Mts Architect jobs at Paypal in United States, San Jose

Essential Responsibilities:

• Establish overall business or technical strategy for user experience initiatives.
• Negotiate with and influence decision-making reaching the senior executive level
• Identify and resolve unique situations of substantial significance in user interface or interaction design
• Allocate resources, responsibly and apply creativity to enhancing user and customer experiences across digital and physical products and services
• Lead the development of user experience strategies that resonate with target audiences.
• Support and mentor less-experienced roles to provide an example of innovation, excellence, and day-to-day learning

Expected Qualifications:

• 10+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

WhereExperience Strategydefines theand

This is not just a UX strategy or systems design role—it’s both. You will lead the practice of Experience Architecture: the structuring of journeys, flows, navigation, taxonomy, and interaction models into a unified, extensible system. Your work will ensure that every interaction fits together to form a complete, coherent whole—one that reflects our brand, reinforces behavior, and reduces experience entropy as we scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect the Experience Ecosystem
  

• Lead Horizontal Experience Strategy
  Architect critical cross-product journeys (e.g., Account, Wallet, Rewards) that unify the customer experience across silos.

• Own and Govern Taxonomy & Information Architecture
  Partner with Content Design, Product Design, and Engineering to establish scalable IA systems and navigational models.

• Advance Service Design & System Mapping
  Connect frontstage flows to backstage systems and operational logic; drive service blueprinting across the product lifecycle.

• Drive CX Improvements
  Identify and resolve systemic customer experience issues across surfaces, workflows, and product areas through architectural interventions—not just interface refinements.

• Partner with Design Systems
  Collaborate to encode architectural logic into reusable components and interaction frameworks, ensuring real behavior is reflected—not just UI consistency.

• Transform Experience Delivery
  Work with Product Ops and PMO to embed architectural checkpoints into planning, roadmapping, and SDLCprocesses—acceleratingdelivery while protecting experience integrity.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in experience design, UX architecture, or systems design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating strategic impact.

• Proven leadership in structuring complex digital ecosystems and scaling design systems.

• Deep expertise in journey mapping, taxonomy design, interaction modeling, and platform strategy.

• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence across disciplines and levels.

• Experience working in large-scale, matrixed organizations with a focus on platform thinking and design maturity.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with enterprise platforms, developer tools, or internal design infrastructure.

• Familiarity with accessibility standards, localization, and inclusive design practices.

• Strategic mindset with a bias for action and a passion for enabling great design at scale.

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Job Description:

Job Duties: Design and develop highly scalable and available applications for mission-critical systems. Work with product management to design or simplify APIs. Write clean, functional code for the front-end and back-end features. Design, develop and maintain client-side and server-side software components including Web, REST APIs, GraphQL Api, real-time systems and batches. Prototype ideas quickly using cutting edge technologies. Provide technical solutions to meet business requirements. Mentor and coach engineers on technology and engineering aspects. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Partial telecommuting permitted from within a commutable distance.

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any), or a closely related field plus three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering (any), or a closely related field plus five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements:

• Experience designing and developing large-scale software applications using Object-Oriented Design and Java (3 years);

• Experience with Design Patterns, MVC and frameworks including Spring and Spring Boot. (3 years);

• Experience in scalable API development (3 years);

• Experience in CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deploying the code (3 years);

• Experience with NOSQL database, access patterns and complex query formation (3 years);

• Experience in source code management tools like Github. (3 years);

• Experience with cloud application development. (3 years).

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Strategy & Planning

• Define and maintain the Long-Term Architecture (LTA) for Developer Platforms and Experience, ensuring alignment with Enterprise Architecture.
• Develop a vision and roadmap for Developer Platforms and ensure alignment across Infrastructure, Cloud, SRE and AI/ML domains.
• Champion developer-centric practices across PayPal’s engineering organization while managing technical debt related to CI/CD, test environments, and developer portals.
• Lead decision-making processes for technology investments, focusing on industry standards (e.g. COTS, open-source solutions) for developer productivity tools and frameworks.
• Apply organizational principles like Conway’s Law to optimize team alignment and system design in ways that improve developer workflows.

