Staff Cloud Network Engineer: CDN, WAF & Edge

Devopsroles; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Cloud Network & Routing team in San Jose. You will drive initiatives across CDN, routing, and edge security, while mentoring engineers and shaping the architecture of our global cloud network.

You will own design decisions, collaborate with SRE and security, and deliver scalable, reliable networking solutions at scale, with a strong emphasis on automation and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s in computer science or related field.
• 7+ years' experience in software development or a related field.
• 5+ years' experience operating distributed cloud network, routing, or edge infrastructure 24x7x365.
• 2+ years technical leadership experience.
• Deep hands-on experience with CDN and edge delivery (AWS CloudFront or similar).
• Deep hands-on experience with Envoy, Contour, or similar service mesh/ingress controllers.
• Deep hands-on experience with nginx or similar reverse proxy and load-balancing technologies.
• Strong communication and mentoring capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead major initiatives end-to-end across cloud networking, routing, CDN, and infra security.
• Architect and evolve our CDN and edge delivery strategy for performance and cost efficiency.
• Set direction for WAF and edge security controls to protect services.
• Own the architecture of Envoy- and Contour-based ingress and nginx-based proxies.
• Coach and mentor engineers across the Cloud Platform & Infrastructure org.
• Troubleshoot complex network incidents and identify root causes.
• Develop infrastructure-as-code and automation for networking configurations.
• Enhance reliability, security, and scalability of network and edge infra.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Hands-on programming

Leadership

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s in computer science or related field

Tools

Envoy

Contour

nginx

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS CloudFront

Go

Python

Bash

Job description

PayPal is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the Cloud Network & Routing team in San Jose. You will drive initiatives across CDN, routing, and edge security, while mentoring engineers and shaping the architecture of our global cloud network.

You will own design decisions, collaborate with SRE and security, and deliver scalable, reliable networking solutions at scale, with a strong emphasis on automation and operational excellence.