Sr Software Engineer - Python

Overview

Senior software engineer role delivering complete solutions across the full software development lifecycle, advising management on project-level issues, and guiding junior engineers while operating with little day-to-day supervision.

What you'll do

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

What you'll need

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree, OR any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience and a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or Go, with a track record of writing clean, testable, production-grade code, backed by a solid grasp of algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience building and operating workloads on a major cloud platform (GCP or AWS).
• Experience building backend services and REST APIs in Python or Go, with a solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL database design and ORM tools.
• Experience designing scalable, reliable, and secure services using CI/CD pipelines, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to code reviews and design discussions.

Nice to have

• Professional-level cloud certification in GCP or AWS (e.g., Google Professional Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer, or AWS Solutions Architect Professional / DevOps Engineer Professional), along with hands-on experience building Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks and tooling such as Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CDK, or Crossplane.
• Full-stack experience with a modern frontend framework (e.g., React or TypeScript) to build developer portals, dashboards, or self-service tools for an internal developer platform.
• Experience with large-scale, multi-region systems, policy-as-code and security/compliance frameworks (e.g., OPA, SOC 2, PCI DSS), or using Gen AI to accelerate infrastructure automation.

Details

• Subsidiary: PayPal Travel.
• Travel: 0 percent.
• Hybrid work model: 3 days in the office and 2 days at your choice of PayPal office or home workspace, for the majority of employees.