Skip to main content

Sr Software Engineer, BE Python at PayPal

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$143,500 – $212,850/yr

Setup
On-site
Location
San Jose, California
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

PayPal is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to deliver complete solutions across the software development lifecycle, advise management on project-level issues, guide junior engineers, and make technical decisions with minimal supervision. The role involves distributed backend systems, cloud infrastructure, databases, caching, messaging, observability, and on-call support. It requires 3+ years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education and experience, with additional qualifications including Python, distributed systems, AWS, Terraform, and infrastructure-as-code experience. The position is based in San Jose, California, or Austin, Texas, with a balanced hybrid work model and annual base pay ranging from $130,500 to $212,850 depending on location.

For job seekers

Ready to find a role that actually fits?

Upload your résumé, start a Job Search Thread, and let Metaintro rank real openings against your experience — then guide you from search to offer.

Match

Compare live roles against your current evidence.

Position

Turn proof projects into role-specific applications.

Improve

Use market feedback to keep the skill plan current.

Return to navigation