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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 Software Engineer in Austin, TX Job Duties: Design, develop, and deploy scalable and high-performance web applications. Build performance-efficient, highly scalable, configurable, and available software applications and systems. Define, design, and implement complex, multi-tier distributed software applications. Develop and maintain back-end services using REST, and GraphQL APIs. Implement Direct Deposit features on the web using Next.js and integrate GraphQL APIs to enhance the Customer Information Process. Develop object-oriented software and design, code, and test complex software features. Perform code reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices. Segment and design technical system layers to support componentized and layered software application development, including business logic functionality and database/component repository access. Identify and fix performance, scalability, and other software live issues in a time-critical environment. Identify and make recommendations to reduce software project risks. Develop innovative technical solutions that meet market needs with respect to functionality, performance, availability, scalability, reliability, realistic implementation schedules, and adherence to software development goals and principles. Optimize performance using monitoring tools like Datadog, reducing response times and improving web performance profiling. Strengthen security by resolving critical dependencies, reducing vulnerabilities, and aligning with web security best practices. Cross-browse testing to ensure compatibility and optimal performance across various devices and browsers. Review and test newly implemented software upgrades to ensure proper functionality and performance. Work with emails and test them across different browsers to ensure consistent rendering and functionality. Work on creating GraphQL APIs and to test and implement them in Next.js applications. Gather functional requirements and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, product, and business units, to deliver high-quality software solutions. Work closely with the product team and other cross-functional teams to understand requirements, implement new features, and enhance existing functionality. Build critical software development solutions. Implement and test UI components to ensure compatibility across iOS and Android platforms and perform testing on both iOS and Android devices. Be an individual contributor by understanding the flow of code, writing documentation, and ensuring seamless knowledge transfer within the team. Partial telecommuting permitted from a commutable distance Minimum Requirements: Master's degree, or foreign equivalent,