Technical Architecture

• Architect scalable integration patterns for internal Developer Platforms, test environments, CI/CD pipelines, and other productivity engineering solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, architectural blueprints, and design patterns for internal developer tools.
• Design and lead the implementation of developer-focused solutions such as portals, API management/gateway integrations (e.g., Kong, GraphQL), and environments for full-cycle development.
• Evaluate and guide strategic architectural investments (e.g., service mesh, staging environments' scalability, API observability).
• Prioritize reliability, scalability, traceability, monitoring, observability, and security in all design and architecture decisions.

Developer Productivity

• Drive enhancements in CI/CD environments with tools like Harness (current), Jenkins (legacy), GitHub EMU, and JFROG Artifactory.
• Build and enhance internal developer portals, consolidating workflows and orchestrating developer environments such as staging and sandbox layers.
• Advance developer automation strategies, improving iteration cycles, development speed, and usability across frameworks like UrbanCode Velocity and API Management platforms.
• Partner with teams managing messaging systems, L7 load balancers, and application environments (e.g., JVM frameworks for Java/JavaScript).
• Leverage observability tools such as Datadog to provide visibility into developer ecosystems and identify areas for optimization.
• Explore AI and ML-enabled technologies for code analysis, test automation, and developer productivity insights.

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a thought leader advocating for engineering best practices and architecting world-class Developer Platforms.
• Lead cross-functional program architecture reviews, including High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Architectural Decision Records (ADRs).
• Guide teams dealing with incident management, RCA processes, and overarching developer ecosystem strategies.
• Partner with PayPal leaders and engineers to foster collaboration, eliminate inefficiencies, and reduce duplicate efforts.
• Mentor teams on scalable development strategies and foster a culture of engineering excellence and innovation.
• Distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for stakeholders across technical and non-technical domains.

Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience in development, infrastructure, or cloud architecture roles, with at least 5 years focused on Developer Platforms or Developer Productivity Engineering.
• Strong understanding of systems design, enterprise architecture principles, distributed systems, and developer-centric environments.
• Proven experience with modern CI/CD architectures, developer environment tooling, and internal developer platform solutions like Harness, Jenkins, and GitHub EMU.
• Expertise in designing and implementing scalable integration patterns (API management, GraphQL architecture, etc.).
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks such as Kong API Gateway, JFROG Artifactory, UrbanCode Velocity, JVM frameworks (Java/JavaScript), messaging systems, and Datadog for observability.
• Experience with developer environments such as test and staging systems, load balancing strategies, and monitoring systems for developer success.
• Ability to drive technical strategy, governance frameworks, and architectural decision-making with a focus on developer productivity.
• Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in high-availability and mission-critical environments.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Familiarity with AI capabilities to augment developer platforms and productivity strategies is a plus.

Who You Are

You are a visionary architect with deep expertise in Developer Platforms and Developer Productivity Engineering. You thrive on empowering developers to build faster, better, and with greater confidence. You bring a blend of technical acumen and leadership abilities, leveraging tools, processes, and collaboration to deliver best-class developer-centric solutions. If you are passionate about shaping the future of Developer Experience and building platforms that unlock the potential of engineering teams, this is the role for you.

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Essential Responsibilities:

• 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
• Trusted to represent PayPal, Inc to the outside world via interactions with partners, customers, or industry organizations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

What You Need to Bring

• 8+ years of professional experience in software development with demonstrable expertise across front-end and back-end
• Experience acting as a tech lead for full-stack components, services, or domains, with a focus on both front-end and back-end architecture
• Strong proficiency in modern front-end frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js) and back-end technologies (Node.js, Java, or Python)
• Strong backend programming skills and previous experience as a Java backend engineer and Python
• Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, Unit Testing, and build tools
• Good understanding and hands-on experience with databases such as MySQL, Oracle, etc.
• Rich object-oriented design and analysis skills
• Track record of building high-scale, high-throughput, low-latency systems with AI components
• Demonstrated ability to balance theoretical AI concepts with practical engineering solutions
• Experience leading technical teams through complex projects that blend traditional software development
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently or collaboratively
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning in rapidly evolving AI/ML fields
• Proven track record of mentoring team members and collaborating effectively across disciplines

