3 days ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Deliver complete software solutions across design, implementation, testing, delivery, and operations.
- Contribute to the technical roadmap and drive innovation for PayPal’s advertising platform.
- Design scalable, fault-tolerant, high-performance backend systems and make technical decisions with limited supervision.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to transform requirements into scalable software designs and business outcomes.
- Guide junior engineers and advise management on project-level issues.
- Advocate for code craftsmanship, coding standards, and tools that improve software quality.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate requirements into scalable software designs.
- Preferred: 10+ years of development experience with an emphasis on functional programming.
- Preferred: proficiency in a functional programming language, preferably Scala and its TypeLevel ecosystem.
- Preferred: 5+ years designing and architecting scalable backend systems using cloud-native, microservices, and serverless architectures.
- Preferred: experience designing fault-tolerant systems with high availability and disaster recovery.
- Preferred: experience with Cats-Effect or ZIO.
- Preferred: experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Preferred: Python development experience in a machine learning context.
- Preferred: experience with large-scale, high-performance systems and knowledge of advertising technology, payment processing, and relevant regulations.
Benefits
- Balanced hybrid work model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at either the PayPal office or home workspace for the remaining 2 days.
- Generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for employees and families, mental health resources, and financial security programs.
- Inclusive and equitable workplace with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
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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.