PayPal Senior Cloud Platform Engineer 

United States, California, San Jose 

3618570

Essential Responsibilities:

• Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.
• Advises immediate management on project-level issues
• Guides junior engineers
• Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices
• Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• 2-5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure development or operations, preferably with AWS and/or GCP

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS/GKE), including Helm, CRDs, and controllers

• Proficient in Golang, with the ability to build and maintain backend services, CLIs, or Kubernetes operators

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (laC) tools such as Terraform or Crossplane

• Understanding of CV/CD systems, GitOps workflows, and DevOps best practices

• Experience with logging, monitoring, and troubleshooting distributed systems

• Good communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working in cross-functional teams

• Passionate about building scalable, secure, and developer-friendly infrastructure solutions

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 .

The US national annual pay range for this role is $123,500 to $212,850

Our Benefits:

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