Staff Software Engineer, Fullstack

Position Overview

This role serves as a project leader at PayPal, overseeing and coordinating the activities of engineering teams while determining technical tasks and making key decisions to improve structures and processes. You will work closely with management to set high engineering standards and represent the company in external partnerships while contributing to PayPal’s mission to revolutionize global commerce.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a project/system leader, coordinating activities of other engineers.
• Determine technical tasks and ensure they align with customer, operational, program, or service objectives.
• Proactively improve existing structures and processes, condensing repetitive patterns into efficient solutions.
• Exercise judgment in reconciling competing priorities (time, quality, complexity, risk) to identify optimal solutions.
• Collaborate with management to set and improve engineering standards.
• Represent PayPal in interactions with partners, customers, and industry organizations.
• Define and execute the Full Stack technology strategy while fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation.
• Deliver high-quality Full Stack solutions that meet business objectives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience with hands-on Full Stack development.
• Expertise in developing high-performance, secure, and scalable back-end applications including strong deployment and database technology understanding.
• Proven experience in large-scale software architecture and development.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills, particularly in Java/J2EE.
• Deep expertise in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and experience with frontend frameworks (React, Angular, Vue).
• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and experience with relational databases (MSSQL, Oracle).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with serverless architectures.
• Proven track record of leading and mentoring engineering teams.
• Exposure to and understanding of NoSQL databases and microservices architecture.

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Annual salary range of $160,500 to $238,700, with additional performance bonus, equity, and incentive compensation based on various factors.
• Flexible hybrid work model – 3 days in office and 2 days remote, providing the convenience of both settings.
• Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance and more, along with employee share options.
• Opportunities for career growth, innovative projects, and collaboration with talented teams in a global environment.