PayPal Staff Software Engineer Backend Java 

France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 

949076520

As a Staff Backend Java Engineer, you’ll define the technical roadmap and lead innovation across large-scale, distributed systems. Collaborating closely with product and engineering leadership, you’ll translate complex requirements into scalable designs, advocate for engineering excellence, and deliver impactful solutions that move PayPal’s mission forward. You’ll bring deep technical expertise, exceptional problem-solving skills, and a passion for mentoring teams toward building robust, high-quality software.

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

Expected Qualifications:

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

Additional Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java and deep expertise in Java EE technologies (e.g., application servers, servlet containers, JMS, JPA, Spring MVC, Hibernate).

• Proven experience architecting and developing large-scale backend systems, microservices, and cloud-native solutions.

• Strong leadership in defining and executing backend technology strategies and driving technical roadmaps that align with business goals.

• Expertise in fault-tolerant, highly available architectures, including disaster recovery and performance optimization.

• Experience designing and implementing secure backend systems, with advanced understanding of secure coding, encryption, and access control.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and influence engineering teams, fostering innovation, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate requirements into scalable, maintainable software designs.

• Advocacy for engineering excellence, clean code practices, and quality-driven development processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and delivering in iterative development environments.

• Experience building and operating large-scale, high-performance distributed systems.

• Knowledge of the payment processing industry, compliance, and relevant regulatory frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

• Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in technical communities.

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

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