Sr Staff Software Engineer

PayPal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Healthcare Coverage

Financial Wellness Resources

Mental Health Resources

Annual Performance Bonus

Equity

Job summary

engineeringjobs.net, Inc. seeks a high-impact architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable AI-powered personalization and recommendations.

You will steer technical strategy across teams, ensure reliable production software, and partner with product management to build customer-focused solutions. The ideal candidate has 12+ years of experience, strong Java/Spring skills, and deep knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, and observability, with a track record in production AI/LLM systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 12+ years progressively responsible experience.
• Extensive experience with Java and Spring.
• Experience with distributed cloud-native systems and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with personalization and machine learning.
• Production AI/LLM systems and observability.
• Cross-team technical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of scalable, AI-driven personalization and recommendation capabilities.
• Set technical strategy across teams and deliver reliable production software.
• Partner with product management to develop customer-focused solutions.

Skills

Java

Spring

Object-Oriented Design

Distributed Systems

Microservices

REST

GraphQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Apache Kafka

Behavioral Analytics

Personalization Systems

Recommendation Systems

Machine Learning

Large Language Models

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

APIs

Job description

Lead the architecture and development of scalable, AI-driven personalization and recommendation capabilities, using real-time data and customer context to improve engagement, retention, and conversion. Set technical strategy across teams, deliver reliable production software, and partner with product management to develop customer-focused solutions.

Requirements: Requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field and at least 12 years of progressively responsible experience. Candidates must have extensive experience with Java and Spring, distributed cloud-native systems, APIs, event-driven architectures, personalization and machine learning, production AI/LLM systems, observability, and cross-team technical leadership.

Key Skills: Java, Spring, Object-Oriented Design, Distributed Systems, Microservices, REST, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Apache Kafka, Behavioral Analytics, Personalization Systems, Recommendation Systems, Machine Learning, Large Language Models

Benefits: Paid Time Off, Healthcare Coverage, Financial Wellness Resources, Mental Health Resources, Annual Performance Bonus, Equity