PayPal

Sr Software Engineer

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14 hours ago
Chennai, IndiaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Deliver complete software solutions across design, implementation, testing, delivery, and operations.
  • Develop efficient, elegant, clean, and reusable code.
  • Advise immediate management on project-level issues.
  • Guide junior engineers and provide technical and business-related mentorship.
  • Make technical decisions with limited day-to-day supervision based on internal conventions and industry best practices.
  • Create and review detailed design documents.
  • Deliver quality solutions on schedule.

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Preferred qualification of at least 5 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Expertise with React, Next.js, and Express for modern web application development.
  • Experience with or awareness of Cypress, Playwright, and Jest testing frameworks.
  • Understanding of performance techniques such as caching, code splitting, lazy loading, and pagination.
  • Understanding of security topics including authentication, CORS, and XSS.
  • Java, Spring, messaging architectures, ActiveMQ, and Kafka are advantageous.
  • Experience in online payments, loan management systems, or related domains is advantageous.

Benefits

  • Balanced hybrid work model for most employees: three days in the office and two days at the PayPal office or home workspace.
  • Generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for employees and families, financial security resources, and mental health support.
  • Inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodations.

Tech Stack

Apache KafkaCypressExpressJavaJestNext.jsReact

Categories

PayPal

About PayPal

10,000+ employees

PayPal builds digital payments platforms for consumers and merchants, including PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom, supporting online, in‑app, and in‑person checkout and peer‑to‑peer transfers. It earns primarily from transaction and merchant processing fees, plus value‑added services such as risk management and branded credit. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Jose, California, PayPal operates in roughly 200 markets and is a public company traded on NASDAQ.

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