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Staff Software Engineer - BE Python
$160K–$262K
San Jose, California, United States of America +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States of America
Austin, Texas, United States of America - Experience
- 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
About the job
Lead the architecture and development of scalable, secure backend identity systems for Venmo, setting technical direction and supporting engineering teams.
What you'll do
- Architect and develop high-performance, fault-tolerant backend systems and identity solutions.
- Set technical direction, coordinate engineers, and mentor teams while establishing engineering standards.
- Improve system reliability, security, performance, and development processes; collaborate with cross-functional teams.
What they ask for
- Python backend development, including Django or Flask.
- Experience designing scalable systems, with emphasis on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
- Experience with secure coding, encryption, and access control.
- Strong technical leadership, system architecture, and engineering standards experience.
Nice to have
- Agile/Scrum; payments, financial systems, or regulatory environments.
- Cloud platforms and Infrastructure as Code; Redis; or event-driven messaging systems such as Kafka.
Pay
USD $176,500.00 - $262,350.00 Annually base salary (San Jose, California); USD $160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually base salary (Austin, Texas)
Tools
Python, Django, Flask, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, Redis
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