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Sr Software Engineer, BE Python

San Jose, California, United States of America💼 Full-time💰 $143,500–$143,500🗓 2026-03-10 → 2026-09-18

Core

Sr Software Engineer delivering complete backend solutions across the SDLC for PayPal's global payments platform.

Role type

Senior IC backend software engineer (Python)

Builds

Payment processing services, transaction authorization, and settlement capabilities for consumers and merchants.

Domain

Fintech / Payments

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Python, RDBMS, NoSQL, caching (Redis, ElastiCache, Hazelcast), messaging/queuing (SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar), distributed systems operations

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Python, Redis, ElastiCache, Hazelcast, SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar

Responsibilities

Design, implement, test, and deliver backend solutions; advise management on project issues; guide junior engineers; own service performance and availability including on-call support; collaborate with product managers on requirements; contribute to code and design reviews.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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