1 day ago
Base Salary
$179k - $292k/yr
Responsibilities
- Make technical decisions affecting multiple teams and organizational boundaries.
- Set technical direction for Venmo’s authentication, authorization, identity verification, and fraud risk systems.
- Own complex identity-platform problems from initial design through production.
- Partner with PayPal platform and security teams on identity standards, reusable infrastructure, and cross-organizational initiatives.
- Lead architectural reviews and define engineering standards for scalable, reliable, and secure systems.
- Mentor senior engineers through design documents, code reviews, technical discussions, and examples.
- Translate KYC, AML, GDPR, PCI, and other regulatory requirements into technical solutions.
- Proactively identify and address authentication, compliance, scaling, and reliability risks.
- Own service performance and availability, participate in on-call rotations, and support incident response.
Requirements
- At least 8 years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred.
- Preferred 12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant work on identity, authentication, or security-critical systems at scale.
- Deep expertise with identity and access management protocols including OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, and FIDO2/WebAuthn.
- Experience defining and delivering large-scale distributed systems and leading technical strategy across teams or organizations.
- Hands-on backend experience with Python, Java, Go, or similar technologies.
- Experience with public cloud, preferably AWS, and infrastructure as code using Terraform.
- Experience designing systems that meet regulatory requirements such as KYC, AML, GDPR, or similar.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including design documentation and executive-level technical discussions.
- Expertise in distributed services and backend systems.
Benefits
- Balanced hybrid work model with 3 days in the office and 2 days at either the office or home workspace.
- Comprehensive choice-based benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
- Generous paid time off, healthcare coverage for employees and families, financial security resources, and mental health support.
- The role has 0% travel.
- Additional compensation may include an annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation.
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.