Software Engineer 2

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years, empowering consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets. They are seeking a Software Engineer 2 to develop scalable software solutions for back-end systems and optimize performance while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-volume, scalable software solutions for back-end systems
• Optimize performance and scalability to efficiently manage significant data volumes and high traffic
• Construct robust back-end services and RESTful APIs
• Leverage a powerful technology stack for both the development and deployment phases of an innovative solution
• Ensure applications are accessible to all users by adhering to accessibility standards
• Integrate new features based on user feedback and testing results
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including design, product, and other business units
• Continuously improve the product through iterative feedback and collaboration
• Actively participate in Agile Scrum methodologies, collaborate on the creation and design of stateless libraries, and streamline HTTP/REST-based proxy-proxy standalone microservices
• Build event sourced systems to orchestrate data between distributed systems

Skills

• Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus one year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation
• Experience designing and deploying relational database schemas and running complex queries against large scale databases (1 year)
• Experience with cloud technologies, Amazon Web Services, infrastructure as code (terraform), and AWS offerings (1 year)
• Experience writing production quality code Java and Python as well as experience with testing frameworks like Pytest
• Experience designing backend applications using the Django framework
• Experience deploying services using container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes
• Experience building and deploying Docker images
• Experience working in a team setting on a shared codebase using Git-based technologies like Github
• Experience monitoring applications using DataDog
• Experience designing and developing backend services for large scale applications
• Experience testing backend APIs using tools such as Postman or Curl
• Experience with Agile frameworks and practices for software development lifecycle

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• Healthcare coverage for you and your family
• Resources to create financial security and support your mental health

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