26 days ago
Base Salary
$161k - $239k/yr
Responsibilities
- Identify and resolve complex security issues while influencing broader security operations and strategy.
- Lead cross-functional security initiatives and complex projects that strengthen PayPal’s security posture.
- Build and operate scanning and guardrail capabilities across source control, CI/CD, package ecosystems, and developer platforms.
- Tune SAST, SCA, and software supply-chain controls; investigate gaps and false positives and improve remediation guidance.
- Write and review code, APIs, detection rules, and automation that process findings and enforce security policy.
- Evaluate AI/LLM tools and other emerging technical surfaces and define appropriate security controls.
- Partner with developers, platform engineers, security teams, and other stakeholders to deliver practical security improvements.
- Use metrics and feedback to improve security reliability, coverage, performance, adoption, and remediation outcomes.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to architecture reviews, control design, and implementation.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Hands-on familiarity with SAST, DAST, SCA, WAF, and Burp Suite.
- Strong programming experience in at least one of Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript, or Swift.
- Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud vendor: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Strong understanding of OAuth 2.0 and SAML authentication and authorization protocols.
- Familiarity with security considerations for AI/LLM development tools, AI-assisted coding, and model and tool supply chains.
- Preferred experience with GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and other cloud-native technologies.
- Ability to work independently, collaborate across software, platform, and security teams, and clearly communicate technical findings and tradeoffs.
Benefits
- Balanced hybrid work model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at the PayPal office or home workspace for most employees.
- Comprehensive choice-based wellbeing programs, paid time off, healthcare coverage, financial security resources, and mental health support.
- Annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation may apply.
- Travel is listed as 0 percent.
- Role is available in Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; or Scottsdale, Arizona.
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About PayPal
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.