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 Austin, TX Job Duties: Develop and maintain scalable and secure payment processing systems that interact with databases and other Microservices, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Write clean and efficient code using programming languages and frameworks like Java and Spring Boot, adhering to best practices and design patterns. Create and oversee automated Continuous Integration pipelines utilizing tools such as Jenkins, and monitor the health and performance of production applications through platforms like Splunk and Kibana. Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards. Optimize system performance by analyzing metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing performance improvements. Create high traffic backend services, with low latency and design them for scale. Collaborate with business users to define the key business requirements and translate them into process/technical solutions. Participate in the development of tools, systems and processes aimed at improving product supportability or overall support productivity. Create and review well-articulated, detailed design documents. Mentor other engineers and developers by providing technical and business-related guidance and resources. Troubleshoot and debug issues in the payment platform, identifying root causes and implementing timely solutions to minimize impact on users. Enhance and maintain existing product capabilities by working with various cross functional teams. Stay updated on emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in payment processing, contributing to the continuous improvement of PayPal's payment platform. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance. Minimum Requirements: Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus two years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Special Skill Requirements: 1. Scaling applications architecture & Batch processing (2 years). 2. Java, J2EE, Object oriented design, J2EE Design Patterns (2 years). 3. Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring IOC, Spring MVC, and Spring JDBC (2 years) 4. REST API Web Services Development using Junit, Mockito, Swagger, Maven, and Gradle (2 years). 5. Data Visualization for Monitoring Dashboard and Observability (2 years). 6. Splunk and Kibana (2 years). 7. Python, Oracle, and MySQL (2 years). 8. AWS Cloud, Kafka, and Git (2 years). 9. Payment API processing platform (1 year). 10. AppDynamics (1 year) Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications : EOE, including disability/vets. The base pay