Python Developer jobs in United States, Illinois, Chicago

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years in customer-facing technical roles with presenting concepts from developers to C-level executives.
• Experience with Apigee, RESTful API design, and managing API Programs (e.g., Development, Governance, Product Management).
• Experience with working in a cloud computing environment (e.g., infrastructure, storage, platforms or data) with Kubernetes and deploying software into Kubernetes using Helm.
• Experience with coding in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C or C++) including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet protocol networking and network path debugging strategies.

• Experience with customer-facing migration including service discovery, assessment, planning, execution, and operations.
• Experience with software reliability developing or operations.
• Experience in program management.
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid Cloud environments.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
  (CI/CD) automation and orchestration platforms such as Jenkins, Cloud Build, ArgoCD or related.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with data processing software (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive) and algorithms (e.g., MapReduce, Flume).
• Experience writing software in Java, C++ and Python.
• Experience managing client-facing projects, troubleshooting technical issues, and working with Developing and Sales Services teams.

• Experience in technical consulting.
• Experience working with data warehouses, data lake, lake house including data technical architectures, infrastructure components, ETL/ELT, and reporting/analytic tools and environments.
• Experience working with Big Data, information retrieval, data mining, or machine learning.
• Experience in building multi-tier high availability applications with modern web technologies (e.g., NoSQL, MongoDB, SparkML, TensorFlow).
• Experience architecting, developing software, or internet scale production-grade Big Data solutions in virtualized environments.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years in customer-facing technical roles with presenting concepts from developers to C-level executives.
• Experience with Apigee, RESTful API design, and managing API Programs (e.g., Development, Governance, Product Management).
• Experience with working in a cloud computing environment (e.g., infrastructure, storage, platforms or data) with Kubernetes and deploying software into Kubernetes using Helm.
• Experience with coding in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C or C++) including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience with Transmission Control Protocol/Internet protocol networking and network path debugging strategies.

• Experience with customer-facing migration including service discovery, assessment, planning, execution, and operations.
• Experience with software reliability developing or operations.
• Experience in program management.
• Experience with multi-cloud or hybrid Cloud environments.
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment
  (CI/CD) automation and orchestration platforms such as Jenkins, Cloud Build, ArgoCD or related.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with data processing software (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Pig, Hive) and algorithms (e.g., MapReduce, Flume).
• Experience writing software in Java, C++ and Python.
• Experience managing client-facing projects, troubleshooting technical issues, and working with Developing and Sales Services teams.

• Experience in technical consulting.
• Experience working with data warehouses, data lake, lake house including data technical architectures, infrastructure components, ETL/ELT, and reporting/analytic tools and environments.
• Experience working with Big Data, information retrieval, data mining, or machine learning.
• Experience in building multi-tier high availability applications with modern web technologies (e.g., NoSQL, MongoDB, SparkML, TensorFlow).
• Experience architecting, developing software, or internet scale production-grade Big Data solutions in virtualized environments.

PayPal has been revolutionizing commerce globally for more than 25 years. Creating innovative experiences that make moving money, selling, and shopping simple, personalized, and secure, PayPal empowers consumers and businesses in approximately 200 markets to join and thrive in the global economy.

We operate a global, two-sided network at scale that connects hundreds of millions of merchants and consumers. We help merchants and consumers connect, transact, and complete payments, whether they are online or in person. PayPal is more than a connection to third-party payment networks. We provide proprietary payment solutions accepted by merchants that enable the completion of payments on our platform on behalf of our customers.

We offer our customers the flexibility to use their accounts to purchase and receive payments for goods and services, as well as the ability to transfer and withdraw funds. We enable consumers to exchange funds more safely with merchants using a variety of funding sources, which may include a bank account, a PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products, a credit card, a debit card, certain cryptocurrencies, or other stored value products such as gift cards, and eligible credit card rewards. Our PayPal, Venmo, and Xoom products also make it safer and simpler for friends and family to transfer funds to each other. We offer merchants an end-to-end payments solution that provides authorization and settlement capabilities, as well as instant access to funds and payouts. We also help merchants connect with their customers, process exchanges and returns, and manage risk. We enable consumers to engage in cross-border shopping and merchants to extend their global reach while reducing the complexity and friction involved in enabling cross-border trade.

Our beliefs are the foundation for how we conduct business every day. We live each day guided by our core values of Inclusion, Innovation, Collaboration, and Wellness. Together, our values ensure that we work together as one global team with our customers at the center of everything we do – and they push us to ensure we take care of ourselves, each other, and our communities.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Directs and controls the delivery of business and technical outcomes that comprise multiple projects and operational activities within a domain through organizational and technical leadership
• Defines engineering health objectives that drive organization health, engineering best practices and operational targets
• Drives product and technical strategy with cross-functional leaders across the enterprise to deliver Domain goals
• Responsible for the delivery of programs, establishing annual organizational goals and ensuring performance and results that impact both their domain and potentially enterprise
• Develops engineering strategy that translates into operational and tactical plans; uses ground-breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions
• Sets the tri-annual roadmap for a domain level organization. Defines the operational strategy for a domain based on a defined budget
• Evaluates key business challenges and can complete complex, ambiguous initiatives having impact across engineering; directs the development of new or innovative solutions. Ability to deal with high levels of technical domain level ambiguity.
• Collaborates with direct team, managers in org, stakeholders, managers in other orgs, external partners and business stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years management experience

• Proven experienceas aDirector(or higher) leading engineering teams in a large-scale, matrixed organization.

