PayPal Senior Software Engineer • Risk 

Luxembourg, Luxembourg 

594720220

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.

Your Day-to-Day

• Design, develop, and implement robust Java applications for a large-scale Underwriting and Fraud Detection platform, ensuring scalability, multi-tenancy, and seamless integration with various internal PayPal services.

• Advocate for engineering excellence and contribute to a customer-centric approach.

• Own the quality of deliverables throughout the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, and stakeholders, to define and execute solutions.

• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with evolving business needs and priorities.

What you need to succeed

• Strong programming skills:Expertise inJava/J2EE, Spring Framework, and Hibernate.

• Experience: 5-8 years of software design and web application development experience.

• API Development:Proficiency inbuilding REST APIs, Web Services, and using unit testing frameworks and build tools.

• Database Knowledge: Hands-on experience with relational databases like MySQL or Oracle.

• Cloud Technologies: Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Spark, or other cloud-native technologies.

• Object-Oriented Design: Rich experience in object-oriented design and analysis.

• Problem-Solving: Ability to resolve ambiguity in requirements and estimate engineering effort for realistic schedules.

• Scalability: Experience designing systems for high availability, scalability, and performance optimization.

• Security: Knowledge of secure coding practices and experience with risk or fraud detection systems is a plus.

• Testing : Experience with automated testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.

You are known as:

• Quick learner, undeterred by complex systems and challenges.

• Excellent collaborator, capable of building trust and fostering strong relationships with stakeholders.

• Adaptable and thrives in a dynamic, fast-changing environment.

• Strong communicator, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Passionate about innovation, continuous learning, and staying updated with emerging technologies.

Get bonus points with:

• Degree in Computer Science or related fields.

• Experience in GCP cloud Architecture

• Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading small teams.

• Exposure to hackathons, tech events, blogging, or active participation in online tech forums.

Our Benefits:

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