
• Business Intelligence (5 years): Designing robust BI solutions using the full Microsoft BI Stack (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS).

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications

EEO, including disability/vets.

Compensation

Base pay: $194,419.00 – $219,500.00 per annum (for San Jose, California). 40 hours per week; Monday‑Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Additional compensation may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation as applicable.

Benefits

PayPal offers comprehensive, choice‑based programs supporting personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial—including generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for you and your family, and resources to create financial security and support mental health.

EEO Statement

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity 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. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.