Sr Software Engineer

Job Summary

Join PayPal's Sales Technologies team as a Senior Software Engineer supporting solutions that enable sales and servicing functions. You'll design and develop scalable backend services, microservices, and APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and modern cloud technologies. Working with Product, UX, QA, DevOps, and engineering partners, you'll help deliver reliable, high-performing applications and production releases. You'll also use AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code to accelerate design, development, testing, test-data setup, and engineering automation.

Essential Responsibilities

• Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.
• Advises immediate management on project-level issues
• Guides junior engineers
• Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices
• Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of software development experience preferred, including significant hands-on experience developing enterprise Java applications, Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, REST APIs, Maven, and open-source Java libraries..
• Experience designing and developing enterprise-scale backend services, microservices, and APIs.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, software design patterns, and modern application architecture.
• Experience with GCP or comparable cloud platforms and containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as Harness.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including database design, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and modern unit and functional testing practices.
• Experience with Redis or other distributed caching technologies.
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging technologies.
• Experience with API-first and specification-driven development using OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Experience using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code in software engineering workflows.
• Familiarity with MCPs and AI application development is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Additional Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise backend services, microservices, and APIs using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, RxJava, JPA, and Hibernate.
• Develop API-first solutions using OpenAPI/Swagger and RESTful service design.
• Build automated unit and functional tests using frameworks such as TestNG, with a focus on quality and maintainability.
• Use GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar AI coding assistants to support development, testing, test-data generation, and automation.
• Develop and deploy applications on GCP using modern CI/CD and DevOps technologies, including GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, and Harness.
• Apply performance-optimization techniques, including caching strategies and distributed caching technologies such as Redis.
• Work with relational and NoSQL data stores, including database design, programming, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Work with messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ to support distributed application architectures.
• Troubleshoot application defects and performance bottlenecks and support the reliability of production systems.
• Coordinate software releases with domain teams to support reliable production deployments.
• Collaborate with Product, UI/UX, QA, DevOps, and engineering partners in an Agile development environment.

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