Sr Software Engineer (Full Stack - React / Node.js / Java)

Job Summary

The role is for an experienced software engineer building a futuristic Risk platform and experiences for PayPal's diverse customer base across the globe. You will work with business teams, product teams, architects, and engineers in our global offices. We are looking for a true Full Stack Developer who has built high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications and is comfortable owning everything from the user interface to the services and data behind it (React, Node.js, Java/J2EE, and Spring Boot).

Meet Our Team

You'll work alongside the best and brightest engineering talent in the industry. We have opportunities in development, design, search, platform, test, quality, big data, front end, and back end. As a core participant on the team, you'll estimate engineering efforts, design your changes, implement and test them, push to live, and triage production issues.

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.

Expected Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Hands-on full-stack experience with React, Node.js, and Java/J2EE/Spring Boot.
• Solid knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML/CSS, REST APIs, microservices, and automated testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building full-stack (Node.js/React) or Spring Boot-based applications, with a strong desire to build SDKs and developer tools.
• Experience with developer-facing products (SDKs, REST APIs, GraphQL) or products that enable third-party development. Great to have, not required.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, messaging/event streaming (e.g., Kafka), and cloud-native deployment.
• Familiarity with state management, performance optimization, and CI/CD for web and Java applications.
• Excitement about our teams focus on open source (we are fully open source) and on improving developer experience.
• Awareness of industry trends and technologies, applied to our products and for our merchants.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building back-end Java/Spring Boot and Node.js services and APIs that power Risk and Device Intelligence capabilities.
• Building React front-end applications, dashboards, and developer portals, and JavaScript SDK features that expose APIs in a delightful way.
• Partnering closely with cross-functional teams, such as Venmo and PayPal, on design and product.
• Providing feedback on code and contributing to architecture discussions.
• Engaging with internal and external developers to understand their pain points and improve the developer experience.

How We Work

• Communication is key, and we dont let walls hinder it. We work directly with other teams and strive for clear communication.

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