PayPal Senior Staff Engineer – Backend Python 

France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 

415083057

What you need to know about this role-
As a Senior Staff Engineer - Backend, you'll be a technical leader, driving architectural vision and innovation. You'll mentor and develop high-performing engineering teams.

Your day-to-day

• Define and execute the long-term backend architecture.
• Mentor and develop senior engineering talent.
• Drive digital transformation initiatives.
• Perform high quality software analysis, design, development, testing and maintenance

What do you need to bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Java, Python, Ruby on Rails)
• Experience developing data-driven applications using an industry standard RDBMS (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, etc.), including strong data architecture and SQL development skills
• Architectural leadership in defining and evolving backend systems at scale, with a focus on long-term technical vision and strategic initiatives.
• Expertise in architecting and developing large-scale backend systems using Python, with extensive experience in Django, or Flask.
• Proven experience in leading large-scale, multi-year engineering projects, from ideation to delivery.
• Expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-grade solutions that address complex business challenges, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.
• Ability to influence and drive engineering excellence across the organization, setting standards and best practices.
• Proven track record of mentoring and developing senior engineering talent, with a focus on leadership and technical depth.
• Extensive experience in architecting and building large-scale systems.
• Proven leadership and ability to influence at all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with using Agile/Scrum methodology for software development
• Experience with large-scale, high-performance systems.
• Knowledge of the payment processing industry and relevant regulations.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Contributions to open-source project
• Experience using industry standard software development tools (IDE / Version Control / Continuous Integration)

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 U.S. national annual pay range for this role is

$107300 to $259600

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