Staff Engineer - Cloud & Platform Leadership

PayPal Inc.; Scottsdale (AZ); Hybrid; USD 153,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

PayPal Inc. is seeking a Staff/Senior Engineer in Scottsdale/remote within the US to lead major initiatives, define designs, coordinate teams, and drive reliability across distributed services. You will mentor engineers and shape engineering standards while delivering high-impact projects for PayPal's global platform.

Candidates should have 7+ years in software development, strong cloud, container, and scripting skills, and a proven track record of leadership in fast-paced environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software development or a related field.
• 2+ years technical leadership experience.
• Experience operating distributed applications 24x7 in Cloud/DevOps context.

Responsibilities

• Lead major initiatives end-to-end and define design, stakeholders, risks, and delivery.
• Mentor engineers and coach on design principles and best practices.
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes and implement preventive measures.
• Collaborate with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor.

Skills

Distributed systems

AWS

Docker & Kubernetes

Python/Java/Bash/Go

Technical leadership

Communication

Education

B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or related

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Java

Bash

Go

Job description

PayPal Inc. is seeking a Staff/Senior Engineer in Scottsdale/remote within the US to lead major initiatives, define designs, coordinate teams, and drive reliability across distributed services. You will mentor engineers and shape engineering standards while delivering high-impact projects for PayPal's global platform.

Candidates should have 7+ years in software development, strong cloud, container, and scripting skills, and a proven track record of leadership in fast-paced environments.