PayPal Software Engineering Manager 

India, Tamil Nadu, Chennai 

90959008

Your way to

In this role,foster growth and deliver innovations that elevate how data drives decisions.

Your day to day:

In your day-to-day role, you will:

• a strong teamculture.

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners—including product managers and data scientists—to deliver impactful, intuitive solutions.

• Ensure adherence to engineering best practices and governance standards in support of data-driven decision-making.

• Drive both technology and product innovation through rapid prototyping and iterative development

• Be a technical subject matter expert and represent the full internal and external capabilities of the platform.

• Lead complex architectural discussions that involve multiple systems

• anyproduct/functionalitygaps and collaborate internal product and technology teams to define the necessary development to support solution delivery.

• Drive integration efforts and lead critical work streams of strategic initiatives sponsored by senior executives

• Drive engineering excellence through CI/CD

• Proactive response inidentifyingand troubleshooting integration or technical issues.

• Actively involve in stakeholder communication and setting right priorities for the work

What do you need to bring

To excel in this role, you must have:

• 10+ years of experience in building successful production software systems.

• Proven experience in leading and managing high-performing software engineering teams, including performance management, team development, and strategic planning

• Expert in Object Oriented Programming, Software Design Patterns, Automated Testing and Deployment

• Extensive experience in developing Backend Applications using Java/J2EE and related frameworks like Sprint Boot, Hibernate, JPA,RestFulweb services etc.

• Exposure to Cloud will be an added advantage

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to implement user-friendly features and interfaces.

• Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence toestablishedstandards.

• Stay up to date with the latest development trends, tools, and technologies, and recommend best practices to enhance team productivity and product quality.

• Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, andretrospectives.

• Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance, support, and knowledge sharing to foster their professional growth and development.

• Excellent communication and writing skills

• Demonstratea high levelof curiosity, passion for technology, pride of ownership and strive for excellence

Advantages:

• Deep understanding of production-readiness and governance in data pipelines – The ability to take exploratory or user-authored code and ensure it meets enterprise standards, integrates seamlessly into complex systems, and adheres to governance policies is critical.

• Proven leadership in cross-functional environments – Someone who can bridge engineering with data science, product, and compliance teams, while fostering a collaborative team culture, will thrive in this role.