Staff Software Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps at PayPal

San Jose, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

10 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, Technical Leadership, AWS, IaaS, PaaS, Python, TypeScript, Bash, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, Troubleshooting, Mentorship, Automation, Engineering Standards, Incident Management

Industry

Software Development

Description

Acts as a project or system leader, coordinating the activities of other engineers on the project or within the system Determines the technical tasks that other engineers will follow Actions result in the achievement of customer, operational, program or service objectives Proactively improves existing structures & processes Exercises judgement in reconciling diverse and competing priorities (time, quality, complexity risk) to identify optimal solutions to problems Notices patterns and condenses repetition into densely meaningful generalized solutions Collaborates with management to set/improve standards for engineering rigor Contribute and help drive the strategic direction to one or more of our domains, leading initiatives in your area of expertise. Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to application teams to build and strengthen their cloud competencies Lead major initiatives end-to-end: internal teams rarely have dedicated project managers You will define the design, identify stakeholders, navigate risks and changes, coordinate colleagues' work, implement solutions, and be accountable for timely and quality project delivery. Continually raise the bar through assisting fellow engineers in developing and delivering their code more efficiently and securely. Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures. Coach and mentor engineers on design principles and best practices. Recognize, validate, and evangelize emerging technologies and architectures that align with business objectives. Strategically and tactically leading by example, making meaningful contributions to the improvement of engineering teams' production operations. Develop and improve tools and automation to manage infrastructure and application configuration as code. Enhance the quality, reliability, and stability of our infrastructure and operations. 5+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelors and/or master's in computer science or related field of study 10+ years' experience in software development or a related field 5+ years' experience operating distributed applications 24x7x365, as part of a Cloud Engineering, DevOps, and/or SRE team. 2+ years technical leadership experience Extensive hands-on experience with designing, implementing and supporting infrastructure (AWS experience preferred) to support global-scale services Deep hands-on experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions from AWS (or similar cloud provider): Hands-on programming and scripting (Python, TypeScript, Bash, Go) Hands-on experience with containers & container orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes Strong communication skills with the ability to understand and explain technical issues to a non-technical audience

Responsibilities

The Staff Software Engineer will lead major initiatives, coordinating the work of other engineers and ensuring timely and quality project delivery. They will also mentor application teams and improve existing structures and processes.