PayPal Sr Software Engineer 

France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 

96184122

This job delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). It involves advising management on project-level issues, guiding junior engineers, operating with little supervision, and applying knowledge of technical best practices.• We work in a collaborative agile format, where team mates can contribute in many areas.
• You will be able to work on the full SDLC from design to implementation, testing, maintenance and automation
• Your work will influence technical direction and decisions as we chart the path forward toward new architecture
Core Technical Skills:Service Mesh Tech: Hands-on experience with Istio, Linkerd, Consul Connect, or AWS App Mesh; Envoy Proxy management; strong grasp of service discovery, load balancing, circuit breaking, retries, and fault injection.Programming: Proficient in Go or Python for automation/CLI tool development; knowledgeable in concurrent programming, networking libraries, API integrations, and microservices.Container Orchestration: Practical knowledge of Kubernetes (CRDs, operators, networking), Docker, Helm, and GitOps.Networking & Security: Deep understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP/2, gRPC, TLS/mTLS, network policies, microsegmentation, and zero-trust security.Observability: Experience with distributed tracing, metricslog aggregation, SLI/SLO monitoring.Command Line: Advanced bash scripting, awk/sed usage, packet analysis (tcpdump/Wireshark), and system troubleshooting.Key Competencies:Complex network troubleshooting, performance optimization, capacity planning.Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi); CI/CD pipeline integration.Managing multi-cluster and multi-cloud environments.

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.

Experience:

• 5+ years in distributed systems or microservices.

• 3+ years with container orchestration platforms.

• 2+ years implementing service mesh technologies.

Soft Skills & System Thinking:

• Strong problem-solving and debugging abilities.

• Proficient at analyzing distributed system interactions and tracing request flows.

• Skilled in incident response, documenting root causes, and proactive prevention.

• Ability to profile system performance, debug network/service mesh issues, and communicate effectively for cross-team collaboration.

• Documentation, knowledge sharing, and on-call experience are valued.

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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