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# Staff Database Engineer at PayPal

Compensation · Listed in posting

$176,500 – $262,350/yr

**Setup**
: Hybrid

**Location**
: San Jose, California · Austin, Texas

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: staff+

**Posted**
: Sep 2, 2026

## Description

PayPal is hiring a Staff Database Engineer for its Venmo Data Platforms team to design, implement, automate, and operate cloud-native database systems. The role leads technical initiatives, coordinates engineers, mentors product owners and engineers, and improves service availability, reliability, and scalability through automation and AI-driven optimization. It requires at least five years of relevant experience and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination, with expertise in database design, database operations, infrastructure as code, and programming. The role is based in San Jose or Austin and follows a balanced hybrid model.

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