• Deep understanding ofmodern developer tools,CI/CD,API lifecycle, anddeveloper platforms.

• Strong familiarity withAI/ML, especially inLLMs,AI-generated documentation, andintelligent agent workflows.

• Experience withno-code/low-code platforms, developer portals, and automated onboarding systems.

• Demonstrated success in coordinating complex technical programs involving200+ cross-functional engineers.

• Ability to define scalable architectural patterns and influence technical strategy at a platform level.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational navigation skills.

• Experience delivering developer platformsata global scale (e.g., APIs used by millions).

• Contributions to open-source or developer ecosystem tools.

• Understanding ofdeveloper needs across different ecosystems (REST,GraphQL, Webhooks, etc.).

• Familiarity with developer-centric AI applications and next-gen IDE integrations.

Travel Percent:

PayPal is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

Actual Compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to work location, and relevant skills and experience.

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 .

PayPal does not charge candidates any fees for courses, applications, resume reviews, interviews, background checks, or onboarding. Any such request is a red flag and likely part of a scam. To learn more about how to identify and avoid recruitment fraud please visit.

For the majority of employees, PayPal's balanced hybrid work model offers 3 days in the office for effective in-person collaboration and 2 days at your choice of either the PayPal office or your home workspace, ensuring that you equally have the benefits and conveniences of both locations.

Our Benefits:

At PayPal, we’re committed to building an equitable and inclusive global economy. And we can’t do this without our most important asset—you. That’s why we offer benefits to help you thrive in every stage of life. We champion your financial, physical, and mental health by offering valuable benefits and resources to help you care for the whole you.

We have great benefits including a flexible work environment, employee shares options, health and life insurance and more. To learn more about our benefits please visit.

to learn more about our culture and community.

PayPal provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, PayPal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are unable to submit an application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us.

Our employees are central to advancing our mission, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can do their best work with a sense of purpose and belonging. Belonging at PayPal means creating a workplace with a sense of acceptance and security where all employees feel included and valued. We are proud to have a diverse workforce reflective of the merchants, consumers, and communities that we serve, and we continue to take tangible actions to cultivate inclusivity and belonging at PayPal.

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Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s): Python, (Java), SQL
• Hands-on Microservices Architecture
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth banking experience with heavy banking product knowledge
• Practical cloud native experience

• Experience with Golang
• Experience with React
• Experience with Terraform

Job Description:

Job Description:
This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities of the job include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional and compliance requirements, coding solutions, unit testing, and ensuring the solution can be integrated successfully into the overall application/system with clear, robust, and well-tested interfaces. Job expectations include an awareness of development and testing practices in the industry.

Software Engineer to work on maintaining and enhancing Python based FX execution app suite and develop, test and deliver complex software requirements to accomplish business goals.

Responsibilities:

• Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements

• Utilizes multiple architectural components (across data, application, business) in design and development of client requirements

• Performs Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) activities

• Contributes to story refinement and definition of requirements

• Participates in estimating work necessary to realize a story/requirement through the delivery lifecycle

• Contributes to existing test suites (integration, regression, performance), analyze test reports, identify any test issues/errors, and triage the underlying cause

• Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas

Required Qualifications

• Exceptional development skills in Core Python on Linux/UNIX

• Knowledge or experience of agile development (e.g., XP, SCRUM, Kanban) and continues integration.

• Experience with Python performance tuning

• Solid OO design skills with an emphasis on distributed low latency, high availability systems

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills in a high-pressure environment.

• Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures

• Strong understanding of design patterns including why and where a pattern should be used.

• Strong understanding of Messaging Middleware concepts, usage, and application

• Develop code solutions and unit tests, ensuring integration with the overall system through clear, robust, and well-tested interfaces.

• Participate in team estimation of work required for story delivery.

• Python development skills

• KDB/Q development skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Quartz bank systems

• Experience with Python data analysis packages

• Contribute to story refinement and requirements definition.

• Experience working with global development teams.

• Experience working in a front office e-trading platform development team.

• Experience with Python quantitative packages

• Participate in delivery and release events, including CI/CD activities such as branching, pull requests, issue triage, conflict resolution, and release notes.

• Adhere to team processes and cadence for code deployment and release.

Skills:

• Application Development

• Automation

• Collaboration

• DevOps Practices

• Solution Design

• Agile Practices

• Architecture

• Result Orientation

• Solution Delivery Process

• User Experience Design

• Analytical Thinking

• Data Management

• Risk Management

• Technical Strategy Development

• Test Engineering