Your Day-to-Day

Drive technical strategy and execution across both front-end and back-end systems
Architect, build, and optimize payment experiences, detect fraud patterns, personalize user interactions, and automate decision-making processes
Lead the design and development of sophisticated user interfaces that leverage AI to simplify complex payment workflows
Personally contribute code across the full technology stack, maintaining a hands-on approach while providing technical leadership
Optimize system performance through monitoring, logging, and metrics, with special attention to AI model performance and efficiency
Champion best practices in software engineering and machine learning development, including clean code, documentation, testing, and model validation
Identify critical non-functional requirements (Availability, Security, Performance, Scalability, and Observability) with specific considerations for AI components
Develop and implement automated testing strategies that encompass both traditional software and machine learning components
Lead continuous improvements to our build, deploy, and model management processes
Mentor junior engineers in both traditional engineering, fostering their professional growthAdvocate for and implement strategies to manage technical debt across all system components
Participate in program planning, influencing product and technology roadmaps with AI-driven insights

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Essential Responsibilities:

• Increases results & effectiveness of all software engineers in a large domain
• Sets the technology roadmap for a domain
• Adapts their role to the need, selecting the most effective means of realizing their technical goals
• Provides advice and counsel to senior executives within PayPal, influencing the development of multi-year business strategies
• Exercises wide latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments and takes initiative to achieve results
• Handles ambiguous and unfamiliar situations and uses creativity to deliver decisive resolutions
• Uses discovery & exploratory research, not being limited to technical domains, to make successful decisions
• Identifies themes & trends that span projects and teams, and finds broadly impactful opportunities for improvement
• Uses professional savvy to determine when industry-standard solutions can be adopted, versus when a problem space warrants a novel solution (“build/buy”)
• Mentor others as a means of propagating technical influence, and to enhance the performance of their organization

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Job Description:

Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a closely related field plus five years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

Special Skill Requirements:

1. Experience in performing statistical and data analysis using software applications, including Minitab and MS Excel (5 years).

2. Experience in creating Process maps using software applications, including Visio (5 years).

3. Experience in leading projects end to end from inception to closure using software applications, including MS project and MS Excel (5 years).

4. Experience defining KPIs and implementing measurement framework to monitor performance through control charts using software applications, including Minitab and MS Excel (5 years).

5. Experience planning and leading Kaizen working sessions for cross functional teams to execute rapid improvement initiatives (5 years).

6. Experience with establishing and maintaining process documentation, Standard operating procedures and work instructions (5 years).

7. Experience creating dashboards, and using data visualization tools to showcase current performance using software applications, including Tableau and PowerBI (5 years).

8. Experience recommending strategies to senior management to optimize business processes for achieving primary metrics and financial benefits using software applications, including MS PowerPoint and MS Excel (5 years).

9. Experience providing training and mentorship to peers and leaders on Lean Six sigma and general process analysis (3 years).

Preferred Qualification:

Salary:$132,101.00-177,625.00per annum. 40 hours per week; M-F, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please

Job Description:

The scope of this role includes but not limited to:

• Great communication skills
• PaaS Platform Architecture Design and Development
  • Design and optimize PaaS platform architecture to ensure system availability, scalability, and high performance.
  • Develop core platform features, including container management, service orchestration, load balancing, etc.
• Technical Innovation and Problem Solving
  • Research and evaluate emerging technologies, providing suggestions for architectural optimization and innovation.
  • Solve complex technical issues and drive continuous optimization of theplatform.
• Cross-Team Collaboration and Communication
  • Use English for daily communication with global teams, understand requirements, and drive technical delivery.
  • Write high-quality technical documentation and proposals to ensure clear information flow.
• Platform Feature Development and Optimization
• Optimize platform performance, improve resource utilization, and enhance userexperience.
• Continuously drive improvements and feature extensions for theplatform.

Essential Skills:

• Proficient in at least one programming language, Golang is highly preferred, Java and Python are a big plus.
• Familiar with microservice architecture and containerization concepts.
• Proficient in Docker and Kubernetes, with experience in container management and optimization.
• Familiar with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP and their coreservices.
• Proficient in Terraform, Ansible, and other IaC tools for automating infrastructure management.
• Familiar with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, includingoptimization.
• Proficient in Git and CI/CD tools like Jenkins.
• Familiarity with CNCF monitoring stack, e.g.,Prometheus/DataDog/EFK/Jagger,etc.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems design and optimization.
• Great communication skills

Travel Percent:

The total compensation for this practice may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation, as applicable), equity, and medical, dental, vision, and other benefits. For more information, visit .

Our Benefits:

Any general requests for consideration of your skills, please