Staff Software Engineer
Core
Acts as a project or system leader coordinating engineers, determining technical tasks, and improving structures and processes to achieve customer and operational objectives.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Project/System Leader)
Builds
Proprietary payment solutions, global two-sided network connecting merchants and consumers
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Global Commerce
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Technical leadership, system architecture, process improvement, stakeholder management, cross-functional collaboration, strategic planning, risk assessment, standard setting, external partner representation, complex problem solving
Preferred skills
Experience with large-scale distributed systems, payment network protocols, cross-border trade solutions
Technologies
Proprietary payment platforms, global network infrastructure
Responsibilities
Coordinate activities of other engineers on projects or systems, determine technical tasks for the team, improve existing engineering structures and processes, collaborate with management to set engineering standards, represent PayPal to external partners and industry organizations, reconcile competing priorities to identify optimal solutions
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with leadership scope
