Sr Software Engineer

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The Company PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy. We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers. We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade. Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do - and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities. Job Summary: Job Description: PayPal, Inc. seeks Sr Software Engineer in Chicago, IL Job Duties: Lead architectural discussions and contribute to the overall technical direction of the client-side applications, advocating for best practices and innovative solutions. Design and deploy end-to-end solutions towards client-side applications using JavaScript, Node.js, React, GraphQL, and other relevant technologies. Own and be accountable for clean, scalable, high-performing, secure, and reliable software services, in all areas, including coding, documentation, automation, etc. Identify and implement critical non-functional requirements (Availability, Security, Performance, Scalability, and Observability), improve automated test strategies, and build and deploy processes to enable speedy and reliable continuous integration. Demonstrate end-to-end ownership of features, projects, modules, and services to assist the team in delivering within all phases of the software development lifecycle. Conduct formal and informal code reviews, providing constructive feedback to team members to ensure quality of code and adherence to clean and scalable coding principles. Optimize software performance, identifying and resolving bottlenecks via monitoring, logging, and metrics to enhance the user experience. Communicate effectively with all technical and non-technical partners and stakeholders (Architecture, Developer Experience, Product, Design, Analytics, Legal, Marketing, etc.) as well as within team to ensure shared understanding around the new products and features under consideration. Collaborate with other development teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of client-side applications, automating and enhancing build, test, and deployment processes. Participate in program planning, influencing the product and technology roadmap and driving outcomes. Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering their professional growth and promoting a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance. Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or closely related field plus four years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Special Skill Requirements: 1. Designing and implementing solutions using JavaScript (4years) 2. Server-side application development with Node.js (4 years) 3. Experience with React for building scalable, performant front-end applications (4 years) 4. Designing and developing APIs using GraphQL (3 years) 5. Experience with Continuous integration and deployment tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions (2 years) 6. Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and managing microservices (3 yea