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 Description Summary:

What you need to know about the role:

The PayPal Micro Business organization seeks a dynamic and experienced engineering leader to helm a team of highly skilled and motivated full-stack software engineers. In this role, you will guide the team through all phases of development—from forming and storming to norming and performing. You will oversee daily technical execution while collaborating closely with product owners and leaders to shape one of the company’s core products.
We are looking for a proactive individual with an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a dynamic, fast-growing environment. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of developing and launching scalable, distributed software systems.

Meet our team:

You will be joining a dynamic and innovative team dedicated to transforming the way micro businesses manage their finances. Your expertise will directly impact the user experience of our Accounts Payable system, making it easier and more intuitive for our customers to handle their financial operations.

Job Description:

Your way to impact:

This role is integral to our mission of providing top-notch financial solutions, as you will collaborate closely with backend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver high-quality, seamless user interfaces. By joining our team, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the financial stability and growth of countless micro businesses, helping them thrive in a competitive market. 

Your day to day:

Own Outcomes: Lead the development and rollout of the product and technical roadmap for the team, ensuring concrete outcomes. 

Team Development: Build, nurture, and grow the engineering team, delivering relevant features and capabilities while supporting their career growth at PayPal. 

Mentorship and Feedback: Actively engage in the growth of team members by providing regular, constructive feedback and coaching. Oversee performance management, hiring, and talent development processes. 

Timely Delivery: Ensure the timely delivery of engineering initiatives to create desired value. 

Collaborative Development: Work closely with product owners, solution architects, user experience designers, engineering counterparts across the company, and the team to deliver solutions for customers. Collaborate with integration teams and merchant partners to deliver best-in-class payment experiences. 

Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with various stakeholders to develop products that meet high standards of security, scalability, performance, and reliability. 

Bridge Between Teams: Act as a liaison between product and technology teams, aligning business needs with technological solutions. 

Hands-On Leadership: Provide hands-on leadership, assisting the team with design and architectural decisions, conducting design and code reviews, and establishing strong quality and delivery pipelines. 

Infrastructure Collaboration: Work with core platform and infrastructure teams to meet the infrastructure needs for building Unified Merchant Platform solutions. 

Enable Success: Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, collaboration, and customer-centricity within the team. 

Business Understanding: Gain a deep understanding of the payments business and how technology decisions impact it. 

What you need to bring:

Full Stack Development: Extensive experience leading Full Stack software development teams, encompassing front-end design, development, and user interactions for web and mobile platforms. Proficient in developing high-performance, secure, and scalable back-end applications, with a strong understanding of deployment methods and various database technologies. 

Large-Scale Architecture: Demonstrated expertise in large-scale software architecture and development, particularly in high-volume websites and web services. 

Web-Scale Architectural Considerations: Solid understanding of web-scale architectural considerations, including security, performance, scalability, and reliability. 

Transaction Processing Systems: Proven experience with both real-time online transaction processing systems and non-real-time asynchronous processing. 

Programming Skills: Strong object-oriented programming skills, particularly in Java/J2EE. 

Web and Mobile Applications: Experience in designing and developing sophisticated web and mobile applications. 

API and Web Services: Proficient with REST APIs, web services, unit testing, and build tools. 

Programming Languages: Strong working experience with one or more of the following: Node.js, Python, or Scala. 

Database Management: Experience with relational databases such as MSSQL, Oracle, etc. 

NoSQL and Microservices: Exposure to and understanding of NoSQL databases and microservices architecture is a plus. 

Additional Job Description:

Subsidiary:

PayPal

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For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit https://www.paypalbenefits.com.

Who We Are:

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Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.  If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at talentaccommodations@paypal.com.  

Belonging at PayPal: 

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply.