Sr Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps
$196.5k/y-$291.5k/y
PayPala day ago
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Summary
PayPal is seeking a Sr Staff Software Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps to join their team in San Jose, CA. The role involves making technical decisions affecting multiple teams, establishing conventions and processes, and mentoring others while partnering with product management.
About the Role
As a Sr Staff Software Engineer, you will lead technical initiatives, shape Venmo's next-generation infrastructure, and ensure scalability and reliability for cloud solutions. You will mentor engineers, drive technical excellence, and collaborate with product and engineering leadership to define strategies for cloud-native applications.
About You
Required:
- 10+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, software development or a related field.
- 7+ years operating distributed applications at scale (24x7x365) within Cloud Engineering, DevOps, or SRE frameworks.
- 3+ years of technical leadership experience, with a proven track record of leading teams through high-impact technical initiatives.
- Deep expertise with designing, implementing, optimizing, and supporting complex, large-scale infrastructure systems.
- Extensive, hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS offerings (AWS or similar cloud providers).
- Advanced proficiency in programming/scripting languages like Python, Java, Bash, and Go.
- In-depth experience with containers (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes/EKS).
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to explain highly technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
Preferred:
- Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and elevate engineers' technical and operational capabilities.
- Recognized as a thought leader, with contributions to engineering teams that shape culture, drive innovation, and deliver measurable results.
- Experience with synthetic testing and vulnerability scanning to ensure secure systems delivery.
Benefits
- Flexible work environment.
- Employee shares options.
- Health and life insurance.
- Annual performance bonus, equity, or other incentive compensation.
PayPal
We're championing possibilities for all by making money fast, easy, and more enjoyable. Our hope is unlock opportunities for people in their everyday lives and empower the millions of people and businesses around the world who trust, rely, and use PayPal every day. For support, visit the PayPal Help Center. https://payp.al/help For employment opportunities, check out our job openings in the 'Jobs' tab. We're an equal opportunity employer that welcomes diversity, and offer generous benefits to help you thrive at work and in your free time.
San Jose, CA