Software Engineer, Backend Developer

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 at scale 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 the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a Pay Pal or Venmo account balance, Pay Pal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards.

Our Pay Pal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk.

We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross‑border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

This job implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), follows internal conventions and procedures, makes technical decisions, collaborates with peers and project leads, and contributes to code and design reviews.

Implements tasks within the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), receiving structure and oversight from more experienced staff.

Understands internal standards & processes and applies them to make technical decisions.

Collaborates with peers, manager, and project lead to gain understanding of tasks and review solutions.

1+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Backend Software Engineers at Pay Pal are integral contributors to the reliable, high-performance systems that power millions of secure transactions across the globe every day. You'll design, develop, and optimize backend solutions that deliver seamless digital experiences. In this role, you'll work with server-side technologies—Node.js or Java—to build APIs, microservices, and data-driven systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into effective technical solutions.

You'll operate with growing autonomy, deepen your expertise in backend engineering, and contribute to Pay Pal's global payment platform.

2+ years of relevant backend engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree, OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Proficiency in Node.js for building backend systems.

Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and working within microservices architectures.

Working knowledge of SQL and/or No

SQL databases, including basic schema design.

Familiarity with cloud-native development, CI/CD…