Sr. Software Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure and Devops Austin, Texas, United States of America + 3 more Software Engineering

Venmo, LLC; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Venmo, LLC is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to join the Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps team in Austin, TX. You will own the resilience of Venmo’s AWS cloud infrastructure, build tools for disaster recovery, and run chaos engineering experiments to proactively identify weaknesses.

As a senior contributor, you’ll mentor engineers, lead incident response exercises, and collaborate across teams to ensure scalable, reliable services with a strong emphasis on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in software development or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365.

Responsibilities

• Act as a hands-on contributor while leading by example.
• Mentor junior engineers and improve development practices.
• Design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure and disaster recovery tooling.
• Develop and maintain chaos engineering experiments and runbooks.
• Plan and execute game day exercises to validate resilience.

Skills

Cloud engineering

SRE practices

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Actions

DataDog

Bash

Python

Go

Job description

## Sr. Software Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure and DevopsAustin, Texas, United States of AmericaApply NowFind out how well you match with this jobRequisition ID: R0136054Time Type: Full time**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 Summary:**This job delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). It involves advising management on project-level issues, guiding junior engineers, operating with little supervision, and applying knowledge of technical best practices. In this role, you will be a key contributor to Venmo’s chaos engineering and business continuity efforts, building and operating the systems that ensure our infrastructure can withstand and recover from any failure scenario.**Job Description:****Essential Responsibilities:*** Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.* Advises immediate management on project-level issues* Guides junior engineers* Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices* Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions**Minimum Qualifications:*** 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.**Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:**## Engineering at VenmoAt Venmo, we are creating a product that people love. We strive to create a delightful user experience while connecting the world and empowering people through payments. We are looking for intellectually curious people who want to be inspired and inspire others to change the world.Engineering is a craft, and at Venmo we want the internals of our software to be as elegant as the end user experience we are designing. We spend our days scaling our infrastructure and building new features to meet and exceed our users’ needs and wants. We work with a product team that is data-driven and human-centered in its design principles. We teach and learn from one another and push each other to be at our creative and analytical best.**Job Description: Cloud/DevOps Engineer – Business Continuity**Our Business Continuity team is responsible for the resilience and recoverability of Venmo’s critical systems. We design, build, and operate the infrastructure, tooling, and processes that protect the company from disruption; spanning disaster recovery automation, chaos engineering, incident game days, and backup and restore systems. Our work ensures that Venmo can withstand and rapidly recover from any failure scenario, from infrastructure outages to region-wide incidents. We operate at the intersection of cloud engineering, SRE, and reliability, and our work is foundational to the availability of every product and service at Venmo.As a Senior Engineer on the Business Continuity team, you will deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the SDLC. You are a hands-on contributor that teaches by example and mentors other engineers and product owners on how to improve their development, using our systems, by driving best practices. We have a lot of independence in our decisions, but we are kept accountable for the results.Our technical stack: AWS, EKS, Docker, GitHub Enterprise, Terraform, GitHub Actions, DataDog, Bash, Python, Go.**What You’ll Do*** Act as a hands-on contributor, while leading by example* Mentor junior engineers* Enjoy a high degree of independence in decision-making while being accountable for results of yourself and your team* Be part of a team dedicated to driving the scalability and reliability of Venmo’s AWS cloud infrastructure* Contribute to initiatives: internal teams rarely have dedicated project managers. You will define the design, identify stakeholders, navigate risks and changes, coordinate colleagues’ work, implement solutions, and be accountable for timely and quality project delivery* Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures* Lead by example, making meaningful contributions to the improvement of engineering teams’ production operations* Develop and improve tools and automation to manage infrastructure and application configuration as code* Enhance the quality, reliability, and stability of our infrastructure and operations* Design, implement, and operate chaos engineering experiments to proactively identify and remediate system weaknesses* Build and maintain disaster recovery automation, runbooks, and infrastructure across Venmo’s cloud environment* Plan and execute chaos and incident game day exercises to validate system resilience and team preparedness* Develop and maintain backup and restore tooling and processes for critical systems and data* Define and track resilience metrics, SLOs, and recovery time objectives for owned systems**What We’re Looking For*** Bachelor’s in computer science or related field of study* 5+ years’ experience in software development or a related field* 3+ years’ experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365, as part of a Cloud Engineering, DevOps, and/or SRE team* Extensive hands-on experience with designing, implementing, and supporting infrastructure (AWS experience preferred) to support global-scale services* Deep hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS (or similar cloud provider)* Hands-on programming and scripting (Python, Java, Bash, Go)* Hands-on experience with containers and container orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes* Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience* Experience with chaos engineering tools and frameworks (e.g., AWS Fault Injection Simulator, Gremlin, Chaos Monkey, Litmus)* Hands-on experience designing and implementing disaster recovery solutions for distributed systems* Experience developing and maintaining backup and restore tooling and strategies* Experience planning and executing game day exercises or incident simulations* Understanding of RTO/RPO requirements and how to design systems to meet them**Subsidiary:**Venmo**Travel Percent:**0Visa Sponsorship through PayPal is not available for this position now or any time in the future.-The base pay for this role will depend on where you work and the relevant experience and expertise you bring. The expected range of pay for this role by location is: **Primary Location | Pay Range:**Austin, Texas: ($130,500.00 - $193,600.00 Annually) **Additional Location(s) | Pay Range:**Chicago, Illinois: ($130,500.00 - $193,600.00 Annually) San Jose, California: ($143,500.00 - $212,850.00 Annually) Scottsdale, Arizona: ($123,500.00 - $183,700.00 Annually) Additional compensation for this role may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation, as applicable.PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. When making an application directly, we will never ask you to share passwords, one-time passcodes (OTP), or verification codes. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. All communication regarding your application will come from official PayPal email domains. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit https://careers.pypl.com/contact-us. 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.