Sr Software Engineer

Company Overview

Pay Pal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, Pay Pal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.

We operate a global, two‑sided network that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. Pay Pal is more than a connection to third‑party payment networks; we provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, transfer and withdraw funds, and exchange funds safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources. Merchants receive an end‑to‑end payments solution that includes authorization, settlement, instant access to funds, and payouts.

Our beliefs guide our business daily. We live by inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and wellness. These core values help us work as one global team with customers at the center, ensuring we care for ourselves, each other, and our communities.

This role delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). It involves advising management on project‑level issues, guiding junior engineers, operating with little supervision, and applying knowledge of technical best practices.

• Deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the SDLC (design, implementation, testing, delivery, and operations) based on senior definitions.
• Advise immediate management on project‑level issues.
• Guide junior engineers.
• Operate with little day‑to‑day supervision, making technical decisions based on internal conventions and industry best practices.
• Apply knowledge of technical best practices in decision making.

• 3+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree, or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

At Venmo, we create a product that people love, focusing on a delightful user experience while scaling infrastructure and adding new features. We work with a product team that is data‑driven and human‑centered.

The team ensures seamless operation of all user‑facing services, production, and development systems. It manages Venmo’s infrastructure comprehensively—operations, automation, security, compliance, and release engineering—while integrating Site Reliability Engineering and Dev Ops practices.

You will deliver complete solutions spanning all phases of the SDLC, advise management, mentor junior engineers, and drive best practices. Independence in decision‑making is paired with accountability for results.

AWS, EKS, Docker, Git Hub Enterprise, Terraform, Git Hub Actions, Data Dog, Bash, Python, Go.

• Act as a hands‑on contributor while leading by example.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Enjoy a high degree of independence in decision‑making while being accountable for your team’s results.
• Contribute to Venmo’s AWS cloud infrastructure scalability and reliability.
• Define design, identify stakeholders, navigate risks, coordinate colleagues, implement solutions, and deliver projects on time and with quality.
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures.
• Lead by example and contribute to improving engineering teams’ production operations.
• Develop and improve infrastructure and application configuration automation tools.
• Enhance the quality, reliability, and stability of our infrastructure and operations.

• Bachelor’s in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development or a related field.
• 3+ years operating distributed applications 24x7x365 as part of a Cloud Engineering, Dev Ops, or SRE team.
• Extensive hands‑on experience designing,…