PayPal
Staff Software Engineer
$160K–$239K
Austin, Texas, United States of America · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years relevant experience; alternatively, any equivalent combination of education and experience. Also requests 8+ years with Java, Python, or an equivalent high-level programming language.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree; any equivalent combination of education and experience. Also lists a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in computer science, a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads the design, implementation, and operation of PayPal’s API Management platform, setting technical direction and coordinating engineers.
What you'll do
- Own core platform components, including governance, lifecycle, security, and observability; maintain availability and performance, including on-call and incident response.
- Coordinate engineering work, set technical tasks and standards, and improve platform structures and processes.
- Shape the technical roadmap, mentor engineers, and advise senior leaders and partner teams.
What they ask for
- 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 8+ years of experience with Java, Python, or an equivalent high-level programming language.
- Deep experience designing and operating APIs at scale, including API gateways, authentication and authorization, versioning, and deprecation.
- Experience with API management products or gateway platforms.
Nice to have
- Experience with distributed services on public cloud, preferably GCP or AWS.
- Experience with Terraform, observability, SLOs, and developer-facing platform products.
Pay
Austin, Texas: ($160,500.00 - $238,700.00 Annually) — base pay; currency not stated.
Tools
Java, Python, GraphQL, REST, gRPC, Redis, Kafka, Terraform
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